Open AccessHydrologic conditions and distribution of selected radiochemical and chemical constituents in water, Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 1992 through 1995
Author(s) -
Roy C. Bartholomay,
Betty J. Tucker,
D.J. Ackerman,
M.J. Liszewski
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/578511
Subject(s) - aquifer , hydrology (agriculture) , infiltration (hvac) , water quality , environmental science , coastal plain , geological survey , groundwater , geology , geography , geotechnical engineering , ecology , paleontology , meteorology , biology
Radiochemical and chemical wastewater discharged since 1952 to infiltration ponds and disposal wells at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) has affected water quality in the Snake River Plain aquifer. The US Geological Survey, in cooperation with the US Department of Energy, maintains a monitoring network at the INEL to determine hydrologic trends and to delineate the movement of radiochemical and chemical wastes in the aquifer. This report presents an analysis of water-level and water-quality data collected from the Snake River Plain aquifer during 1992--95