Open AccessWater quality in vicinity of Fenton Hill Site, 1974
Author(s) -
W.D. Purtymun,
William Adams,
James Owens
Publication year - 1975
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4090767
Subject(s) - water quality , groundwater , volcanic rock , hydrology (agriculture) , surface water , environmental science , uranium , geology , volcano , geochemistry , environmental engineering , ecology , materials science , geotechnical engineering , biology , metallurgy
The water quality at nine surface water stations, eight ground water stations, and the drilling operations at the Fenton Hill Site have been studied as a measure of the environmental impact of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory geothermal experimental studies in the Jemez Mountains. Surface water quality in the Jemez River drainage area is affected by the quality of the inflow from thermal and mineral springs. Ground water discharges from the Cenozoic Volcanics are similar in chemical quality. Water in the main zone of saturation penetrated by test hole GT-2 is highly mineralized, whereas water in the lower section of the hole, which is in granite, contains a higher concentration of uranium. (auth