1. Introduction and Related Research; 2. Plutonium and Los Alamos; 3. The Northern Rio Grande Basin; 4. Fluvial Sediment, Forms, and Processes; 5. Engineering Works; 6. Reparian Vegetation; 7. Plutonium in the Rio Grande System; 8. Annual Plutonium Budget for the Rio Grande; 9. Sediment and Plutonium Storage Upstream from Cochiti; 10. Sediment and Plutonium Storage Downstream from Cochiti; 11. Simulation of Sediment and Plutonium Dynamics; 12. General Lessons and Conclusions; Appendixes; Notes; References; Index
Summary
The first atomic bombs were constructed a the Los Alamos National Laboratory for the Manhattan project and other weapons programs. Waste plutonium was drained into the Rio Grande. This book studies the movement of the plutonium through the river system, and is illustrated with maps, diagrams and photographs. The analytic methods employed will serve as a model for application elsewhere
Analysis
Rivers Pollution Radioactive materials
New Mexico
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-321) and index
Notes
English
Online resource; title from digital title page (University Press Scholarship, viewed June 3, 2022)
