Open AccessResults of the radiological survey at Two Mile Creek, Tonawanda, New York (TNY002)
Author(s) -
Michael E. Murray,
R.E. Rodriguez,
Uziel
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/629419
Subject(s) - mile , radionuclide , geological survey , oak ridge national laboratory , archaeology , environmental science , radiological weapon , soil test , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , engineering , geology , soil water , nuclear physics , radiochemistry , geodesy , paleontology , physics , geotechnical engineering , soil science , chemistry
At the request of the US Department of Energy (DOE), a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted a radiological survey at Two Mile Creek, Tonawanda, New York. The survey was performed in November 1991 and May 1996. The purpose of the survey was to determine if radioactive materials from work performed under government contract at the Linde Air Products Division of Union Carbide Corporation, Tonawanda, New York, had been transported into the creek. The survey included a surface gamma scan in accessible areas near the creek and the collection of soil, sediment, and core samples for radionuclide analyses. Survey results indicate that no significant material originating at the Linde plant is presently in the creek. Three of the 1991 soil sample locations on the creek bank and one near the lake contained slightly elevated concentrations of {sup 238}U with radionuclide distributions similar to that found in materials resulting from former processing activities at the Linde site