Open AccessOak Ridge Reservation annual site environmental report for 1995
Author(s) -
W.S. Koncinski
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/432803
Subject(s) - environmental monitoring , environmental science , nuclear decommissioning , effluent , radiation monitoring , oak ridge national laboratory , reservation , contamination , water quality , environmental engineering , waste management , engineering , ecology , physics , nuclear physics , medicine , political science , law , biology , nuclear medicine
This report presents the details of the environmental monitoring and management program for the Oak Ridge Reservation. Topics discussed include: site background, climate, and operations; environmental compliance strategies; effluent monitoring; environmental management program including environmental restoration, decontamination and decommissioning, technology development, and public involvement; effluent monitoring of airborne discharges, liquid discharges, toxicity control and monitoring, biological monitoring and abatement; environmental surveillance which encompasses meteorological monitoring, ambient air monitoring, surface water monitoring, soils monitoring, sediment monitoring, and contamination of food stuffs monitoring; radiation doses; chemical exposures; ground water monitoring; and quality assurance