Field Demonstration of Reactive Chemical Barriers to Control Radionuclide and Trace-Element Contamination in Ground Water, Fry Canyon, Utah

A partnership among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Energy, and U.S. Geological Survey

Fry Canyon poster

• INTRODUCTION
• FRY CANYON STUDY SITE
• POTENTIOMETRIC SURFACE OF COLLUVIAL AQUIFER
• URANIUM DISTRIBUTION IN WATER AND SEDIMENT
• URANIUM MASS EXPORT FROM COLLUVIAL AQUIFER
• REACTIVE BARRIER INSTALLATION
• INITIAL BARRIER MONITORING RESULTS
• REFERENCES

FRY CANYON STUDY TEAM MEMBERS

• D.L. Naftz, G.W. Freethey, W.F. Holmes, and R.C. Rowland, U.S. Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, Utah
• E. Feltcorn, R. Wilhelm, and P. Estornell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
• R. Breeden, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, Colorado
• J.A. Davis, C.C. Fuller, M.J. Piana, and J. Joye, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
• S.J. Morrison, Weston, Inc., Grand Junction, Colorado
• B. Lewis, Bureau of Land Management, Denver, Colorado

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