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• Becker, C. Dale

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Aquatic bioenvironmental studies : the Hanford experience, 1944-84 [electronic resource]

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• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

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• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Front Cover; Aquatic Bioenvironmental Studies: The Hanford Experience 1944-84; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Scientific and Common Names; Chapter 1. Introduction; The Hanford Site; Environmental Awareness; References; Chapter 2. Hostorical Influences on Hanford Operations; Genesis of The Hanford Site; Milestones; Organizations on The Hanford Site, Early 1980s; References; Chapter 3. Operation Areas and Land Use at Hanford; Original Site Layout; Site Layout and Activities Today; Water Quality Considerations; References
• Chapter 4. Operation of the Single-Purpose Reactors, 1943 to 1971Operational Features; Background Radiation; Areas of Concern; Dilution Capacity of the Columbia River; References; Chapter 5. University of Washington Studies, 1943 to 1960; The Secret Beginnings; Studies With X-Radiation; Studies With Cobalt-60 Gamma Rays; Significance of the University Effort; References; Chapter 6. Setting for Bioenvironmental Studies in the Hanford Reach, 1945 to 1971; Opportunities; Facilities; Personnel; Artificial Radioactivity; Role of Advisory Groups; References
• Chapter 7. Reactor Effluent Monitoring, 1945 to 1971Monitoring Reactor Effluent With Fish; Chemical Effects During Monitoring; Temperature Effects During Monitoring; Radioactivity Effects During Monitoring; Significance of Effluent Environmental Monitoring Studies; References; Chapter 8. Field Studies With Radioactivity in the Hanford Reach, 1945 to 1971; Radionuclide Releases - Early Studies (1941-1962); Radionuclide Releases - Later Studies (1961-1971); Transport and Behavior of Radionuclides Downstream from Hanford; Radioactivity in Ecosystem After Reactor Closures
• Significance of Field Studies With RadioactivityReferences; Chapter 9. Laboratory Studies With Radioactivity and Aquatic Organisms, 1945 to 1971; Direct Exposure of Organisms to Radionuclides; Uptake and Transfer of Radionuclides in Microcosms; Significance of Laboratory Studies With Radioactivity; References; Chapter 10. Thermal Effects Studies in the Hanford Reach, 1960 to 1971; Field Studies: Thermal Releases to the Columbia River; Laboratory Studies: Lethal, Sublethal, and Physiological Effects of Temperature; Investigations With the Fish Pathogen Columnaris
• Ecological Functions in the Hanford ReachSignificance of Thermal Studies in the Hanford Reach; References; Chapter 11. Generic Studies at Hanford After Closure of the Single-Purpose Reactors, 1971 to 1981; Studies With Radioactivity After Reactor Closure; Thermal Effect Studies With Aquatic Biota; Combined Effect Studies Involving Temperature; Effects of Hydroelectric Generation; Site Characterization Studies; Significance of Generic Studies at Hanford, 1971 to 1981; References; Chapter 12. Facility-Specific Studies in Hanford Reach After Closure of Single-Purpose Reactors, 1971 to 1984
• Hanford Generating Project
• From 1944-1971, the Hanford Reach of the Colombia River in Washington State received quantities of radioisotopes, heat and chemicals from up to 8 plutonium reactors. Subsequently, from 1971-1984 the same part of the river provided cooling water for 3 power-production facilities.Environmental concerns promoted a series of continuing studies to examine various potential adverse effects. No significant impairment of the rivers ecosystem was detected.This book reviews these studies and places them in a historical framework.It provides a unique overview of studies made ove
• English