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Plutonium in surface soil in the Hanford plant environs

Description: Analyses for plutonium in air, water, and foodstuffs have long been part of the routine surveillance program at Hanford. In addition, the ground and other surfaces have been surveyed for plutonium where there was possible deposition from stack emissions, waste spills, etc., using direct instrument measurements. Detectable plutonium deposition from the few such incidents has been confined to restricted areas. The surface contamination level that can be detected with the portable instruments is a… more
Date: August 1, 1972
Creator: Corley, J. P.; Robertson, D. M. & Brauer, F. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NBS Papers on Underground Corrosion of Steel Piling, 1962-1971

Description: From Introduction: "In this paper are presented the results obtained to date from the inspections of steel pilings. The investigation will be continued by additional inspections of pilings in other parts of the country in order to cover a winder range of soil environments."
Date: March 1972
Creator: Schwerdtfeger, W. J & Romanoff, Melvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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