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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

tritium analysis, environmental health (human), plant and animal testing, contamination and pollution, water resources, toxic radionuclide contamination, soil resources, unsaturated zone, water quality, contaminant transport, hydrology

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climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, health, biota, geoscientificInformation, environment, inlandWaters

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disposal sites

Place Keywords

Nevada, Amargosa Desert, Mojave Desert, United States of America, Nye County

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

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 included with this release.

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Author(s) Brian J Andraski orcid, Megan B Young orcid, David A. Stonestrom orcid, Toby L Welborn orcid, Ronald J. Baker, C. Amanda Garcia orcid, Doug Choy, Robert L. Michel
Publication Date 2019-12-23
Beginning Date of Data 2012-04-16
Ending Date of Data 2016-06-30
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P98CTCLJ
Citation Andraski, B.J., Young, M.B., Stonestrom, D.A., Welborn, T.L., Baker, R.J., Garcia, C.A., Choy, D., and Michel, R.L., 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.
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Brian J Andraski
Metadata Date 2020-08-24
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