Water quality in vicinity of Fenton Hill Site, 1974

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4090767· OSTI ID:4090767

Purtymun, W D; Adams, W H; Owens, J W

The water quality at nine surface water stations, eight ground water stations, and the drilling operations at the Fenton Hill Site have been studied as a measure of the environmental impact of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory geothermal experimental studies in the Jemez Mountains. Surface water quality in the Jemez River drainage area is affected by the quality of the inflow from thermal and mineral springs. Ground water discharges from the Cenozoic Volcanics are similar in chemical quality. Water in the main zone of saturation penetrated by test hole GT-2 is highly mineralized, whereas water in the lower section of the hole, which is in granite, contains a higher concentration of uranium. (auth)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• NSA Number: NSA-33-020191
• OSTI ID: 4090767
• Report Number(s): LA-6093
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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