Tritium in water vapor in the shallow unsaturated zone at the Amargosa Desert Research Site
Edited by: David W. Morganwalp and Herbert T. Buxton
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Abstract
Samples of water vapor in soil gas were obtained at the U.S. Geological Survey's Amargosa Desert Research Site in 1997 and 1998 from a depth of 1.5 m (meters) within a 300 m by 300 m grid that lies immediately to the south and west of a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site. The gas samples were analyzed for tritium. Fifty-eight samples were collected in May 1997; 61 samples were collected in June 1998. Measured tritium concentrations ranged from 16 ± 9 TU (tritium units) to 36,900 ± 300 TU in 1997, and from 6 ± 6 TU to 37,360 ± 450 TU in 1998. Concentrations decreased from northeast to southwest across the grid. In general, there was very little difference in tritium concentrations between the two sampling periods.
Additional publication details
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Report |
| Title | Tritium in water vapor in the shallow unsaturated zone at the Amargosa Desert Research Site |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | West Trenton, NJ |
| Contributing office(s) | Nevada Water Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program: Proceedings of the technical meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999: Volume 3 (Part C) (WRI 99-4018C) |
| First page | 485 |
| Last page | 490 |
| Conference Title | Seventh Technical Meeting of the U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Conference Location | Charleston, SC |
| Conference Date | March 8-12, 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Other Geospatial | Amargosa Desert Research Site |