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Seepage from the Moab, Utah, USA, former uranium-ore processing site resulted in ammonia and uranium contamination of naturally occurring saline ground water in alluvium adjacent to the Colorado River. An interim ground water remediation system, operating since 2003, is currently being evaluated for design of a long-term remedy. Final design is to minimize ammonia discharge to critical habitat areas.
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40 CFR 192, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Health and environmental protection standards for uranium and thorium mill tailings”
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Metzler, D.R., Ritchey, J.D., Bostick, K.A., Pill, K.G., Glowiak, E.M. (2008). Ground water remediation at the Moab, Utah, USA, former uranium-ore processing site. In: Merkel, B.J., Hasche-Berger, A. (eds) Uranium, Mining and Hydrogeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87746-2_5
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