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An investigation of groundwater age at the Shiprock, NM UMTRCA site
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | An investigation of groundwater age at the Shiprock, NM UMTRCA site |
| Creator | Lawlis, Bryan |
| Subject | Shiprock Disposal Site Navajo Mill groundwater Uranium Vanadium Radioactive pollution of water--New Mexico--Shiprock. Radioactive waste disposal in the ground--Environmental aspects--New Mexico--Shiprock. Radioisotopes--Migration--New Mexico--Shiprock. Groundwater--Pollution--New Mexico--Shiprock. |
| Description | A Professional Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Water Resources, Water Resources Program, University of New Mexico. The Shiprock Disposal Site is located in Shiprock, NM and was the site of the former Navajo Mill, a uranium and vanadium ore processing facility. The site occupies approximately 230 acres on a terrace overlooking the San Juan River and its adjacent flood plain. Uranium and Vanadium were extracted from ores mined from various locations from 1954 through 1968. The contaminants of this leaching process percolated into the groundwater on the terrace and the floodplain. The remediation of the... |
| Date | 2013-12-13T22:12:01Z 2013-12-13T22:12:01Z 2013-12-13 |
| Type | Presentation Technical Report Thesis Other |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1928/23484 |
| Language | en_US |
