Epidemiologic Studies

Records Relating to Cesium at the K-25 Plant

Biological Monitoring and Abatement Program [BMAP] Reports, 1986-1994 (noninclusive)

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K-1210, Environmental Restoration Program Document Management Center

Originating Office: Environmental Sciences Division, Environmental Restoration Program

Finding Aids: Document center databases

Disposition Authority:Unscheduled

Series Description: This series consists of reports which document the planning and results of the BMAP programs for the K-25, Oak Ridge National Laboratory [ORNL], White Oak Creek watershed, Clinch River, and Mitchell Branch areas. These reports are required under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System [NPDES] permits held for the above areas of the Oak Ridge Reservation. The program's seven tasks--toxicity monitoring, bioaccumulation monitoring of nonradiological contaminants in aquatic biota, biological indicator studies, instream ecological monitoring, assessment of contaminants in the terrestrial environment, the radioecology of the areas, and the transport, distribution, and fate of contaminants in the area water systems are detailed. Previously identified problem areas (e.g., effluents from K-1407-E, K1407-F, and K-1417, and White Oak Creek and Melton Branch) are discussed, along with program objectives; site geohydrology, discharges, and effluents; sampling-site selection criteria; existing ecological and monitoring data; and program tasks and subtasks, including objectives and methodology. Reference lists of relevant regulatory and support documents, information and data flow charts, and test parameter lists are also included.

Cesium contaminant results are prominent in some sections of the reports, and measurement units vary widely, but include picocuries per gram, becquerels per kilogram, picocuries per square centimeter, and curies (pCi/g, Bq/kg, pCi/cm2, and Ci).

Data Elements: 3, 89, 95, 103, 117, 118, 122, 124