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Annual Site Environmental Report for 1999
Nonradiological Effluent Monitoring ................................................................ 7-1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 7-1
Airborne Effluents .................................................................................................................. 7 -2
Liquid Effluents ....................................................................................................................... 7 -2
Nonradiological Environmental Surveillance .................................................... 8-1
Introduction ...................................................................................... ; ........... , .......................... 8-1
Ambient Air ............................................................................................................................. 8-1
Surface Water .................................................. ; ................ ; ...................................................... 8-1
Sediment : ......................... ; ....................................................................................................... 8-2
Soil ............................................................................................................................................ 8-4
.Vegetation ................................................................................................................................ 8-4
Fish and Other Aquatic Life ............................................................. ~ ..................................... 8-4
Terrestrial Wildlife ................................................................................................................... 8-8
Groundwater ........................................................................................................ 9-1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 9-1
Groundwater Hydrology ........................................................................................................ 9-3
Geologic and Hydrogeologic Setting .................................................................. ~ ................ 9-7
Uses of Groundwater in the Vicinity .................................................................................... 9-.8
Groundwater Monitoring Program ....................................................................................... 9~9"
Environmental Restoration Activities ................................................................................. 9~:~iq .
Groundwater Monitoring Results ........................................................................................ 9-18
Special Investigations ....................................................................................... 10-,1
DOEIDOJ Investigation ........................................................................................................ 1 (}~'1
Quality Assurance ............................................................................................. II:t\
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 11-1
Field Sampling Quality Control .......................................................................................... 11-2
Analytical Laboratory Quality Control .............................................................................. 11-2
Data Management ................................................................................................................. 11-3
References ........................................................................................................... R-l
Glossary ................................................................................................................ G-l
Appendix A: 'Radiation ..................................................................................... A-I
Appendix B: Radionuclide and Chemical Nomenclature ............................... B-1
Appendix C: Data Tables ................................................................................. C-l
Appendix D:
Groundwater Contamination .................................................... D-l
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