Government Accountability Project (GAP)
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Report
Date
5-2005
Description
The findings of this report include:
Radionuclide levels were higher in some offsite plant and animal tissues than had been previously reported for the Hanford site. These levels reach unacceptably high concentrations for plants such as mulberries, reinforcing mulberry plant data from past studies.
The size of the offsite area showing increased radionuclide concentrations also appears to be higher than previously reported, apparently including areas which lie upstream of the site on the Columbia River.
Increased levels of plutonium, strontium, mercury and beryllium (nonradioactive metals), uranium, and cesium were detected in both biological and mineral samples. The finding of plutonium in freshwater asian clams in particular requires further study.
Testing done on household attic dusts indicates that these may be an excellent indicator of past exposure to airborne radionuclides from Hanford.
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Government Accountability Project
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nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons testing, environment, non-governmental organizations, United States Department of Energy, tribal governments, environmental cleanup, radioactive fallout, radioactive waste
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Location
Washington, DC
Recommended Citation
Government Accountability Project; Kaltofen, Marco; and Carpenter, Tom, "Final Report: Citizens Monitoring of Columbia River Radionuclides" (2005). Government Accountability Project (GAP). 1.
https://commons.clarku.edu/gap/1