Environmenal analysis of the Bayo Canyon (TA-10) Site, Los Alamos, New Mexico Page: 4 of 91
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2.4.1 Dose to the Driver of a Truck Hauling Con-
taminated Soil 67
2.4.1.1 Beta Dose 67
2.4.1.2 Bremsstrahlung Dose 67
2.4.1.3 Inhalation dose 70
2.4.2 Doses Resulting from an Accidental Spill of
Contaminated Soil 70
REFERENCES 71
APPENDIX C—PLANTS OF PUEBLO CANYON 73
APPENDIX D—ANIMALS IN LOS ALAMOS ENVIRONS 76
FIGURES
1. Location of former Bayo Site
2. Physiographic setting of Bayo Canyon
3. Layout of former Bayo Site
4. Waste handling facilities at Bayo Canyon
5. Location of TA-54 and transporation route from Bayo Canyon 22
6. Surface debris from Bayo Canyon 36
7. Confidence boundary isopleths for gross B concentrations 37
8. Confidence boundary isopleths for gross a concentrations 40
TABLES
I. SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES DECOMMISSIONED AT BAYO SITE 10
II. RISK COMPARISON DATA 12
III. DOSE EVALUATION FOR BAYO CANYON 15
IV. ABOVE-BACKGROUND SOIL CONCENTRATIONS 15
V. ALTERNATIVES, ASSOCIATED ACTIONS, AND ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES 20
VI. COMMON HERBS AND SHRUBS OF THE BAYO CANYON AREA 31
VII. PLANTS PROTECTED BY NEW MEXICO STATE LAW THAT MIGHT BE
FOUND IN BAYO CANYON 31
VIII. MAMMALS TRAPPED OR SIGHTED IN ACID-PUEBLO CANYON 33
IX. STATE-LISTED ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES FOR NORTHCENTRAL
NEW MEXICO 34
X. CONCENTRTIONS OF 90Sr AND URANIUM IN SOIL 34
XI. COMPARISON OF 90Sr IN SURFACE AIR 41
XII. COMPARISON OF TOTAL URANIUM IN SURFACE AIR 42
XIII. EXTERNAL EXPOSURE 43
XIV. DOSE EVALUATION FOR BAYO CANYON CLEANUP 49
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Ferenbaugh, R. W.; Buhl, T. E.; Stoker, A. K. & Hansen, W. R. Environmenal analysis of the Bayo Canyon (TA-10) Site, Los Alamos, New Mexico, report, May 1, 1982; New Mexico. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1066998/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.