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Concentration of uranium in the drinking and surface water around the WIPP site

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Activity concentration of uranium isotopes (238U, 234U and 235U) were analyzed in drinking and surface water samples collected in the vicinity of the WIPP site using alpha spectroscopy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in uranium concentrations (if any) in the vicinity of the WIPP site and whether the February 14, 2014 radiation release event at the WIPP had any detectable impact on the water bodies around the WIPP.

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Acknowledgments

This research is supported by Grant from US DOE, Carlsbad Field Office of DOE through Grant No. DE-EM 0002423. We thank the scientists and staff of CEMRC for their many contributions to this project.

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Khaing, H., Lemons, B.G. & Thakur, P. Concentration of uranium in the drinking and surface water around the WIPP site. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 310, 523–531 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4825-2

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