Environmental surveillance at Los Alamos during 1989

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6166111· OSTI ID:6166111

This report describes the environmental surveillance program conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory during 1989. Routine monitoring for radiation and radioactive or chemical materials is conducted on the Laboratory site as well as in the surrounding region. Monitoring results are used to determine compliance with appropriate standards and to permit early identification of potentially undesirable trends. Results and interpretation of data for 1989 cover external penetrating radiation; quantities of airborne emissions and effluents; concentrations of chemicals and radionuclides in ambient air, surface and ground waters, municipal water supply, soils and sediments, and foodstuffs; and environmental compliance. Comparisons with appropriate standards, regulations, and background levels provide the basis for concluding that environmental effects from Laboratory operations are small and do not pose a threat to the public, Laboratory employees, or the environment. 58 refs., 31 figs., 39 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6166111
• Report Number(s): LA-12000-ENV; ON: DE91009003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540230 -- Environment
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ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AMERICIUM 241
AMERICIUM ISOTOPES
ARGON 41
ARGON ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
COMPLIANCE
CONTAMINATION REGULATIONS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
DOSES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
GALLIUM 68
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GASEOUS WASTES
GERMANIUM 68
GERMANIUM ISOTOPES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LANL
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNESIUM 28 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MATTER
METALS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEON 24 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PHOSPHORUS 32
PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
REGULATIONS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SILICON 32 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
STRONTIUM 90
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
TRITIUM
URANIUM 234
URANIUM 235
URANIUM 238
URANIUM ISOTOPES
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES