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Main Title Summary of ground-water quality impacts of uranium mining and milling in the Grants Mineral Belt, New Mexico /
Author Kaufmann, Robert F. ; Eadie, Gregory G. ; Russell., Charles R.
CORP Author Office of Radiation Programs, Las Vegas, Nev.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs,
Year Published 1975
Report Number EPA 402/R-75-990; ORP/LV-75-4
Stock Number PB-247 282
OCLC Number 27864563
Subjects Uranium mill tailings--New Mexico ; Uranium mines and mining--New Mexico
Additional Subjects Water pollution ; Uranium ores ; Ground water ; Radioactive contaminants ; Injection wells ; Mining ; Comminution ; Radium ; Fluid infiltration ; Seepage ; Tailings ; Radiation hazards ; Water quality ; Aquifers ; New Mexico ; Mine wastes
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EJBD  EPA 402-R-75-990 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 09/28/2016
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 402-R-75-990 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ERAD  EPA 402/R-75-990 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 05/29/2012
NTIS  PB-247 282 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation iv, 59, [8] pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Abstract
Ground-water contamination from uranium mining and milling results from the infiltration of radium-bearing mine, mill, and ion-exchange plant effluents. Radium, selenium, and nitrate were of most value as indicators of contamination. In recent years, mining has increased radium in mine effluents from several picocuries/liter (pCi/1) or less, to 100-150 pCi/1. The shallow aquifer in use in the vicinity of one mill was grossly contaminated with selenium, attributable to the mill tailings. Seepage from two other mill tailings ponds averaged 67,400,000 liters/year and, to date, has contributed an estimated 1.1 curies of radium to ground water. At one of these, an injection well was used to dispose of over 3,400,000,000 liters of waste from 1960-1973. The wastes have not been properly monitored and have apparently migrated to more shallow, potable aquifers. No adverse impacts on municipal water quality in Paguate, Bluewater, Grants, Milan, and Gallup were observed.
Notes
"August 1975." "Draft." Includes updates dated August 25, 1975. Includes bibliographical references.