Main Title |
Residual soil radioactivity at the Gnome test site in Eddy County, New Mexico / |
Author |
Faller, S. H.
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CORP Author |
Environmental Monitoring and Support Lab., Las Vegas, NV. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, |
Year Published |
1994 |
Report Number |
EPA/600-R-94-117; DE-A108-91NV10963 |
Stock Number |
PB2007-106200 |
OCLC Number |
31714949 |
Subjects |
Radioactive substances in soils ;
Underground nuclear explosions--New Mexico--Eddy County ;
Project Gnome ;
Soils, Radioactive substances in ;
Soils--New Mexico--Radioactivity
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Additional Subjects |
Survey sites ;
Cosmic radiation ;
Radionuclides ;
Dose rates ;
Residual soils ;
Soil radiation ;
Surface contamination ;
Remediation ;
Experiments ;
Gamma ray spectra ;
Residual soil radioactivity ;
Gnome Test Site ;
Eddy County(New Mexico) ;
In-situ spectrometry ;
Soil core analysis ;
Pressurized ion chamber
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-R-94-117 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
NTIS |
PB2007-106200 |
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 |
vi, 11 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
A surface soil characterization was conducted at The Gnome Test Site surrounding areas near Carlsbad, New Mexico to determine the abundances of gamma-emitting radionuclides and total exposure rates. (sup 137)Cs was the only man-made nuclide detected in measurements taken at 22 on-site and off-site locations, with a maximum concentration of 11.49 plus or minus 0.13 kBq m(sup -2)(31.02 plus or minus 0.35 pCi cm(sup -2)). Extended (sup 137)Cs vertical distributions and lower than expected inventories at undisturbed sites can be attributed to the unconsolidated sandy surface of the area. Results of the in-situ spectrometry indicate that at all locations the dose rate due to (sup 137)Cs is small compared to that of the naturally occurring background. |
Notes |
"EPA/600-R-94-117." "July 1994." " ... funded ... through interagency agreement DE-A108-91NV10963 from the U.S. Dept. of Energy ..." Includes bibliographical references. |