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Title: Geochemical study of groundwater at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico and Kirtland Air Force Base

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/269020· OSTI ID:269020

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grand Junction Projects Office (GJPO) and its contractor, Rust Geotech, support the Kirtland Area Office by assisting Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (Sandia/NM) with remedial action, remedial design, and technical support of its Environmental Restoration Program. To aid in determining groundwater origins and flow paths, the GJPO was tasked to provide interpretation of groundwater geochemical data. The purpose of this investigation was to describe and analyze the groundwater geochemistry of the Sandia/NM Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB). Interpretations of groundwater origins are made by using these data and the results of {open_quotes}mass balance{close_quotes} and {open_quotes}reaction path{close_quote} modeling. Additional maps and plots were compiled to more fully comprehend the geochemical distributions. A more complete set of these data representations are provided in the appendices. Previous interpretations of groundwater-flow paths that were based on well-head, geologic, and geochemical data are presented in various reports and were used as the basis for developing the models presented in this investigation.

Research Organization:
Rust Geotech, Inc., Grand Junction, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL96907
OSTI ID:
269020
Report Number(s):
GJPO-WMP-96; ON: DE96013678; TRN: 96:017629
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English