Summary of chemical and radiochemical monitoring of water for the Cannikin event, Amchitka Island, Alaska, fiscal year 1972
By: L.J. Schroder and Wilbur C. Ballance
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Abstract
An increased dissolved-solids content was found immediately after the Cannikin event (November 6, 1971) at most of 10 locations in a water-sampling network established in 1967 and revised in September 1971. The observed dissolved-solids content increase was within the seasonal range that has been observed at these locations.
No measurable increase in radioactivity was detected as a result of the Cannikin event at the 72 locations monitored during fiscal year 1972 . A measurable increase in gross beta/gamma activity was found in January 1972 which was correlated to a surface test of a nuclear device by a foreign nation.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Summary of chemical and radiochemical monitoring of water for the Cannikin event, Amchitka Island, Alaska, fiscal year 1972 |
| DOI | 10.3133/70156947 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | ii, 39 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Amchitka Island, Aleutian Islands |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |