Environmental surveillance at Los Alamos during 1983

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6784520

This report documents the environmental surveillance program conducted by the Los Alamos National Laboratory during 1983. Routine monitoring for radiation and radioactive or chemical substances is conducted on the Laboratory site and in the surrounding region to determine compliance with appropriate standards and permit early identification of possible undesirable trends. Results and interpretation of data for 1983 are included on external penetrating radiation; on the chemical and radiochemical quality of ambient air, surface and ground waters, municipal water supply, soils and sediments, and foodstuffs; and on the quantities of airborne emissions and liquid effluents. Comparisons with appropriate standards, regulations, and background levels from natural or other non-Laboratory sources provide a basis for concluding that environmental effects attributable to Laboratory operations are insignificant and are not considered hazardous to the population of the area of Laboratory employees. 61 references, 34 figures, 22 tables.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6784520
• Report Number(s): LA-10100-ENV; ON: DE84013933
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR
AIR QUALITY
ANIMALS
DOSES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FLUIDS
FOOD
GASES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LASL
MAMMALS
MAN
MATERIALS
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRIMATES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVITY
SOILS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WASTES
WATER
WATER QUALITY