Title:
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTAL QUARTERLY JULY1, 1978
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Publication Date:
1978 Jul 01
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0015694
Document Number(s):
EML342
Originating Research Org.:
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS LABORATORY, NEW YORK, N
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THIS REPORT PRESENTS CURRENT INFORMATION FROM THE EML ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS, THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT AT CAPE TOWN UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT AT THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION AND THE RADIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH DIVISION AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY. THE INITIAL SECTION CONSISTS OF INTERPRETIVE REPORTS AND NOTES ON PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES IN STRATO- SPHERIC AIR, PLUTONIUM AND OTHER ALPHA EMITTERS IN MARINE ORGANISMS, RADIONUCLIDES IN SEAWEED FOLLOWING A NUCLEAR TEST, PLUTONIUM FROM ROCKY FLATS IN LAKE SEDIMENT, STRONTIUM-90 IN DIET, ANALYTICAL QUALITY OF TRACE GASES COLLECTED AT HIGH ALTITUDES, AND BENZO ( A ) PYRENE MEASUREMENTS IN WESTERN LAKE SEDIMENT. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS INCLUDE TABULATIONS OF RADIONUCLIDE AND TRACE GAS CONCENTRATIONS IN STRATO- SPHERIC AIR, RADIONUCLIDE AND LEAD CONCENTRATIONS IN SURFACE AIR AND SR-90 IN DEPOSITION, MILK, DIET AND TAP WATER. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IS ALSO PRESENTED.