Mound Laboratory Plutonium-238 Study: Off-Site Analytical Data, May - December 1974
- Mound Plant (MOUND), Miamisburg, OH (United States)
Preliminary samples collected from off-site sediment in the Miami-Erie Canal Area near Mound Laboratory indicated that plutonium-238 concentrations are substantially above baseline levels. As a result an extensive sampling and analysis program was performed to determine the plutonium-238 concentrations as a function of depth and location in a drainage ditch, the canal, two ponds, a run-off hollow, a canal overflow creek and the Great Miami River. The plutonium-238 concentration data was used to estimate the total inventory of 238Pu deposited in these waterways, to determine the extent of the contamination, and to evaluate the potential health hazards to the general population of the area. The scope of this report is to present the data collected during this study. Detailed interpretation of the data will be presented in subsequent reports.
- Research Organization:
- Mound Plant (MOUND), Miamisburg, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(33-1)-GEN-53
- OSTI ID:
- 966372
- Report Number(s):
- MLM-MU--74-72-0001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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