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Main Title Development of Benthic Biological Monitoring Criteria for Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste in the Abyssal Deep Sea.
Author Smith, C. R. ; Present, T. M. C. ; Jumars, P. A. ;
CORP Author Washington Univ., Seattle. School of Oceanography.;Office of Radiation Programs, Washington, DC.
Publisher Sep 88
Year Published 1988
Report Number EPA-68-02-4303; EPA/520/1-88/011;
Stock Number PB89-135115
Additional Subjects Radioactive contaminants ; Benthos ; Water pollution ; Sampling ; Concentration(Composition) ; Monitoring ; Standards ; Low-level radioactive wastes ; Abyssal sea ; Ocean waste disposal ; Water pollution sampling ; Biological indicators ; Baseline measurements
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NTIS  PB89-135115 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
In order to develop recommendations for monitoring low-level radioactive waste dumpsites in the abyss, the report attempts a synthesis of information from three overlapping topical areas. First, U.S. Regulations governing the dumping and monitoring of wastes in the ocean are interpreted in a deep-sea context. Second, significant attention is given to experiences obtained from past dumping of low-level radioactive wastes in marine environments, both shallow-water and deep-sea. Third, the report attempts to apply the monitoring 'Requirements' and conceptual approaches selected to the abyssal seafloor, based on present understandings of the deep-sea ecosystem.