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health risks because the shallow groundwater Total routine and nonroutine waste diverted is not used as a water supply source. from landfills for recycling in 2004 was 16,765 metric tons. This includes almost 17 tons of Soil and Sediment Monitoring toner cartridges, 329 tons of paper and 39 tons Most analyses of 2004 on-site soil samples of batteries. did not detect any nonradiological contaminants that could impact public health. A few analyses Radiological Dose Assessment detected either trace amounts of contaminants Every year a theoretical radiological dose from or naturally occurring background concentrations. LLNL to the public is calculated. The dose is Radiological results were within the very low based upon someone living for a year on the levels of previous years. Elevated concentrations LLNL fence line where the highest radiation of depleted uranium continue to be found at dose from air releases would occur. That dose some locations within Site 300. Findings are was 0.0079 millirem in 2004 for the Livermore within the ranges seen in the past and present site. For Site 300 it was 0.026 millirem. no threat to employees or the public. The total theoretical 2004 dose from both sites added together is almost 9,000 times Off-Site Vegetation and Wine Monitoring smaller than dose everyone receives from In general, off-site monitoring for tritium in background radiation in the natural environment. vegetation found none. Tritium in local wine was An average individual receives an annual up to 10 times lower than in some French wine. dose of about 360 millirem from radiation present As usual, there was slightly more tritium near normally and naturally in the environment and the Livermore site than was found at more from medical sources. Federal exposure distant locations. All tritium found was well standards for air releases limit the annual dose below regulatory levels of concern, even with an individual can receive from federal facility organically bound tritium taken into account. operations to 10 millirem. LLNL has never exceeded these Federal standards. Groundwater Remediation As of 2004, groundwater treatment facilities Regulatory Compliance at the Livermore site have processed almost LLNL must meet all applicable federal, state, 10 billion liters of groundwater since 1989. regional, county, and local environmental More than 1700 kilograms of VOCs were requirements. For example, in 2004, the Bay removed during groundwater and soil vapor Area Air Quality Management District issued or treatment in that period. Since treatment began at Site 300, about 1.1 billion liters of groundwater have been treated. Almost 300 kilograms of VOCs have • been removed from soil and groundwater. Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention '•• ' • Thanks to strong pollution prevention efforts, • • y • • • - waste generation at LLNL generally continues to decrease. LLNL received two Best In Class Awards from the Federal government in early .• 2005. The awards were for waste minimization • • . - , r.•, , . •, activities in 2004. LLNL also took a Bronze • • - • •, Award in the Federal Challenge for its • • r management of waste electronic equipment.