Post Remedial Action Report, Lansdowne Radioactive Residence Complex, Dismantlement/Removal Project. Volume 1. Government Operations

Abstract

The Lansdowne radioactive residence complex and 250' of municipal sewer became contaminated during the period 1924-1944 by radium processing. Clean-up of the site necessitated the removal of contaminated rubble generated by building and sewer dismantlement, and of radioactive soil that became contaminated because waste products from the radium processing activity were buried in the ground around the site. Prior to remediation, radium levels in the soil ranged as high as 700 pCi/g; following remediation, radium levels had been reduced to no greater than 5 pCi/g above the local background of 2.5 pCi/g. Following removal of contamination, the site was backfilled to near original grade and restored as a grassed lot. A replacement sewer line was constructed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230429

Entities

People

  • Walter C. Wickboldt

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Gamma Rays
  • Groundwater
  • Health Services
  • Ionization
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Quantum Yields
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • Safety Equipment
  • Warning Systems
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Products

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.