United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1986 - Geology |
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... deposits and filled with radioactive waste from August 1967 through April 1978. Burial operations were suspended in 1978 when licensed burial space was depleted . Nineteen of the 21 trenches were con- structed in undisturbed deposits ...
... deposits and filled with radioactive waste from August 1967 through April 1978. Burial operations were suspended in 1978 when licensed burial space was depleted . Nineteen of the 21 trenches were con- structed in undisturbed deposits ...
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... Deposits range from small isolated lenses to fairly extensive , contin- uous beds ; materials range in size from clay - sized particles to cobbles . A Hydrology of the Unsaturated Zone To study and collect data on water moving through ...
... Deposits range from small isolated lenses to fairly extensive , contin- uous beds ; materials range in size from clay - sized particles to cobbles . A Hydrology of the Unsaturated Zone To study and collect data on water moving through ...
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... deposit systems . uranium deposits and daughter products such as radon , that may be health hazards . The Geothermal Investigations Program conducts basic research to determine the nature , distribution , and magnitude of geo- thermal ...
... deposit systems . uranium deposits and daughter products such as radon , that may be health hazards . The Geothermal Investigations Program conducts basic research to determine the nature , distribution , and magnitude of geo- thermal ...
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... DEPOSITS PROVIDES DATA FOR LAND PLANNING DECISIONS A geologic map showing a three- dimensional perspective of both surficial and subsurface unconsolidated deposits over much of the northern conterminous United States has been completed ...
... DEPOSITS PROVIDES DATA FOR LAND PLANNING DECISIONS A geologic map showing a three- dimensional perspective of both surficial and subsurface unconsolidated deposits over much of the northern conterminous United States has been completed ...
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... deposits in these areas and should , therefore , add to the effectiveness and accuracy of regional assessments . Portraying not only the surficial geology but also the nature and extent of geologic units in the subsurface , this map is ...
... deposits in these areas and should , therefore , add to the effectiveness and accuracy of regional assessments . Portraying not only the surficial geology but also the nature and extent of geologic units in the subsurface , this map is ...
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