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Evaluation of the Fallout Protection Afforded by Brookhaven National Laboratory Medical Research Center

Description: Report regarding an experimental study to determine how much protection the Medical Research Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory provided against nuclear fallout. Fallout was simulated by pumping a sealed source of Co60 through tubing.
Date: February 1961
Creator: Borella, H.; Burson, Z. & Jacovitch, J.
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[Field and Analytical Data for New York Site Samples]

Description: Tabulated data presenting the results of field measurements and elemental analyses for ground water, stream water, and stream sediment samples taken from data collection sites in the state of New York. Neutron activation analyses are given for U, Br, Cl, F, Mn, Na, Al, V, and Dy in ground water and stream water, and for U, Th, Hf, Ce, Fe, Mn, Na, Sc, -Ti, V, Al, Dy, Eu, La, Sm, Yb, and Lu in sediments (see pages 29-41 of report).
Date: February 1982
Creator: Savannah River Laboratory
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New York Sediment Lab Data

Description: Tabulated data presenting the results of elemental analyses for stream sediment samples taken from 5696 data collection sites in the state of New York. Results of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Elemental Determination-Methods and Detection Limits are given in ppm (see pages 41-42 of report).
Date: February 1982
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Strontium Program Quarterly Summary Report: November 1958 - January 1959

Description: From Abstract: "This report is one of a sequence of quarterly reports, each designed to up-date its predecessor beginning with HASL-42, "Environmental Contamination from Weapon Tests." Herein are reported data which have accrued since HASL-51. In particular, the levels of strontium 90 in fallout, milk, tap water, vegetation, and foods are given, based on data available from November 1, 1958 to January 30, 1959."
Date: February 24, 1959
Creator: Hardy, Edward P., Jr. & Klein, Stanley
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Subsurface Geology and Paleogeography of Queens County, Long Island, New York

Description: Abstract: Unconsolidated strata of clay, silt, sand, and gravel of Late Cretaceous and pre-Wisconsin Pleistoscene ages lie between crystalline basement rocks (bedrock) of Precambrian (?) age and unconsolidated deposits of late Pleistocene (Wisconsin) and Holocene ages in Queens County, Long Island, N.Y., a borough of New York City. Data collected during a recent study of the hydrogeology of the county and updated records of earlier studies have been used to prepare contour maps that delineate t… more
Date: February 1978
Creator: Soren, Julian
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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