Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5236
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5236
DOE/ID-22199
An Update of the Distribution of Selected Radiochemical and Chemical Constituents
in Perched Ground Water, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, Emphasis 1999–2001
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy
By Linda C. Davis
Table of Contents
Conversion Factors, Datums, and Abbreviations,
Acronyms, and Symbols
Abstract
Introduction
Geohydrologic Setting
Guidelines for Interpreting Results
of Radiochemical Analyses
Guidelines for Interpreting Results
of Chemical Analyses
Distribution of Selected Radiochemical
and Chemical Constituents in Perched Ground Water
Summary
Acknowledgments
References Cited
Figures
Figure 1. Location of the Idaho National
Laboratory, surface-water gaging stations, and selected facilities, Idaho.
Figure 2. Location of wells in the
U.S. Geological Survey water-level monitoring network at the Reactor Technology
Complex, Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center, and Radioactive Waste
Management Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, and frequency of water-level
measurements, as of December 2001.
Figure 3. Location of wells in the
U.S. Geological Survey water-quality monitoring network at the Reactor Technology
Complex, Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center, and Radioactive Waste
Management Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, and frequency of water-sample
collections, as of December 2001.
Figure 4. Amount of tritium discharged,
tritium as a percentage of total radioactive constituents in wastewater discharged,
and volume of wastewater discharged to the radioactive-waste infiltration and
lined evaporation ponds at the Reactor Technology Complex, Idaho National Laboratory,
Idaho, 1962–2001.
Figure 5. Concentrations of tritium
in water from wells completed in deep perched ground water, Reactor Technology
Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, July–October 2001.
Figure 6. Water-level changes in selected
wells, Reactor Technology Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1960–2001.
Figure 7. Concentrations of strontium-90
in water from wells completed in deep perched ground water, Reactor Technology
Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, July–October 2001.
Figure 8. Concentrations of dissolved
chromium in water from wells completed in deep perched ground water, Reactor
Technology Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, July–October 2001.
Figure 9. Concentrations of dissolved
sulfate in water from wells completed in deep perched ground water, Reactor
Technology Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, July–October 2001.
Figure 10. Amount of tritium discharged,
tritium as a percentage of total radioactive constituents in wastewater discharged,
and volume of wastewater discharged to the disposal well and infiltration ponds
at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center, Idaho National Laboratory,
Idaho, 1962–2001.
Figure 11. Concentrations of tritium
in water from wells completed in deep perched ground water, Idaho Nuclear Technology
and Engineering Center, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, October 2001.
Figure 12. Concentrations of strontium-90
in water from wells completed in deep perched ground water, Idaho Nuclear Technology
and Engineering Center, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, October 2001.
Figure 13. Concentrations of dissolved
chloride in water from wells completed in deep perched ground water, Idaho Nuclear
Technology and Engineering Center, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, October
2001.
Tables
Table 1. Location and construction of
wells in the U.S. Geological Survey perched ground water-quality monitoring
network and sample-collection method and frequency, Idaho National Laboratory,
Idaho, as of December 2001.
Table 2. Concentrations of tritium,
strontium-90, and cesium-137 in perched ground water from selected wells, Reactor
Technology Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1999–2001.
Table 3. Concentrations of selected
dissolved ions in perched ground water from selected wells, Reactor Technology
Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1999–2001.
Table 4. Concentrations of tritium,
strontium-90, and cesium-137 in perched ground water from selected wells, Idaho
Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho,
1999–2001.
Table 5. Concentrations of selected
dissolved ions in perched ground water from selected wells, Idaho Nuclear Technology
and Engineering Center, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1999–2001.
Table 6. Concentrations of tritium,
strontium-90, cesium-137, selected transuranic elements, and dissolved chloride
in perched ground water from well USGS 92, Radioactive Waste Management Complex,
Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1999–2001.
Table 7. Concentrations of selected
volatile organic compounds in perched ground water from well USGS 92, Radioactive
Waste Management Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1996–2001.
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