Environmental Radiation Surveillance West Valley Readings: Beginning 2009

This dataset measures the water and milk near the West Valley Demonstration Project site and other locations (background) around NYS to determine the normal levels of radioactivity and monitors the influence of human activities on these levels. The site numbers represent the location from which samples are collected. This dataset is not designed, or intended to monitor releases from discharge points at a specific facility (e.g., a stack). The facility operator performs this type of monitoring to meet the requirements of its licensing agency (e.g., a federal agency or the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation). A column has been added for values which can be graphed. Readings where a less than value is displayed show a value that is less than the detection limit of the measurement method and are essentially equivalent to 0. Variations in detection limit are due to variations in sample collection and measurement instrument performance.

本数据集旨在测量位于西谷示范项目现场及其周边（背景）地区的水和牛奶样本，以确定放射性水平的正常值，并监测人类活动对这些水平的影响。站点编号代表了样本采集的位置。本数据集的设计并非用于监测特定设施（例如，烟囱）排放点的释放，此类监测由设施运营商执行，以满足其许可机构（例如，联邦机构或纽约州环境保护厅）的要求。为便于绘图，已增加一列用于记录数值。显示低于检测限的读数表明该值低于测量方法的检测限，实质上等同于0。检测限的波动是由于样本采集和测量仪器性能的差异所致。