Open AccessRadiochemical and chemical constituents in water from selected wells and springs from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to the Hagerman area, Idaho, 1996
Author(s) -
Roy C. Bartholomay,
L M Williams,
L J Campbell
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/578504
Subject(s) - environmental science , aquifer , hydrology (agriculture) , sampling (signal processing) , water quality , radionuclide , chemical constituents , groundwater , geology , engineering , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , ecology , physics , electrical engineering , filter (signal processing) , quantum mechanics , biology , chromatography
The US Geological Survey and the Idaho Department of Water Resources, in cooperation with the US Department of Energy, sampled 19 sites as part of the fourth round of a long-term project to monitor water quality of the Snake river Plain aquifer from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to the Hagerman area. Water samples were collected and analyzed for selected radiochemical and chemical constituents. The samples were collected from nine irrigation wells, three domestic wells, two dairy wells, two springs, one commercial well, one stock well, and one observation well. Two quality-assurance samples also were collected and analyzed. Additional sampling at six sites was done to complete the third round of sampling. None of the radiochemical or chemical constituents exceeded the established maximum contaminant levels for drinking water. Many of the radionuclide- and inorganic-constituent concentrations were greater than their respective reporting levels