Hydrogeology, ground-water flow, and tritium movement at low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois
Water-Resources Investigations Report
86-4153
By: George Garklavs and R. W. Healy
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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.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrogeology, ground-water flow, and tritium movement at low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 86-4153 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri864153 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | v, 35 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinios |
| City | Sheffield |
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