Mercury monitoring of water and sediment in Oak Ridge National Laboratory streams during 1989

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7147535· OSTI ID:7147535

Taylor, Jr., F. G.

An assessment plan was implemented in compliance with the Clean Water Act and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to identify, locate, and minimize all sources of mercury contamination in ORNL discharges to the aquatic environment. This plan was designed to identify sources of mercury from past operations and spills through a review of file records and personal interviews. A network of monitoring and sampling stations, based on knowledge of mercury deposits in receiving streams, knowledge of mercury discharges from pipes to streams, and a review of chemical data from previous contaminant surveys, was established for sample collection. The plan was designed to assess the potential for mercury reaching surrounding streams and rivers by placement of sampling sites relative to potential contaminant movement from areas of deposition. This summary report describes the monitoring data for 1989, collected during the first and fourth quarters, while contrasting to the 1988 data. Based on 1988--1989 data, recommendations are proposed to eliminate those sample locations which have not provided quantitative evidence of mercury deposition. Sample locations near sources identified from the monitoring data will be retained in the sample network. 7 refs., 6 figs., 7 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 7147535
• Report Number(s): ORNL/M-1030; ON: DE90008080
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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