A demonstration of the applicability of implementing the enhanced Remedial Action Priority System (RAPS) for environmental releases

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7260183· OSTI ID:7260183

Whelan, G; Droppo, Jr, J G; Strenge, D L; Walter, M B; Buck, J W

The Remedial Action Priority System (RAPS) and the Multimedia Environmental Pollutant Assessment System (MEPAS) were developed to prioritize problems associated with potential releases of hazardous chemical and radioactive materials in a scientific and objective manner based on limited site information. This report documents the model testing efforts of the RAPS/MEPAS methodology for the atmospheric, surface water, groundwater, and exposure components. Comparisons are given of model outputs with measured data at three sites: the US Department of Energy's Mound facility in Ohio and Hanford facility in Washington, and a chromium-cadmium plating site in New York. The results show that the simulated magnitudes, spacial and temporal trends, and distributions of contaminants corresponded well with the measured data. 25 refs., 86 figs., 26 tabs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/EH
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 7260183
• Report Number(s): PNL-7102; ON: DE90007613
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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