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Title: Radionuclides, inorganic constitutents, organic compounds, and bacteria in water from selected wells and springs from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to the Hagerman Area, Idaho, 1992

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10191121· OSTI ID:10191121

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Idaho Department of Water Resources, in response to a request from the U.S. Department of Energy, sampled 18 sites as part of a long-term project to monitor water quality of the Snake River Plain aquifer from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to the Hagerman area. Water samples were collected and analyzed for selected radionuclides, inorganic constituents, organic compounds, and bacteria. The samples were collected from 13 irrigation wells, 1 domestic well, 1 spring, 2 stock wells, and 1 public supply well. Quality assurance samples also were collected and analyzed. None of the samples analyzed for radionuclides, inorganic constituents, or organic compounds exceeded the established maximum contaminant levels for drinking water. Most of the radionuclide and inorganic constituent concentrations exceeded their respective reporting levels. Most of the samples analyzed for surfactants and dissolved organic carbon had concentrations that exceeded their reporting levels. None of the samples contained reportable concentrations of purgeable organic compounds or pesticides. Total coliform bacteria was present in nine samples.

Research Organization:
Idaho Dept. of Water Resources, Boise, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of the Interior, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
10191121
Report Number(s):
DOE/ID-22114; USGS-OFR-94-76; ON: DE95001912; TRN: 94:021298
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English