Sentence examples for uranium contamination from inspiring English sources

Following surface excavation of contaminated materials, both sites were projected to naturally flush remnant uranium contamination to levels below regulatory limits (e.g., 30 μg/L or 0.126 μmol/L; U.S. EPA drinking water standard), with 10 years projected for the Hanford 300 Area Columbia Riverr) and 12 years for the Rifle site (Colorado River).

It allegedly exposed workers to uranium contamination.

Uranium contamination is a serious environmental concern worldwide.

A novel nanosensor system has been developed for voltammetric tracing of environmental uranium contamination.

Large scale loss of aquatic species has been witnessed due to uranium contamination.

For some Navajos, the uranium contamination is all of a piece with their fraught relationship with the federal government.

Uranium (U) contamination in groundwater often results from natural geochemical processes such as mineral dissolution and desorption of adsorbed U from mineral surface.

The level of uranium contaminations was quite variable, with very high levels occurring in some homes and almost none in adjoining homes (Table 1).

One researcher explained that the study had "only scratched the surface of what's out there and found widely dispersed enriched uranium in the environment". In other words, the contamination could be more widespread than is now known.

The author speaking to Acoma Pueblo Councillor David Vallo about uranium mining contamination.

Uranium environmental contamination from mining, processing, and military industries has heightened concern of the possible environmental and health effects of DU exposure.