A prioritization and analysis strategy for environmental surveillance results.

Abstract:

:DOE facilities are required to conduct environmental surveillance to verify that facility operations are operated within the approved risk envelope and have not caused undue risk to the public and the environment. Given a reduced budget, a strategy for analyzing environmental surveillance data was developed to set priorities for sampling needs. The radiological and metal data collected at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, were used to demonstrate the analysis strategy. Sampling locations were prioritized for further investigation and the needs for routine sampling. The process of data management, analysis, prioritization, and presentation has been automated through a custom-designed computer tool. Data collected over years can be analyzed and summarized in a short table format for prioritization and decision making.

journal_name

Health Phys

journal_title

Health physics

authors

Shyr LJ,Herrera H,Haaker R

doi

10.1097/00004032-199711000-00012

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-11-01 00:00:00

pages

826-30

issue

5

eissn

0017-9078

issn

1538-5159

journal_volume

73

pub_type

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