Main Title |
Offsite environmental monitoring report : radiation monitoring around United States nuclear test areas, calendar year 1992 / |
Author |
Chaloud, D. J. ;
Mullen, A. A. ;
Neale, A. C. ;
Carroll, L. D. ;
Thome, D. J.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Las Vegas, NV.;Department of Energy, Washington, DC. |
Publisher |
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
1993 |
Report Number |
EPA 600/R-94/209; AI08-86NV10522 |
Stock Number |
DE95010725 |
OCLC Number |
32441343 |
Subjects |
Radiation--Measurement--United States ;
Environmental monitoring--United States ;
Nuclear weapons--United States--Testing
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Additional Subjects |
Nevada Test Site ;
Nuclear Explosions ;
Radiation Monitoring ;
US EPA ;
Underground Explosions ;
EDB/450200 ;
EDB/540130 ;
EDB/540230
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA/600-R-94-209 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
05/12/1995 |
ELBD |
EPA 600-R-94-209 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/25/1998 |
NTIS |
DE95010725 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
xvi, 167 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
This report documents EPA's monitoring activities for CY 1992, the last year of nuclear testing prior to the moratorium. Monitoring data are included so that one may evaluate the contribution, if any, of nuclear testing to man's radiation exposure. (Total radiation exposure man received includes external exposure from naturally occurring, manmade materials in the environment, and internal exposure from natural and manmade radioactive materials in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.) In 1992, there was no radioactivity detected offsite by the various EPA monitoring networks and no exposure above natural background to the population living in the vicinity of the Nevada Test Site that could be attributed to current site activities. In 1992, there were 6 events. Offsite levels were assessed by sampling milk, water, and air; by deploying TL dosimeters and pressurized ion chambers; and by biological monitoring of animals, food crops, and humans. Monitoring personnel were placed in areas downwind from the test site prior to each nuclear weapons test. |
Notes |
"January 1993"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129). "EPA 600/R-94/209"--Cover. |