Environmental surveillance at Los Alamos during 1988

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7165818· OSTI ID:7165818

This report describes the environmental surveillance program conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory during 1988. Routine monitoring for radiation and radioactive or chemical materials is conducted on the Laboratory site as well as in the surrounding region. Monitoring results are used to determine compliance appropriate standards and to permit early identification of potentially undesirable trends. Results and interpretation of data for 1988 cover: external penetrating radiation; quantities of airborne emissions and liquid effluents; concentrations of chemicals and radionuclides in ambient air, surface and ground waters, municipal water supply, soils and sediments, and foodstuffs; and environmental compliance. Comparisons with appropriate standards, regulations, and background levels provide the basis for concluding that environmental effects from Laboratory operations are insignificant and do not pose a threat to the public, Laboratory employees, or the environment. 41 refs., 30 figs., 121 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 7165818
• Report Number(s): LA-11628-ENV; ON: DE90006405
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPILED DATA
COMPLIANCE
CONTAMINATION
DATA
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION VI
FLUIDS
FOOD
GASES
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LOS ALAMOS
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MONITORING
NEW MEXICO
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
REGULATIONS
SEDIMENTS
SOILS
USA
WATER
WATER QUALITY