The concentrations of radionuclides, heavy metals, and poloychlorinated biphenyls in field mice collected from regional background areas. Revision 3

Fresquez, Philip R.¹ 

[1] Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

关键词: Environmental Protection;    small mammals;    deer mice;    background;    radionuclides;    PCBs;    metals;    dioxin;    furans;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1233241
RP-ID  :  LA-UR-15-29613
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1233241

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Field mice are effective indicators of contaminant presence. This paper reports the concentrations of various radionuclides, heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, high explosives, perchlorate, and dioxin/furans in field mice (mostly deer mice) collected from regional background areas in northern New Mexico. These data, represented as the regional statistical reference level (the mean plus three standard deviations = 99% confidence level), are used to compare with data from field mice collected from areas potentially impacted by Laboratory operations, as per the Environmental Surveillance Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory.