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Ebinger, M.H.; Oxenburg, T.P.
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Funding organisation: Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)1997
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Funding organisation: Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)1997
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[en] Jefferson Proving Ground was used by the US Army Test and Evaluation Command for testing of depleted uranium munitions and closed in 1995 under the Base Realignment and Closure Act. As part of the closure of JPG, assessments of potential adverse health effects to humans and the ecosystem were conducted. This paper integrates recent information obtained from site characterization surveys at JPG with environmental monitoring data collected from 1983 through 1994 during DU testing. Three exposure scenarios were evaluated for potential adverse effects to human health: an occasional use scenario and two farming scenarios. Human exposure was minimal from occasional use, but significant risk were predicted from the farming scenarios when contaminated groundwater was used by site occupants. The human health risk assessments do not consider the significant risk posed by accidents with unexploded ordnance. Exposures of white-tailed deer to DU were also estimated in this study, and exposure rates result in no significant increase in either toxicological or radiological risks. The results of this study indicate that remediation of the DU impact area would not substantially reduce already low risks to humans and the ecosystem, and that managed access to JPG is a reasonable model for future land use options
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1997; 10 p; Waste Management '97; Tucson, AZ (United States); 2-7 Mar 1997; CONF-970335--4; CONTRACT W-7405-ENG-36; Also available from OSTI as DE97002433; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep
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