Appendix A - ESER's Sampling Schedule

Table A-1. Summary of the ESER Program’s Sampling Schedule

Sample Type Analysis	Collection Frequency	LOCATIONS^a
Sample Type Analysis	Collection Frequency	Distant	Boundary	INEEL
AIR SAMPLING
LOW-VOLUME AIR
Gross Alpha, Gross Beta, ¹³¹I	weekly	Blackfoot, Craters of the Moon, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Jackson WY, Rexburg	Arco, Atomic City, Blue Dome, FAA Tower, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake	Main Gate, EFS, Van Buren
Gamma Spec	quarterly	Blackfoot, Craters of the Moon, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Jackson WY, Rexburg	Arco, Atomic City, Blue Dome, FAA Tower, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake	Main Gate, EFS, Van Buren
⁹⁰Sr, Transuranics	quarterly	Rotating schedule	Rotating schedule	Rotating schedule
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE
Tritium	4 to 13 weeks	Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, Rexburg	Atomic City	None
PRECIPITATION
Tritium	monthly	Idaho Falls	None	CFA
Tritium	weekly	None	None	EFS
PM-10
Particulate Mass	every 6th day	Rexburg, Blackfoot	Atomic City	None
WATER SAMPLING
SURFACE WATER
Gross Alpha, Gross Beta, ³H	semi-annually	Bliss, Buhl, Hagerman, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls	None	None
DRINKING WATER
Gross Alpha, Gross Beta, ³H	semi-annually	Aberdeen, Blackfoot, Carey, Idaho Falls, Fort Hall, Minidoka, Moreland, Roberts, Shoshone, Taber	Arco, Atomic City, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake,	None
ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION SAMPLING
TLDs
Gamma Radiation	semiannual	Aberdeen, Blackfoot, Craters of the Moon, Idaho Falls, Minidoka, Rexburg, Roberts	Arco, Atomic City, Birch Creek, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake	None
SOIL SAMPLING
SOIL
Gamma Spec, ⁹⁰Sr, Transuranics	biennially	Blackfoot, Carey, Crystal Ice Caves, St. Anthony	Atomic City, Birch Creek, Butte City, FAA Tower, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake (2)	None

FOODSTUFF SAMPLING
MILK
Gamma Spec (¹³¹I)	weekly	Idaho Falls	None	None
Gamma Spec (¹³¹I)	monthly	Blackfoot, Carey, Dietrich, Minidoka, Roberts, Moreland	Howe, Terreton	None
Tritium, ⁹⁰Sr	Semi-annually	Blackfoot, Carey, Dietrich, Idaho Falls, Minidoka, Roberts, Moreland	Howe, Terreton	None
POTATOES
Gamma Spec, ⁹⁰Sr	annually	Ammon, Blackfoot, Rupert, Taber, occasional samples across the U.S.	Arco, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake	None
WHEAT
Gamma Spec, ⁹⁰Sr	annually	Aberdeen, Carey, Dietrich, Groveland, Idaho Falls, Menan, Minidoka, Rockland, Rupert	Arco, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake, Terreton	None
LETTUCE
Gamma Spec, ⁹⁰Sr	annually	Blackfoot, Carey, Idaho Falls	Arco, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake	None
BIG GAME
Gamma Spec	varies	Occasional samples across the U.S.	Boundary roads	INEEL roads
SHEEP
Gamma Spec	annually	Dubois	None	N. INEEL, S. INEEL
WATERFOWL
Gamma Spec, ⁹⁰Sr, Transuranics	annually	Mud Lake, Heise	None	Waste disposal ponds
FISH
Gamma Spec	annually or as available	None	None	Big Lost River
a. Sampling locations may vary from year to year based on sample availability.

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