Chemical and radiochemical constituents in water from wells in the vicinity of the naval reactors facility, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, 1997-98

The U.S. Geological Survey, in response to a
request from the U.S. Department of Energy?s
Phtsburgh Naval Reactors Ofilce, Idaho Branch
Office, sampled water from 13 wells during
1997?98 as part of a long-term project to monitor
water quality of the Snake River Plain aquifer in
the vicinity of the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho
National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory,
Idaho. Water samples were analyzed for naturally
occurring constituents and man-made
contaminants. A totalof91 samples were collected
from the 13 monitoring wells. The routine samples
contained detectable concentrations of total cations
and dissolved anions, and nitrite plus nitrate as
nitrogen. Most of the samples also had detectable
concentrations of gross alpha- and gross beta-particle
radioactivity and tritium. Fourteen qualityassurance
samples also were collected and analyze~
seven were field-blank samples, and seven
were replicate samples. Most of the field blank
samples contained less than detectable concentrations
of target constituents; however, some
blank samples did contain detectable concentrations
of calcium, magnesium, barium, copper,
manganese, nickel, zinc, nitrite plus nitrate, total
organic halogens, tritium, and selected volatile
organic compounds.