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The Hanford Site was established in 1943 in order to produce plutonium for some of the nuclear weapons tested and used in World War II (Dirkes and Hanf 1997). These historic operations resulted in the production of both radiological and nonradiological wastes. In 1988, the Hanford Site was placed on the National Priorities List for environmental cleanup by the US Environmental Protection Agency. In recent years, efforts at the site have focused on characterizing and remediating contaminants in these wastes.
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Delistraty, D.A., Yokel, J. (2001). Ecotoxicity of River and Spring Sediment along the Hanford Reach. In: Linkov, I., Palma-Oliveira, J. (eds) Assessment and Management of Environmental Risks. NATO Science Series, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0987-4_6
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