Long-term environmental monitoring at Hanford, Washington

Conference · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6405475

Gray, R H

Environmental monitoring has been an ongoing activity on the US Department of Energy's Hanford Site in southeastern Washington for over 45 years. Objectives are to detect and assess potential impacts of Site operations (nuclear and nonnuclear) on air, surface and ground water, foodstuffs, fish, wildlife, soils and vegetation. Data from monitoring efforts are used to calculate the overall radiological dose to humans working onsite or residing in nearby communities. In 1988, measured Hanford Site perimeter concentrations of airborne radionuclides were below applicable guidelines. In addition to monitoring radioactivity in fish and wildlife, population numbers of key species are determined. Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) spawning in the Columbia River at Hanford has increased in recent years with a concomitant increase in winter roosting activity of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). An elk (Cervus elaphus) herd, established by immigration in 1972, is increasing. The Hanford Site also serves as a refuge for Canada good (Branta canadensis) and great blue heron (Ardea herodias), and various plants and other animals, e.g., (Odocoileus hemionus) and coyote (Canis latrans). 32 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6405475
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-18459; CONF-901191--4; ON: DE91005707
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDE NUCLEI
AIR
AIR QUALITY
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ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
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ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FISHES
FLUIDS
FOOD CHAINS
GASES
GROUND WATER
HANFORD RESERVATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HEAVY NUCLEI
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
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MAMMALS
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEPTUNIUM 239
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NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERSONNEL
PHOSPHORUS 32
PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES
PLANTS
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM 240
PLUTONIUM 241
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POPULATIONS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
RETENTION
RIVERS
RUMINANTS
SALMON
SOILS
STREAMS
STRONTIUM 90
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
SURFACE WATERS
TRITIUM
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WATER
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOT
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ZINC 65
ZINC ISOTOPES