Environmental surveillance data report for the fourth quarter of 1989

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6417810· OSTI ID:6417810

Davis, S. C.; Horwedel, B. M.; McCollough, I. L.; Osborne-Lee, A. E.; Tardiff, M. F.; Valentine, C. K.; Wolf, D. A.

During the fourth quarter of 1989, over 2700 samples representing more than 5000 analyses and measurements were collected by the Environmental Surveillance and Protection Section. A network of real-time monitoring stations that telemeter 10-min-averaged readings of radiation levels, total precipitation, flows, water quality parameters, and air quality parameters around Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) also reported data. In addition, three meteorological towers sent weather data at various heights to a host computer every 15 min. Isotopes {sup 3}H, {sup 131}I, {sup 133}I, {sup 135}I, {sup 191}Os, and {sup 212}Pb were the primary isotopes emitted from ORNL stacks during this quarter. Ambient air activity for gross alpha, gross beta, and {sup 131}I was consistent with the previous quarter. The Melton Branch (MB) 1 station continued to show the highest radionuclide concentrations of all the stream locations monitored. A total of 30 noncompliances were associated with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Analysis of Category I and II outfalls for gross beta was initiated this quarter. A total of 264 water samples and 45 sediment samples were collected and analyzed for mercury as part of NPDES activities to characterize and to quantify mercury contamination in the aquatic environment. Water and sediment samples were collected at nine sites. Groundwater samples were collected at waste area grouping (WAG) 1 during this quarter. Data for milk samples from within the immediate environs of ORNL and fish collected in the Clinch River are also presented. 26 figs., 75 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6417810
• Report Number(s): ORNL/M-839; ON: DE91005037
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENT
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MERCURY
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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SOILS
SOURCE TERMS
SURFACE AIR
SURFACE WATERS
TRITIUM
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
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WASTES
WATER
WATER QUALITY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES