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Air, plant, and unsaturated-zone tritium and plant-metrics data, Amargosa Desert Research Site, Nye County, Nevada, 2012–2016

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2012-04-16
Time Period
2016-06-30
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Andraski, B.J., Young, M.B., Welborn, T.L., Choy, D.T., Michel, R.L., Maples, S.R., Arthur, J.M., Kauble, R.K., Barrenchea, M.A., DeMeo, G.A., Garcia, C.A., Baker, R.J., Stonestrom, D.A., and Luo, W., 2019, Air, plant, and unsaturated-zone tritium and plant-metrics data, Amargosa Desert Research Site, Nye County, Nevada, 2012–2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P98CTCLJ.

Summary

These data comprise air, plant (creosote bush, Larrea tridentata), and unsaturated-zone tritium measurements and plant metrics collected during 2012 to 2016 from three sampling areas at the Amargosa Desert Research Site (ADRS) near Beatty, Nevada: (1) within a low-level radioactive waste facility, (2) buffer area adjacent to the waste facility, and (3) reference area 3 kilometers from the waste facility. Plant metrics include foliage-water content and canopy and stem dimensions. Supporting information includes a list of publications that provide descriptions of methods used to collect the data and results of previous tritium research at the ADRS. All data and supporting information are compiled in an electronic spreadsheet that is [...]

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Purpose

These data were collected to characterize transport and fate of tritium in the unsaturated zone, plants, and air within, around, and distant from a low-level radioactive waste repository. The data support ongoing research to improve understanding of hydrologic and contaminant fate-and-transport processes, exposure pathways, and the environmental-health impacts of exposure to biota from different types and mixtures of contaminants in arid environments. All data were collected at the Amargosa Desert Research Site (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nv-water/science/amargosa-desert-research-site).

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