Evaluation of residual soil contamination from commercial oil well drilling activities and its impact on the naturally occurring background radiation environment

IF 1.6 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Soil & Sediment Contamination Pub Date : 1997-01-01 DOI:10.1080/15320389709383545

H. Spitz, K. Lovins, C. Becker

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Radiation exposure received by individuals living and working on a farmland contaminated with radium was evaluated by measuring the technologically enhanced radiation background using portable survey instruments and a high‐pressure ionization chamber. Analysis of selected organic compounds, metals, and radioactive material in samples of soil and water obtained from the farm demonstrate a potential risk to inhabitants that needs to be evaluated, especially for future generations living and working on this land who may not be aware of the potential hazard. The distribution of radium and several other hazardous waste materials was found to be significantly elevated in areas where sludge ponds and waste pits were formerly located. Transport of these contaminants in soil was detected by in situ measurement of radium, which may be a useful analog for determining the translocation of metals and other contaminants associated with oil well‐drilling activities. Conventional risk assessment models, using default inp...

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Soil & Sediment Contamination 环境科学-环境科学

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4.20

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10.00%

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2.2 months

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