Kriging Analysis of Uranium Concentrations in Test Area C-74L, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Abstract

Soil samples from Test Area C-74L, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, were analyzed for depleted uranium by instrumental epithermal neutron activation analysis. The sampling design used was a modified polar coordinate scheme. The resulting data were analyzed with a statistical procedure called kriging to obtain a contour map of concentration and a 95% confidence interval map. The majority of uranium remains in the center of the area near the target abutment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101218

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  • Gary C. White

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  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Classification
  • Commerce
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detectors
  • Gamma Ray Spectra
  • Grids
  • Intensity
  • Intervals
  • Neutron Activation
  • New Mexico
  • Pulse Height Analyzers
  • Sampling
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States

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