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Annual Site Environmental Report for 1999
Abstract
The Paducah Site often conducts investigations of various m'ecJia that are not part of the routine environmental
monitoring program. Relevant results are reported in the ASER. In 1999, the Paducah DOE Site Office
participated with DOE Headquarters and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials in various environmental
sampling activities. The. data collected are relevant to environmental monitoring and environmental restoration
program activities reported elsewhere in this document.
DOElDOJ investigation
Beginning in August 1999, the Paducah
DOE Site Office participated with DOE
Headquarters and U.S. Department of Justice
(001) officials in various environmental
sampling activities conducted to assist
investigators in determining appropriate actions
as a result of recent lawsuits concerning the
Paducah Site. This effort was ongoing through
the end of 1999 with a limited amount of
sampling in January 2000 (Figure 10.1).
Although data collected by DOE
Headquarters and DOlwill not be provided due
to issues associated with pending 'lawsuits, data
collected during the investigation activities by
the Paducah DOE Site Office are available for
integration with other data from current
remediation activities, During these
investigations the' 'Paducah DOE Site Office
collected split samples resulting in 41 sediment
samples, two sludge samples, 26 soil samples,
16 groundwater samples, 12 surface water
samples,and two waste water samples. These
Figure 10.1 Soli sample collected during a special
DOJ sampling activity.
Special liwestigations