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Table
3-4. ANL-W site environmental
surveillance program summary (2002). |
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Medium Sampled |
Type of
Analysis |
Frequency |
Minimum
Detectable Concentration |
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Airborne
Effluents |
Nitrogen oxides |
Continuous |
NAa |
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Airborne
Effluents |
Sulfur dioxide |
Continuous |
NA |
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Soil |
Specific gamma |
7 annually |
0.7 pCi/g |
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Pu, Th, U isotopes |
7 annually |
0.005 pCi/g |
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Metals |
1 annually |
Varies by analyte |
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Vegetation |
Specific gamma |
8 annually |
0.7 μCi/g |
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Pu, Th, U isotopes |
8 annually |
0.005 μCi/g |
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Drinking
Water |
Gross alpha |
1 quarterly |
3 pCi/L |
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Gross beta |
1 quarterly |
2 pCi/L |
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Tritium |
1 quarterly |
400 pCi/L |
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Inorganics |
1 every 9 years |
Varies by analyte |
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Lead/copper |
20 triennially |
1.94 μg/L/6 μg/L |
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Nitrate |
1 annually |
0.1 mg/L |
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Cyanide |
1 triennially |
10 μg/L |
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Arsenic |
1 triennially |
1.7 μg/L |
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Coliform bacteria |
1 quarterly |
NA |
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Volatile organics |
1 every six years |
Varies by analyte |
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Semivolatile organics |
1 every six years |
Varies by analyte |
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Surface
Water |
Inorganics |
1 annually |
Varies by analyte |
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Anions |
2 annually |
Varies by analyte |
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Gross Alpha |
3 monthly |
3 pCi/L |
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Gross Beta |
3 monthly |
2 pCi/L |
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Gamma Spec |
3 monthly |
Varies by analyte |
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Tritium |
3 monthly |
400 pCi/L |
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Water Quality Parametersb |
3 monthly |
Varies by analyte |
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Groundwater |
Inorganics |
5 semiannually |
Varies by analyte |
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Anions (Cl, SO4, NO3) |
5 semiannually |
Varies by analyte |
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TOCc |
5 semiannually |
260 μg/L |
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TOXc |
5 semiannually |
2.4 μg/L |
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Gross Alpha |
5 semiannually |
3 pCi/L |
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Gross Beta |
5 semiannually |
2 pCi/L |
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Uranium isotopes |
5 semiannually |
Varies by analyte |
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Tritium |
5 semiannually |
400 pCi/L |
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Water Quality Parametersd |
5 semiannually |
Varies by analyte |
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Direct Radiation Exposure (HPICs)e |
Ionizing radiation |
4 Continuous |
10 μR |
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Direct Radiation
Exposure (portable
radiation survey) |
Gamma radiation |
1 annually |
NA |
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a. NA = not applicable. This information is recorded as an
instrument reading at the time of inspection. b. Surface water quality parameters include
pH, temperature, specific conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity/
total dissolved solids. c. TOC = Total Organic Carbon; TOX = Total
Organic Halogens. d. Groundwater quality parameters include
pH, total alkalinity, bicarbonate alkalinity, carbonate alkalinity, total
dissolved solids, and specific conductivity. e. HPIC = High Pressure
Ionization Chamber. |
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