Effects of the Cerro Grande Fire (Smoke and Fallout Ash) on Soil Chemical Properties Within and Around Los Alamos National Laboratory | Zendy

P.R. Fresquez | Zendy; W. R. Velasquez | Zendy; L. Jr. Naranjo | Zendy

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Effects of the Cerro Grande Fire (Smoke and Fallout Ash) on Soil Chemical Properties Within and Around Los Alamos National Laboratory

Author(s) -

P.R. Fresquez,

W. R. Velasquez,

L. Jr. Naranjo

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/775835

Subject(s) - national laboratory , environmental science , soil water , smoke , environmental chemistry , soil test , radionuclide , explosive material , archaeology , chemistry , geography , meteorology , soil science , nuclear physics , physics , engineering physics , engineering

Soil surface (0- to 2-in. depth) samples were collected from areas within and around Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) just after the Cerro Grande fire, analyzed for radionuclides, radioactivity, and trace elements (heavy metals), and compared to soil samples collected in 1999 from the same sites. In addition, many types of organic substances (volatile and semivolatile organic compounds, organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, high explosives, and dioxin and dioxin-like compounds) were assessed in soils from LANL, perimeter, and regional sites after the fire. Results show that impacts to regional, perimeter, and on-site (mesa top) areas from smoke and fallout ash as a result of the Cerro Grande fire were minimal

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