Environmental monitoring at Argonne National Laboratory. Annual report for 1975

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7190547· OSTI ID:7190547

Golchert, N. W.; Duffy, T. L.; Sedlet, J.

The results of the environmental monitoring program at Argonne National Laboratory for 1975 are presented and discussed. To evaluate the effect of Argonne operations on the environment, measurements were made for a variety of radionuclides in air, surface water, Argonne effluent water, soil, grass, benthos, and foodstuffs; for a variety of chemical constituents in surface and Argonne effluent water; and of the environmental penetrating radiation dose. Sample collections and measurements were made at the site boundary and off the Argonne site for comparison purposes. Some on-site measurements were made to aid in the interpretation of the boundary and off-site data. The results of the program are interpreted in terms of the sources and origin of the radioactive and chemical substances (natural, fallout, Argonne, and other) and are compared with accepted environmental quality standards. The potential radiation dose to off-site population groups is also estimated. (auth)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7190547
• Report Number(s): ANL-76-29
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR
ANL
BIOMASS
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENT
FLUIDS
FOOD
GASES
GRASS
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PLANTS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SAMPLING
SOILS
SURFACE AIR
SURFACE WATERS
US AEC
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES