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Title: Digital geologic maps and airborne geophysical maps: Applications to environmental restoration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee

Abstract

The US Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) is a 143 km[sup 2] area in the western part of the southern Appalachian foreland fold-thrust belt. As a result of activities at the site, nonhazardous, hazardous, radioactive, and mixed wastes have been stored, treated, and disposed of at various locations. Restoration plans for both known and potential areas of groundwater contamination require an understanding of groundwater flow pathways, flow rates, and discharge points. The area has thus been the focus of numerous geologic, geophysical, and hydrologic studies designed to characterize the groundwater flow system. Here the authors present results and some applications of geologic mapping and an airborne geophysical survey of the ORR.

Authors:
;  [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Geological Sciences
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States). Environmental Sciences Div.
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6886108
Report Number(s):
CONF-9404221-
Journal ID: ISSN 0016-7592; CODEN: GAAPBC
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 26:4; Conference: 43. annual meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Blacksburg, VA (United States), 7-8 Apr 1994; Journal ID: ISSN 0016-7592
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; AQUIFERS; FLOW MODELS; HYDROLOGY; MAPPING; OAK RIDGE RESERVATION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; CONTAMINATION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; TENNESSEE; WATER POLLUTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; POLLUTION; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; USA; 580000* - Geosciences; 540250 - Environment, Terrestrial- Site Resource & Use Studies- (1990-); 540230 - Environment, Terrestrial- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 220501 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Environmental Aspects- Siting

Citation Formats

Lemiszki, P J, Hatcher, Jr, R D, Nyquist, J E, Beard, L P, and Thompson, B K. Digital geologic maps and airborne geophysical maps: Applications to environmental restoration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Lemiszki, P J, Hatcher, Jr, R D, Nyquist, J E, Beard, L P, & Thompson, B K. Digital geologic maps and airborne geophysical maps: Applications to environmental restoration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee. United States.
Lemiszki, P J, Hatcher, Jr, R D, Nyquist, J E, Beard, L P, and Thompson, B K. 1994. "Digital geologic maps and airborne geophysical maps: Applications to environmental restoration on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee". United States.
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abstractNote = {The US Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) is a 143 km[sup 2] area in the western part of the southern Appalachian foreland fold-thrust belt. As a result of activities at the site, nonhazardous, hazardous, radioactive, and mixed wastes have been stored, treated, and disposed of at various locations. Restoration plans for both known and potential areas of groundwater contamination require an understanding of groundwater flow pathways, flow rates, and discharge points. The area has thus been the focus of numerous geologic, geophysical, and hydrologic studies designed to characterize the groundwater flow system. Here the authors present results and some applications of geologic mapping and an airborne geophysical survey of the ORR.},
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year = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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