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Wöstmann, Ulrich. "Health & Safety in Environmental Geology." Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 208, no. 1-3 (October 20, 1998): 273–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/208/1998/273.

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Valsami-Jones, E., D. A. Polya, and K. Hudson-Edwards. "Environmental mineralogy, geochemistry and human health." Mineralogical Magazine 69, no. 5 (October 2005): 615–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/s0026461x00045473.

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This issue of Mineralogical Magazine is the 5th in a loosely defined series of special thematic issues (or part issues), deriving from conferences organized by the Mineralogical Society. The associated conference was entitled ‘Environmental Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Human Health’ and took place in January 2005, in Bath. A common thread to all these Mineralogical Society conferences has been the role of mineralogy in applied science and technology and particularly in environmental science, focussing on the multidisciplinarity of modern mineralogy; the conferences (and special issues) have been particularly successful in bringing along scientists from outside traditional Mineralogy/Earth Sciences. Notably, the series comes at a time when the popularity of Mineralogy/Geology, but also science in general, is low, and many, particularly young, scientists are seeking to place themselves in a better position in the eye of the public and the media, and often also to find new focus for their research. A primary ambition for the series is thus to demonstrate Mineralogy's extensive outreach and has so far succeeded in giving the scientific community a sense of the wider role mineralogists can play.
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van der Hoeven Kraft, Kaatje J., and Karen M. Kortz. "Leveraging a Service Experience into a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience in an Introductory Geology Classroom." Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research 4, no. 3 (May 28, 2021): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.18833/spur/4/3/2.

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A local, nonprofit, organic farm (Growing Veterans n.d.) sought to partner with Whatcom Community College in a service opportunity examining its soil health. The outcome was a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) for students in an introductory environmental geology course for nonmajors.
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Gorbunov, A. V., S. M. Lyapunov, O. I. Okina, M. V. Frontas’eva, S. S. Pavlov, and I. N. Il’chenko. "Nuclear-physical analysis methods in medical geology: Assessment of the impact of environmental factors on human health." Physics of Particles and Nuclei 46, no. 3 (May 2015): 424–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/s1063779615030065.

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Guo, Miaocai. "Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Macro-Ecological Environment Monitoring." Remote Sensing 9, no. 1 (August 12, 2020): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.18282/rs.v9i1.1099.

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<p>At present, all countries in the world attach great importance to the development and application of remote sensing technology, which is widely used in many fields. By means of detection methods, this technology combines physics knowledge and modern network technology to provide relevant information for human exploration of geology, atmosphere, ocean and weather. In recent years, the global economy has developed rapidly. However, the environmental pollution has become increasingly serious at the same time. Industrial enterprises have discharged a large number of pollutants, resulting in air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution and so on, which seriously endanger human health and life safety. Environmental monitoring is the basis of effective control of environmental pollution. Remote sensing technology can be applied to carry out environmental monitoring and improve the monitoring effect of environmental monitoring.</p>
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Sarafoglou, Nikias, Rafael Laniado-Laborin, and Menas Kafatos. "Coccidioidomycosis: Medical and Spatio-Temporal Perspectives." International Journal of Social Science Studies 7, no. 6 (September 24, 2019): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v7i6.4539.

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Coccidioidomycosis (CM) is a disease of major public health importance due to the challenges in its diagnosis and treatment. To understand CM requires the attributes of a multidisciplinary network analysis to appreciate the complexity of the medical, the environmental and the social issues involved: public health, public policy, geology, atmospheric science, agronomy, social sciences and finally humanities, all which provide insight into this population transformation.In section 1 of this paper, we describe the CM-epidemiology, the clinical features, the diagnosis and finally the treatment.In section 2, we highlight the most important contributions and controversies in the history of the CM-research by using scientometric or bibliometric evaluations of research that are based on Garfield’s work (Garfield.library.upenn.edu) on the propagation of scientific thinking.
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Mayer, T., W. J. Snodgrass, and D. Morin. "Spatial Characterization of the Occurrence of Road Salts and Their Environmental Concentrations as Chlorides in Canadian Surface Waters and Benthic Sediments." Water Quality Research Journal 34, no. 4 (November 1, 1999): 545–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wqrj.1999.028.

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Abstract Increased concern over the contamination of surface waters by road salts and their adverse effects on the freshwater organisms led to the inclusion of “road salts” on the second Priority Substances List (PSL2) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act The list identifies substances that must be assessed on a priority basis to characterize the nature and extent of the risk they pose to the environment or human health. This paper adds to the collection of several reports which constitute “supporting documentation” for the environmental risk assessment of the priority substance “road salts”. It reviews the physical-chemical properties of inorganic salts commonly used for road maintenance and their fate and transport in surface waters and sediments, together with the environmental concentrations of road salt constituents in the context of watershed geology and other environmental factors governing their concentrations. The paper also provides a spatial map of chloride concentrations as a basis for developing an understanding of a spatially based, ecological risk assessment for surface water systems and relates the spatial risk map to observed concentrations of chlorides. The data suggest that the surface waters most sensitive to road salts impacts are small ponds and streams draining large urbanized areas. Environment Canada is presently considering several alternatives for dealing with road salts.
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Celebi, A., and S. Özdemir. "Mining wastewater management and its effects on groundwater and ecosystems." Water Science and Technology 70, no. 9 (September 17, 2014): 1481–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2014.393.

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Large-scale mining activities have a huge impact on the environment. Determination of the size of the effect and monitoring it is vital. In this study, risk assessment studies in mining areas and the effect of mining on groundwater and ecosystems were investigated. Best management practices and risk assessment steps were determined, especially in areas with huge amounts of mining wastewater. The pollution of groundwater and its reaching humans is a risk of major importance. Our study showed, using many cases with different parameters and countries, that the management of mining wastewater is vital. Environmental impact assessments and monitoring studies must be carried out before operation and at the closure of the mine. Policies must be in place and ready to apply. Factors of climate, geology, ecology and human health must be considered over a long period. Currently, only the developed countries are applying policies and paying attention to the risk. International assessments and health risk assessments should be carried out according to international standards.
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Gdhab, Assist prof Dr Mishaal Faisal. "Geographical dimensions of the high ground water levels in the city of Hit." ALUSTATH JOURNAL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 216, no. 2 (November 11, 2018): 1–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.36473/ujhss.v216i2.588.

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We tried in this research can offer a simple explanation for the problem of high groundwater levels in the city of Hit. And its repercussions on economic, environmental, social and health aspects in the city,We were checked in the causes and dimensions and give a scientific vision in order to overcome the obstacles.We have adopted the style inductive and field survey and analysis of the questionnaire, which was distributed to a sample of homes form.The study found that the most important results of the natural world (geology and surface) that a significant impact on this phenomenon. Also it left a large, social and environmental health and economic impacts on the city and its inhabitants. We greet you see the ground and salted Rookery, ponds, swamps and pollutants .... and housing that lacks the gardens. And walls cracked by moisture and become the most residential and public buildings infected with diseases buildings and extinction and the many diseases that affect the health of urban populations and the dispersion of land use and contamination of optical and environmental hit even sources of water supply and of the Euphrates River city and provided a scientific vision for treatment, among them the work of bumpers impede the progress of the underground water and increasing the discharge Trocars the old lining
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M.Ganesh, K., M. Jagannadha Rao, G. Jai Sankar, and P. Raghu Ram. "Studies on Environmental Geology and Health Hazards with Reference to Fluoride Rich Groundwater of Nalgonda District,Telangana State, India - a Remote Sensing and G.I.S. Approach." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 3.31 (August 24, 2018): 207. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.31.18298.

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In the area of study the quality and quantity of groundwater are below the normal standards. In this study spatial statistical methods have been used to demarcate highly polluted zones. Especially fluoride concentrated areas in Nalgonda district. Water quality, especially excess of fluoride concentration in groundwater, is a major concern in the study area. Levels of fluoride in groundwater are considerably greater than the permissible limit especially in Nalgonda district which is known for endemic fluorosis, which is caused by intake of high fluoride water is a slow, progressively, crippling malady affecting young and old, poor and rich, rural and urban population. The area under investigation lies in between the longitude 790 0'-79o 30' E and latitude 16o 45'-17o 15' N. In as many as 1122 habitations in Ranga Reddy and Nalgonda districts, fluorosis is prevalent and they have fluoride content in excess of 1.5 mg/l drinking water. One such area where fluoride contamination in groundwater has been known for several years in parts of Nalgonda district of Telangana state. In this district, several thousands of people in various villages are suffering with advanced fluorosis. A number of studies carried out earlier established the extent of fluoride contamination in different villages. However, no attempt was made to study the spatial distribution of various quality parameters including fluoride in the groundwater of this area. With this background this investigation is planned and undertaken. The spatial variability of groundwater G.I.S techniques were presented. The fluoride variation with reference to other quality parameters was brought out. An attempt is being made to summarise and understand the factors that control the groundwater quality variation in the area of study. A detailed study on fluoride occurrence is taken up, mainly to see its relationship with various other parameters and the influence of hydrogeology and lineament pattern on fluoride occurrence.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Geology|Environmental geology|Environmental health"

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Hurtado, Heather Ann. "Naturally Occurring Background Levels of Arsenic in the Soils of Southwestern Oregon." Thesis, Portland State University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10134261.

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This study examines the natural background concentrations of arsenic in the soils of southwest Oregon, using new samples in addition to data collected from previous theses (Khandoker, 1997 and Douglas, 1999). The original 213 samples were run by ICP-AES with a reporting limit of 20 ppm, and only three samples had detected values. The original samples were tested again (2013) at a lower reporting limit of 0.2 ppm by ICP-MS, as were 42 new samples (2013), to better ascertain the natural levels of arsenic in undisturbed soils. The aim is to add to the existing DEQ data set, which has been used to establish new regulatory levels based on natural levels in the environment that are both safer and more economically viable than the former risk-based remediation levels (DEQ, 2013).

The maximum and mean concentrations, respectively, for each province (with high formation map unit) are 85.4 and 21.99 ppm for South Willamette Valley (Tfee), 45.4 and 5.42 ppm for the Klamath Mountains (Jub), 11.9 and 2.76 ppm for the Cascade Range (Tbaa), 10.6 and 5.15 ppm for the Coast Range (Ty), 2.32 and 1.29 ppm for the Basin and Range (Qba) and 1.5 and 1.20 ppm for the High Lava Plains (Tmv).

In addition, the distribution and variance of arsenic in the A and B soil horizons is assessed in this study by comparing deviation at a single site, and also by comparing A and B horizons of 119 PSU sites. One of 18 new sites sampled for this study (distinguished with the HH prefix), site HH11, was randomly chosen to evaluate differences at a single location. Site HH11 is an Inceptisol soil above volcanic rock (KJdv map unit) located at 275 meters elevation in Douglas County within the Klamath province. Five samples were taken from the A and from the B horizons at site HH11. The means and standard deviations were 3.74 ± 0.44 for the A horizon and 4.53 ± 0.39 for the B horizon. The consistency and low deviation within each horizon indicate that a single sample within a horizon is a good representative of that horizon and supports the field methodology used in this study of taking only one sample in the A horizon and one sample in the B horizon.

Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test determined that A and B horizons for the 119 sites that had data for both the A and B horizons were not statistically different (p-value 0.76). Arsenic concentration is not associated with a particular horizon for these sites. However, differentiation between soil horizons increases with age (Birkeland, 1999), as does accumulation of the iron oxides and sulfide minerals on clay surfaces (McLaren et al., 2006) which concentrate in the B horizon. These associations warrant further study to see how they relate to arsenic level, soil development and age in Oregon soils.

Lastly, this study statistically examines six potentially important environmental predictors of naturally occurring arsenic in southwestern Oregon: site elevation, geomorphic province, mapped rock type and age, and sample soil order and color (redness). A Classification and Regression Tree Model (CART) determined soil order, elevation and rock type to be of significant importance in determining arsenic concentrations in the natural environment. According to the regression tree, arsenic concentrations are greater within Alfisol and Ultisol/Alfisol and Vertisol soil orders, at lower elevations below 1,207 meters, and within soils from sedimentary, mixed volcanic/sedimentary and unconsolidated rock types.

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Arnold, Emily G. "Evaluation of Urban Riparian Buffers on Stream Health in the Tookany Watershed, PA." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2016. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/405730.

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Stream channels and their corresponding riparian zones are composed of complex spatially and temporally dynamic systems. Changing land-use associated with urbanization has resulted in large shifts in riparian assemblages, stream hydraulics, and sediment dynamics leading to the degradation of the world’s waterways. To combat degradation, restoration and management of riparian zones is becoming increasingly common. However, the relationship between flora, especially the influence of invasive species, on sediment dynamics is poorly understood. This relationship must be studied further to ensure the success of management practices. Three methods were used to monitor erosion and turbidity within the Tookany Creek and its tributary Mill Run in the greater Philadelphia, PA region. To evaluate the influence of the invasive species Reynoutria japonica (Japanese knotweed) on erosion, reaches were chosen based on their riparian vegetation and degree of incision. Methods used to estimate sediment erosion included measuring changes in bank pins, repeated total station transects, and monitoring turbidity responses to storm events. While each method has been used in previous studies to monitor sediment flux, the combination of methods in this study allowed their applicability to be compared. Measurements taken with YSI turbidity loggers showed large fluctuations in turbidity based both on riparian conditions and geomorphic positioning, suggesting that future studies need to be careful with logger placement when using sediment calibration curves to estimate sediment yield within streams. There were pros and cons of using both total station and bank pins to estimate bank erosion. Total station has the potential to produce highly accurate measurements but a greater risk of loss of data if the control points used to establish the grid cannot be re-established from one measurement to the next. Bank pins are more likely to influence bank erosion and be affected by freeze-thaw conditions but provide a simple method of monitoring erosion at frequent intervals. Volume calculations based on total station transects along the main stem of the Tookany did not show a consistent relationship between riparian type and erosion rates. However, erosion calculations based on bank pins suggest greater erosion in reaches dominated by knotweed with 4.7x10-1 m3/m and 8.3x10-2 m3/m more erosion than those dominated by trees at Chelten Hills and Mill Run respectively. Turbidity responses to storm events were also higher (76.7 v 54.2 NTU) in reaches with knotweed, although this increase was found when the reach dominated by knotweed was also incised. Thus, this study linked knotweed to increased erosion using multiple methods.
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Flett, Lonnie E. "Providing New Environmental Health Contexts for Native American Populations: A Geochemistry, SEM, and Geospatial Investigation of Airborne Uranium and Metal Particulate in Tree Bark Near the Midnite Mind and Dawn Mill, Spokane Reservation, WA, USA." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1588006471924346.

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Anderson, Michael. "Transport of the Herbicide Atrazine on Suspended Sediments During a Spring Storm Event in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky." TopSCHOLAR®, 2002. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/614.

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This study examines the transport of atrazine, an herbicide used in Kentucky to control grassy and broad-leaf weeds in corn fields, on suspended sediments. Atrazine is a known carcinogen and endocrine disruptor and has been shown to be toxic at low environmental concentrations. Atrazine has the capacity to adsorb to soil particles, which in karst areas such as those found in south central Kentucky can be transported directly into the groundwater. Suspended sediments and water were collected from a well at the Hawkins River in Mammoth Cave National Park during a spring storm and tested for atrazine. Atrazine was found in concentrations exceeding 3 |ig/l in all of the sediment samples collected. Concentrations of atrazine in the cave stream's water were low, ranging from nondetectable traces to 0.1 (j.g/1. These results indicate that, in some cases, adsorption to sediments may be a major mechanism for atrazine transport in karst regions. The relatively high levels of atrazine present on the suspended sediments raise serious concerns, since this mode of transport has received little attention in karst environments.
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Capps, Arthur. "Dye Tracing to Delineate Drainage Basins and Determine Groundwater Sensitivity, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky; with Special Reference to Potential Groundwater Contamination from Spills Along Interstate I-65." TopSCHOLAR®, 2001. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/681.

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The Mammoth Cave System of south central Kentucky encompasses more than 560 km of surveyed cave passages. The largest groundwater basin (244 km2) found within this cave system emerges from the Turnhole Bend Spring on the Green River. During high flow conditions, water from this groundwater basin will spill over into the Echo River section of the cave. Previous research, including cave mapping and dye tracing (Quinlan and Ray, 1989; Currens and Ray, 1998; Coons, 1994), has delineated the boundaries of spring groundwater basins for numerous springs along the Green and Barren Rivers. These data showed that 60% of the water that flows through the Turnhole Bend Aquifer comes from beyond the boundaries and protection of Mammoth Cave National Park. This area outside the park is crossed by several major transportation routes, including Interstate 1-65, U.S. Highway 31 -W, and CSX Railroad. Because the Turnhole Bend Aquifer is crossed by these major transportation routes, the aquifer is vulnerable to contamination from accidental spills of hazardous materials. Dye tracing methods were utilized to better delineate the boundaries and sub-basins of the Turnhole Bend Groundwater Basin along Interstate Highway 1-65. The approximate boundaries developed by previous research by others were first used to located areas that had not been previously dye traced. Fluorescent dyes were used as tracers and were detected by both qualitative (yes/no) methods and by quantitative (discrete water sampling) methods. Data from quantitative dye traces performed during this research provided additional information on the behavior of water flow into and through the maturely karstified limestones found in the south central Kentucky karst. Dye traces performed during the wet season, late winter and spring, have shown that average flood pulse groundwater flow velocities often exceed 1 km/hr. These high flow rates are contrasted by flow rates in the order of 0.5 km/day during the summer when evapotranspiration is high and rainfall is less frequent. Data from the quantitative dye traces also indicate a significant difference in the residence times of the dye between the wet and dry seasons. Dye that was injected during the wet season had a relatively short residence time in the cave streams of approximately 2 to 3 days. Dry season quantitative dye traces are very different with residence times of over 12 days being recorded. This information is vital in determining the consequences of a sudden release of hazardous materials within the drainage basin of Mammoth Cave and demonstrates that emergency planning is crucial.
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Kambesis, Patricia. "Agricultural Contaminant Source and Transport in a Karst Groundwater Basin." TopSCHOLAR®, 2007. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/426.

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Agricultural land use in areas that are located in karst groundwater basins negatively impact groundwater quality because karst terrains provide multiple, direct hydrologic connections from the surface into karst aquifers. The connections and rapid velocities associated with surface and subsurface flow in karst aquifers allow for contaminants to move quickly into and through a groundwater basin. When groundwater returns to the surface via a spring or springs, any contaminants within the water become part of surface streams and rivers. These in turn, impact water quality in areas located downstream of the spring or springs. The purpose of this study was to identify the source and movement of agricultural contaminants in a karst groundwater basin within the context of local climate, hydrogeology and land use. The study area is a fluvio-karst groundwater basin located in the Corn Belt of northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. Land use is predominantly agricultural in nature. Dye tracing, both qualitative and quantitative, resulted in the delineation of the Coldwater Cave Groundwater basin and illustrated that the boundaries of the basin could change as a result of precipitation events. Investigation of basin and aquifer characteristics, stream water temperature monitoring, and evaluation of cave map data and karst feature inventories determined that the surface and subsurface hydrogeology in the study area was very well integrated. Water sampling and analysis documented that agricultural contaminants, specifically nitrates, bacteria, and atrazine impact the quality of the surface water and groundwater within the basin. A ribotyping project that was done in conjunction with the thesis work showed the source of bacteria to be from cattle and humans. Nitrogen isotope analyses indicated that the source of nitrates was from ammonium fertilizers and from septic system wastes. Atrazine, at levels well below the MCL standards established by EPA, and its metabolite deethylatrzine (DEA) were detected in the groundwater year round. Contaminant load was calculated for nitrates, bacteria, and atrazine. Lowest contaminant loads occurred during the winter months of November, December, and January, when freezing temperatures minimized groundwater recharge. Contaminant load varied between high and low concentrations during the months of February and March reflecting the diurnal change between above and below freezing surface temperatures. Contaminant loads were highest during May through October when storm events are common. Contaminant load and transport are a function of the interaction of local hydrogeology and climate.
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Stewart, Lauren R. "Spatial Prediction of Bioavailability and Risk of Lead in Urban Soils to Children." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1369143613.

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Iovanna, Anthony. "Evaluating Uranium Depth Versus Socio-Economic Statistics for Residential Radon Vulnerability in Warren County, Kentucky." TopSCHOLAR®, 2004. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/529.

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Residences in Warren County, Kentucky, are characterized by high levels of residential radon, which is one of the radioactive daughter products of uranium. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), radon exposure causes approximately 22,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States per year. The City of Bowling Green, in Warren County, is underlain by karst, an easily soluble limestone subsurface, which allows radon gas to travel easily through cracks and fissures. Carbonate rocks under Bowling Green are underlain by the Devonian Chattanooga Shale, a low-grade uranium ore and a potential source of radon gas. A digital map of the Chattanooga Shale was created using Arc GIS. A 1.6 km by 1.6 km (one-mile by onemile) grid for Warren County was generated, and depth data from oil wells within each grid cell were averaged to render the elevation of the top surface of the Chattanooga Shale in a digital format. A socio-economic GIS of Warren County was created using US Census Bureau and Property Value Administration data. The Chattanooga Shale and the socio-economic layers were correlated to test points that have high residential radon measurements to determine whether proximity to the shale layer or home type is the better predictor for radon risk. Once risks have been determined, management decisionmaking is simplified and resources can be targeted towards high need areas. Although this study determined that home type, i.e., size of the home and whether there is a basement present, does have a significant effect on residential radon levels, proximity to the top surface of the Chattanooga Shale does not have a significant effect in Warren County, Kentucky. Due to this lack of a geologic pattern it is recommended that radon mitigation systems be included in all new home construction and design.
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Merkley, Brett J. "Sources and Pathways of Lead Contamination in Urban Community Gardens in Toledo, Ohio." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1555621213052896.

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Webster, James William. "Radon Contamination of Residences in a City Built Upon a Karst Landscape Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky." TopSCHOLAR®, 1990. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1682.

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 8 to 12% of U.S. homes have radon concentrations that equal or exceed 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/l). A statewide screening of Kentucky by EPA resulted in an average residential radon concentration of 2.8 pCi/l with 17% of the homes at or above 4 pCi/l. EPA requires routine monitoring and maintenance or worker health records in mines and caves having radon daughter concentrations at or above 0.30 working levels (WL). Bowling Green is a city located in a karst region of south central Kentucky. Residents of Bowling Green have been subjected to various environmental hazards that are closely linked with the landscape. Of particular concern has been the recurring problem of chemical fumes rising from contaminated caves and collecting in buildings. The author has recorded radon daughter concentrations in excess of 5 WLs in caves beneath Bowling Green. A preliminary screening of residential radon concentrations in Bowling Green resulted in an average concentration of 25.8 pCi/l. Two of the test results were above 100 pCi/l and were recorded in homes that were known to have a history of fume problems. These results spurred this thesis which addresses the magnitude of residential radon contamination in Bowling Green and its association with the karst landscape. The investigation involved radon daughter testing in Bowling Green caves and residential radon testing. A total of 84 measurements were conducted in order to establish a working average residential radon concentration for the city. Twelve other tests were performed in buildings known to have a history of chemical fume problems. The resulting average residential radon concentration was 9.06 pCi/l. First floor measurements averaged 4.73 pCi/l, and basement measurements averaged 22.92 pCi/l. The overall average for buildings with a history of fume problems was 35.15 pCi/l with first floors and basements averaging 29.75 and 57.40 pCi/l respectively. Forty-six percent of the homes comprising the sample population equaled or exceeded 4 pCi/l. The results of the investigation indicate that: Bowling Green Caves sometime have radon daughter concentrations far in excess of 0.30 WL. The average residential radon concentration for Bowling Green exceeds the average for Kentucky obtained by EPA. The percentage of houses that have radon concentrations at or above 4 pCi/l for the study area exceeds the estimated national average of 8 to 12% and the statewide average. The author suggests that insufficient data was collected to determine whether radon concentrations in Bowling Green homes with a history of chemical fume problems are higher than for the city as a whole.
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Books on the topic "Geology|Environmental geology|Environmental health"

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Centeno, Jose A., O. Selinus, and Robert B. Finkelman. Medical geology: A regional synthesis. Dordrecht: Springer, 2010.

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Masotti, Andrea. Arsenic: Sources, environmental impact, toxicity and human health : a medical geology perspective. Hauppauge, N.Y: Nova Science Publisher's, 2012.

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Skinner, H. Catherine W. Geology and health: Closing the gap. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002.

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R, Berger Antony, ed. Geology and health: Closing the gap. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.

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Medical geology: Effects of geological environments on human health. Boston: Elsevier, 2004.

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Workshop Internacional de Geologia Médica (2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Geologia médica no Brasil: Efeitos dos materiais e fatores geológicos na saúde humana e meio ambiente : 2005 Workshop Internacional de Geologia Médica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Edited by Silva Cassio Roberto da and Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Serviço Geológico do Brasil, Secretaria de Geologia, Mineração e Transformação Mineral, Ministério de Minas e Energia, 2006.

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Workshop on Medical Geology (2004 Nāgpur, India). Proceedings, Workshop on Medical Geology, IGCP-454, 3-4 February, 2004, Nagpur, India. Kolkata: Geological Survey of India, 2004.

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A, Banwart Steven, and Hedin Robert S. 1956-, eds. Mine water: Hydrology, pollution, remediation. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

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Alexander, David, Colin Henry Davidson, Andrew Fox, Cassidy Johnson, and Gonzalo Lizzaralde, eds. Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Meeting Stakeholder Interests. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-8453-611-2.

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This book collects together 46 papers presented at the Third Biennial Conference of i-Rec, International Group for the Diffusion of Research and Information on Post-Disaster Reconstruction. The various sections of the book cover the technical and administrative aspects of housing and other buildings after disaster. The approach to post-disaster shelter and reconstruction exemplified by this volume is fully interdisciplinary. A very wide range of perspectives is covered, including the disciplines and sub-disciplines of seismic and structural engineering, architecture, applied geography and geology, environmental psychology, paediatrics, development studies, economics, medicine and public health, management studies and political science. The volume is also intended to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the floods that severely damaged Florence in 1966 and did terrible damage to priceless art treasures.
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W, Welby Charles, and Gowan Monica E, eds. A paradox of power: Voices of warning and reason in the geosciences. Boulder, Colo: Geological Society of America, 1998.

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Book chapters on the topic "Geology|Environmental geology|Environmental health"

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Filippelli, Gabriel, and Robert B. Finkelman. "Exploring the Intersections of Environmental Health and Urban Medical Geology." In Practical Applications of Medical Geology, 721–48. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53893-4_22.

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Skala, W., and S. Heynisch. "Expert Systems In Environmental Geology." In Computers in Geology - 25 Years of Progress. Oxford University Press, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195085938.003.0026.

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Geoscientific environmental research deals with very complex problems requiring integration of knowledge from many different fields. Computer-based risk evaluation methods are required as practical tools to automatically compare and evaluate contaminated sites. ALTRISK and HYDRISK are two examples of knowledge-based systems useful for environmental analysis. What types of problems must be solved by the geosciences that are relevant to environmental issues? Is it possible to define a special field of "environmental geology" that is distinct from the other branches of the geosciences? Geoscientists have always believed that it is part of their responsibility to find solutions to environmental problems. These questions have been treated for many years in numerous publications and discussions, and have been considered in educational programs. The environmental sciences are characterized by pragmatism. Research must be restricted to that which is sensible and leads to further decisions and actions that result in solutions which are acceptable with respect to their consequences. There are two essential aspects of environmental research: 1) Investigators should use scientific, empirically reproducible methods; and 2) Research should be driven by the significance and consequences of any potential risk—for example, the environmental impact on human health. These aspects cannot be considered separately. Pragmatic considerations determine the modality and resolution of the research. This has the effect of "styling" the mode of operation and the approach to specific problems. The method of sampling influences the perception of effects in a specific situation and also determines the assessment of risk. Because of the very complex correlations between many causes, risk cannot be determined in an exact manner. It is necessary that an expert be asked for an opinion of the degree of risk involved, based on his or her past experience in similar circumstances. Environmental research requires interdisciplinary investigations and the integration of knowledge from different fields. Even taking into account all of the known interrelationships, an exact evaluation of the risk may be impossible. The very complex problems dealt with by geoscientific environmental research are characterized by many interactions that depend upon conditions within the system.
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Berger, Antony R. "Linking Health To Geology." In Geology and Health. Oxford University Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195162042.003.0005.

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In staking the ground for any new field of science, its distinct character needs to be established. In our opinion, the already large literature on geology and health, including the chapters in this volume, provide two clear arguments for distinctiveness. First, medical geology extends the primary concern of geologists with the interactions between rocks, soils, water, and air to the effects of these interactions on the health of humans and other living organisms. Though one focus of medical geology is the search for the origins of disease in the natural geological background, there is also interest in the obvious benefits that the major, minor, and trace elements and the essential molecules found in soils, surface, and groundwater, and in the air we breathe, bring to health and well-being. Second, this new field is truly cross-disciplinary; it requires the melding of two distinct research efforts, the one focused on geology, with all its subdisciplines, and the other on living forms. Different viewpoints can be myopic, and to increase understanding of the health implications of the natural background requires the involvement not only of a wide range of earth scientists, but also of researchers and practitioners in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, biology, botany, agriculture, and ecology, among others. From the viewpoint of the life scientists, medical geology could be regarded as a subdivision of “environmental medicine” (Möller 2000). This increasingly important aspect of medicine includes consideration of airborne pathways of disease, ozone depletion, algal blooms, the organohalogens, and mycotoxins found as part of the ‘ecology’ of the built environment (buildings, factories). In general, the purview is any factor in the natural or human environment that affects health. The term “geomedicine” has been used extensively, especially by the late J. Lag (1990). However, unlike the well-established fields of geophysics and geochemistry, in which physics and chemistry are applied to geology, the new field is clearly not about the relevance of medical principles to geology. Rather, it is concerned with the application of geological knowledge and techniques to a more integrated approach to public health.
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Davies, T. C. "Some Environmental Problems of Geomedical Relevance in East and Southern Africa." In Geology and Health. Oxford University Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195162042.003.0030.

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Medical geology studies the influence of geo-environmental factors on the geographical distribution of diseases of humans and animals. In the east and southern African subregion, there has been little attention paid to date on the extent to which these factors may be important in disease causation, even though developing countries in general can be shown to hold tremendous promise for specific research in this field. This chapter highlights some problems of geomedical relevance in the subregion and submits that interdisciplinary research among scientists can help provide practical solutions. The iodine deficient regions of east and southern Africa have been identified and the widespread occurrence of goiter and related conditions, collectively referred to as iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), firmly established (e.g., Davies 1994, Jooste et al. 1997). These are serious and debilitating consequences, particularly for poor populations, as the capacity of children is severely restricted and they become a burden to the family. The reported geographical distribution of endemic goiter in East Africa is shown in Figure 22.1. Many aid agencies and governments have attempted to solve the problem by increasing dietary intake of iodine via the introduction of iodized salt and iodized oil programs. Despite these interventions, IDD remain a major problem in the subregion. It is likely that IDD are multi-causal diseases involving factors such as trace element deficiencies, goiter-inducing substances in foodstuffs (known as goitrogens), and genetics (Fordyce 2000). However, geochemists have an important role to play in determining the environmental cycling of iodine and its uptake into the food chain if levels of dietary iodine are to be enhanced successfully. It has now been established that excessive fluorine (mainly in the form of fluoride) is present in parts of the hydrological system of Kenya as well as other countries in the subregion, particularly those that are associated with rift formation (Gaciri and Davies 1993). Fluoride in minor amounts (around 1.3 ppm) reduces dental decay and enhances the proper development of the bone. A similar level of fluoride intake may also be beneficial to animals.
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Berger, Antony R. "Introduction." In Geology and Health, edited by H. Catherine W. Skinner. Oxford University Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195162042.003.0004.

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This volume is a contribution to the new and rapidly expanding field of medical geology that links geologists and other earth scientists with plant and animal biologists and medical, dental, and veterinary specialists in efforts to resolve local and global health issues. The topics mentioned range from the health effects of arsenic, mercury, and fibrous minerals, natural hazards that contribute to the etiology of endemic diseases, to questions on the identification of such hazards. Medical geology aims to strengthen and integrate research that can reduce environmental threats to the health and well-being of humans and animals. It embraces disciplines as diverse as mineralogy and pathology (Geology and Health 2001, Geosciences and Human Health 2001). Health generally refers to people and other living creatures, whereas the focus of geology is on the inanimate and the distant past. Although these may be separate arenas or compartments for investigations, the direct links are hard to ignore. Life itself has evolved within a matrix of earth materials — rocks, minerals, soils, water, air — the availability of which has a profound control on what all living creatures ingest and how they develop, both biologically and culturally. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the nutrients we consume depend on the geological environment that we can only partially control. As we struggle to cope in a world rushing toward 10 billion people, a better understanding of the ways in which the natural environment influences our health should permit more intelligent decisions for the future. The general consensus concerning global change recognizes that humans have had a powerful impact on their surroundings. The other side to that relationship — the sometimes harmful effects of geological materials and processes on us — is the subject of this volume. Combining knowledge and expertise from the earth sciences with that from the medical and life sciences has numerous applications to the resolution of health issues. Coordinating efforts can sharpen the definition of a problem, aid in strategies of reclamation, define and locate sources of potable water, and develop economical solutions based on geological principles that can help to ease, if not prevent, suffering and disease.
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Gilbertson, David D., and Sharon Taylor. "A Legacy of Empires? An Exploration of the Environmental and Medical Consequences of Metal Production in Wadi Faynan, Jordan." In Geology and Health. Oxford University Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195162042.003.0023.

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We have explored, and outline herein, the accumulation of copper in humans, plants, and animals in a remote desert area of southwest Jordan, Wadi Faynan, where mining and smelting activities began about 7000 years ago and effectively ceased 1500 years ago. The archaeological core of the area, Khirbet Faynan, is the ruin of the Roman city of Phaino, one of the major mining and smelting centers of the Roman world. In addition, the Faynan area was one of the most important suppliers of copper to ancient Syria, Mesopotamia, and Egypt (Klein and Hauptmann 1999). Ancient industrial archaeology abounds in the form of adit and shaft mines, ore and metal processing sites, kilns, and spoil and slag heaps (Hauptmann et al. 1992, Hauptmann 2000). The industrial archaeology is closely associated with a complex and extensive irrigated system of fields, which must have been constructed and maintained to feed the workforce in this remote arid area (Barker et al. 1998, 2000). Wadi Faynan is therefore ideally suited to explore the environmental impact of metal production in the past, and its impact, if any, in the modern environment. The study area is located in the hot and very arid Jordanian Desert at the mountain front at the eastern margin of the Wadi Araba, between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. These environmental conditions promote the widespread deflation and redistribution of dusts, which inevitably include metalliferous materials released from eroding spoil and slag heaps and ore processing sites (Gee et al. 1997, Pyatt and Birch 1994). The geology of the region is very complex and of key importance to understanding the consequences of mining and pollution in the region. Copper and locally lead mineralization is present in several rock strata, in particular the Numaya Dolomite Limestone of the Durj Dolomite Shale Formation and the Umm’ Ishrin Sandstone Formation of Middle and Early Cambrian age (Barjous 1992, Bender 1974, Hauptmann 2000, Rabb’a 1992). Adjacent to Khirbet Faynan is a reservoir that was abandoned as a water storage facility before the fifth century BC.
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Emmanuel, Alexandra, and Evens Emmanuel. "Chemical Pollution of Drinking Water in Haiti: An Important Threat to Public Health." In Environmental Health [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97766.

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The geophysical environment of the Republic of Haiti is characterized by hydrological and biogeographical climatic phenomena, and a relief marked by its rugged appearance. Most of the territory is occupied by mountains formed of limestone. The differences in level are very marked. Fragmentation is another feature of the relief. These environmental imperfections juxtaposed with difficult socioeconomic conditions and anthropogenic actions raise questions about possible chemical metal pollution of the country’s water resources. Indeed, the predominance of limestone in the Haitian geology generate water hardness, and in the case where the magnesium concentration is less than 7 mg/l, this water may be the source of cardiovascular diseases. Studies carried out on several water points show a total hardness greater than 200 mg/l. In Port-au-Prince, concentrations of lead ranging from 40 μg/L to 90 μg/L and high Cr (III) risks were measured and estimated in groundwater and drinking water. Concentration of fluorine ranging from 0 to 2 mg/l were obtained from water resources. Concentration above 1.5 mg/l have been found from alluvial aquifers. Chronic public health risks, such as cardiovascular diseases, deterioration of the psychological development of children, irreversible functional and morphological renal changes, and dental fluorosis, strain Haiti’s water resources. Chemicals’ exposures seem to pose a threat to public health in Haiti, which need to be studied. The aim of this study is: (i) to analyze the contribution of geology and anthropogenic actions in the alteration of water quality, (ii) to review the toxicology of chemicals detected in water distributed in Port-au-Prince.
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Plant, Jane A., and Barry Smith. "Environmental Geochemistry on a Global Scale." In Geology and Health. Oxford University Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195162042.003.0028.

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Recent population growth and economic development are extending the problems associated with land degradation, pollution, urbanization, and the effects of climate change over large areas of the earth’s surface, giving increasing cause for concern about the state of the environment. Many problems are most acute in tropical, equatorial, and desert regions where the surface environment is particularly fragile because of its long history of intense chemical weathering over geological timescales. The speed and scale of the impact of human activities are now so great that, according to some authors, for example, McMichael (1993), there is the threat of global ecological disruption. Concern that human activities are unsustainable has led to the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development Our Common Future (Barnaby 1987) and the establishment of a United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development responsible for carrying out Agenda 21, the action plan of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Considerable research into the global environment is now being undertaken, especially into issues such as climate change, biodiversity, and water quality. Relatively little work has been carried out on the sustainability of the Earth’s land surface and its life support systems, however, other than on an ad-hoc basis in response to problems such as mercury poisoning related to artisanal gold mining in Amazonia or arsenic poisoning as a result of water supply problems in Bangladesh (Smedley 1999). This chapter proposes a more strategic approach to understanding the distribution and behavior of chemicals in the environment based on the preparation of a global geochemical baseline to help to sustain the Earth’s land surface based on the systematic knowledge of its geochemistry. Geochemical data contain information directly relevant to economic and environmental decisions involving mineral exploration, extraction, and processing; manufacturing industries; agriculture and forestry; many aspects of human and animal health; waste disposal; and land-use planning. A database showing the spatial variations in the abundance of chemical elements over the Earth’s surface is, therefore, a key step in embracing all aspects of environmental geochemistry. Although environmental problems do not respect political boundaries, data from one part of the world may have important implications elsewhere.
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Selinus, O., R. B. Finkelman, and J. A. Centeno. "Principles of Medical Geology." In Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 364–71. Elsevier, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-409548-9.11715-4.

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Selinus, O., R. B. Finkelman, and J. A. Centeno. "Principles of Medical Geology." In Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 669–76. Elsevier, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-52272-6.00161-6.

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Conference papers on the topic "Geology|Environmental geology|Environmental health"

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Filippelli, Gabriel M., and Robert Finkelman. "EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND URBAN MEDICAL GEOLOGY." In GSA 2020 Connects Online. Geological Society of America, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020am-356137.

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Scott, L. Max. "A Successful Remediation Project." In ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2009-16400.

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As part of a program to visit formerly licensed sites to determine if they meet current uncontrolled release conditions, a United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) inspection was conducted in the fall of 1993 at a site that had possessed a radioactive material license from about 1955 to 1970. While the license was in force, the plant processed magnesium scrap containing up to 4 percent thorium. The source of the scrap is believed to be the aircraft manufacturing industry. The scrap was placed in furnaces and heated to the melting point of magnesium, and the molten magnesium was drawn off, leaving the thorium with the residue (dross). Under the regulation in existence at that time, the thorium dross was buried on site in an approximate 14 acre field. In 1993 the inspector found readings up to 900uR/h. Early in 1994 an informal grid survey of most of the 14 acre site was conducted. Based on that survey, it was concluded that the thorium was widespread and extended beyond the property lines. The preliminary findings were reported to the USNRC, and in 1994 the site was designated as a Site Decommissioning Management Plan (SMPD) site. A remediation team was formed which included the following disciplines: remediation health physics, geology, hydrology, engineering, law, public relations, and project management. This remediation team planned, participated in selecting vendors, and provided project over site for all activities from site characterization through the final status survey. In 2006 the site was released for uncontrolled access. A chronology of activities with lessons learned will be presented.
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