Concentrations of tritium and strontium-90 in water from selected wells at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory after purging one, two, and three borehole volumes
Water-Resources Investigations Report
93-4201
By: R. C. Bartholomay
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Abstract
Water from 11 wells completed in the Snake River Plain aquifer at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory was sampled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's quality assurance program to determine the effect of purging different borehole volumes on tritium and strontium-90 concentrations. Wells were selected for sampling on the basis of the length of time it took to purge a borehole volume of water. Samples were collected after purging one, two, and three borehole volumes. The U.S. Department of Energy's Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory provided analytical services. Statistics were used to determine the reproducibility of analytical results. The comparison between tritium and strontium-90 concentrations after purging one and three borehole volumes and two and three borehole volumes showed that all but two sample pairs with defined numbers were in statistical agreement. Results indicate that concentrations of tritium and strontium-90 are not affected measurably by the number of borehole volumes purged.
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Bartholomay, R.C., 1993, Concentrations of tritium and strontium-90 in water from selected wells at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory after purging one, two, and three borehole volumes: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4201, iv, 21 p. :maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri934201.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Concentrations of tritium and strontium-90 in water from selected wells at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory after purging one, two, and three borehole volumes |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 93-4201 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri934201 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey ; U.S.G.S. Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section [distributor], |
| Description | iv, 21 p. :maps ;28 cm. |