| Abstract: | Groundwater flow and tritium movement are described at and near a low-level radioactive waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois. Flow in the shallow aquifer is confined to three basins that ultimately drain into a stripmine lake. Most of the flow from the site is through a buried, pebbly sandfilled channel. Remaining flow is toward alluvium of an existing stream. Conceptual flow models for the two largest basins are used to improve definition of flow velocity and direction. Flow velocities range from about 25 to 2,500 ft/yr. Tritium was found in all three basins. The most extensive migration of tritium is coincident with buried channel. Tritium concentrations ranged from detection level to more than 300 nanocuries/L. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 27245 |
| Citation Author: | Garklavs, George; Healy, R. W. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 35 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 86-4153 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Hydrogeology, ground-water flow, and tritium movement at low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois; 1986; WRI; 86-4153; Garklavs, George; Healy, R. W. |
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| Citation Year: | 1986 |
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| Text: | Hydrogeology, ground-water flow, and tritium movement at low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois; 1986; WRI; 86-4153; Garklavs, George; Healy, R. W. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1986/4153/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1986/4153/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
