Plutonium and the Rio Grande

Environmental Change and Contamination in the Nuclear Age

AvWilliam L. Graf

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

The first atomic bombs were constructed a the Los Alamos National Laboratory for the Manhattan project and other weapons programs. Waste plutonium was drained into the Rio Grande. This book studies the movement of the plutonium through the river system, and is illustrated with maps, diagrams and photographs. The analytic methods emplyed will serve as a model for application elsewhere.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-04-27
Mått:162 x 243 x 24 mm
Vikt:773 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195089332

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'The book is an excellent contribution that enhances our knowledge of Plutonium in the environment. ...The book will be a reference source for those engaged in environmental studies, policy makers, regulatory bodies and those interested in environmental quality.' K.C. Pillai, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution No. 97, 1997

Innehållsförteckning

1: Introduction and Related Research 2: Plutonium and Los Alamos 3: The Northern Rio Grande 4: Fluvial Sediment, Forms and Processes 5: Engineering Works 6: Riparian Vegetation 7: Plutonium Sources in the Rio Grande System 8: Annual Plutonium Budget for the Rio Grande 9: Plutonium Storage Upstream from Cochiti 10: Plutonium Storage Near Albuquerque 11: Simulation of Sediment and Plutonium Dynamics 12: General Lessons and Conclusions