Handout: Groundwater Cleanup at Hanford: Will Public Health Be Protected?

Creator

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Hanford Task Force

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Document Type

Report

Date

2006

Description

The focus of this summary is how groundwater has been impacted by weapons production at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Groundwater is water contained in subterranean deposits and can be a significant source for irrigation, drinking, industrial uses, and cooling. An estimated 200-square miles of groundwater beneath Hanford are contaminated, with 80-square miles contaminated above drinking water standards.

This research was completed money allocated during Round 6 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.

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Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility

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pdf

Keywords

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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Recommended Citation

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Hanford Task Force, "Handout: Groundwater Cleanup at Hanford: Will Public Health Be Protected?" (2006). Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. 1.
https://commons.clarku.edu/washingtonphys/1