Legacy Compliance Final Report: Results of the Navy/Encapo Soil Stabilization Study at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada Page: 4 of 72
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Significant differences were observed in the amount of runoff and sediment collected from
treated and untreated plots for the first two but not the third round of rainfall-runoff simulations,
indicating significant emulsion degradation after 20.5 months of exposure. Treated plots had
higher total runoff volumes and sediment loads as compared to untreated plots for the first two
rounds of simulations. These data indicate the treatment caused the treated surfaces to repel
more of the simulated rainfall than the untreated plots but did not increase the cohesion
between soil particles to resist soil particle detachment and transport with the runoff water.
Am-241 concentration in collected sediments varied as a function of proximity to the safety test
locations, not as a function of surface treatment.
The results from field testing the Encapco emulsion indicate it is not a viable long-term option for
the stabilization of radionuclide impacted surface soils at the Nevada Test Site in its current
formulation. Dust suppression studies conducted by Etyemezian et al. (2006) at an
uncontaminated location near the SMOKY site indicate the emulsion significantly reduced dust
emissions for at least four months post application, indicating the emulsion may be useful for
short-term applications.iv
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Lloyd Desotell, David Anderson, Stuart Rawlinson, David Hudson, Vefa Yucel. Legacy Compliance Final Report: Results of the Navy/Encapo Soil Stabilization Study at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, report, March 1, 2008; United States. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc901227/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.