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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Site Dose-per-Unit-Release Factors for Use in Calculating Radionuclide Air Emissions Potential-to-Emit Doses
This report documents assumptions and inputs used to prepare the dose-per-unit-release factors for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Site (including the buildings that make up the Physical Sciences Facility [PSF] as well as the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory [EMSL]) calculated using the EPA-approved Clean Air Act Assessment Package 1988–Personal Computer (CAP88-PC) Version 3 software package. The dose-per-unit-release factors are used to prepare dose estimates for a maximum public receptor (MPR) in support of Radioactive Air Pollutants Notice of Construction (NOC) applications for the PNNL Site
Data Quality Objectives Supporting Radiological Air Emissions Monitoring for the PNNL Site
This document of Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) was prepared based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guidance on Systematic Planning Using the Data Quality Objectives Process, EPA, QA/G4, 2/2006 (EPA 2006) as well as several other published DQOs. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is in the process of developing a radiological air monitoring program for the PNNL Site that is distinct from that of the nearby Hanford Site. Radiological emissions at the PNNL Site result from Physical Sciences Facility (PSF) major emissions units. A team was established to determine how the PNNL Site would meet federal regulations and address guidelines developed to monitor and estimate offsite air emissions of radioactive materials. The result is a program that monitors the impact to the public from the PNNL Site
Department of Energy – Office of Science Pacific Northwest Site Office Environmental Monitoring Plan for the DOE-SC PNNL Site
The Pacific Northwest Site Office (PNSO) manages the contract for operations at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Site in Richland, Washington. Radiological operations at the DOE-SC PNNL Site expanded in 2010 with the completion of facilities at the Physical Sciences Facility. As a result of the expanded radiological work at the site, the Washington State Department of Health (WDOH) has required that offsite environmental surveillance be conducted as part of the PNNL Site Radioactive Air Emissions License. The environmental monitoring and surveillance requirements of various orders, regulations, and guidance documents consider emission levels and subsequent risk of negative human and environmental impacts. This Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) describes air surveillance activities at the DOE-SC PNNL Site. The determination of offsite environmental surveillance needs evolved out of a Data Quality Objectives process (Barnett et al. 2010) and Implementation Plan (Snyder et al. 2010). The entire EMP is a compilation of several documents, which include the Main Document (this text), Attachment 1: Sampling and Analysis Plan, Attachment 2: Data Management Plan, and Attachment 3: Dose Assessment Guidance
Multicenter Evaluation of the BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel for Detection of Bacteria, Yeasts, and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Positive Blood Culture Samples
Diagnostic tools that can rapidly identify and characterize microbes growing in blood cultures are important components of clinical microbiology practice because they help to provide timely information that can be used to optimize patient management. This publication describes the bioMerieux BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel clinical study that was submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Results obtained with the BIOFIRE BCID2 Panel were compared to standard-of-care (SoC) results, sequencing results, PCR results, and reference laboratory antimicrobial susceptibility testing results to evaluate the accuracy of its performance. Results for 1,093 retrospectively and prospectively collected positive blood culture samples were initially enrolled, and 1,074 samples met the study criteria and were included in the final analyses. The BIOFIRE BCID2 Panel demonstrated an overall sensitivity of 98.9% (1,712/1,731) and an overall specificity of 99.6% (33,592/33,711) for Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria and yeast targets which the panel is designed to detect. One hundred eighteen off-panel organisms, which the BIOFIRE BCID2 Panel is not designed to detect, were identified by SoC in 10.6% (114/1,074) of samples. The BIOFIRE BCID2 Panel also demonstrated an overall positive percent agreement (PPA) of 97.9% (325/332) and an overall negative percent agreement (NPA) of 99.9% (2,465/2,767) for antimicrobial resistance determinants which the panel is designed to detect. The presence or absence of resistance markers in Enterobacterales correlated closely with phenotypic susceptibility and resistance. We conclude that the BIOFIRE BCID2 Panel produced accurate results in this clinical trial
The Vehicle, Spring 1981
Vol. 22, No. 2
Table of Contents
Old Farmers at the Arcade CafeJohn Stockmanpage 4
ConfettiCathy Georgepage 6
Ode to a Corned Beef SandwichJeff Bennettpage 6
The Ice on Kirschner\u27s CreekScott Fishelpage 7
Love Poem to LindaJohn Stockmanpage 7
Grandfather\u27s PortraitJames Marshpage 8
The MassageKathleen Alakspage 9
A Driving ForceSandy Youngpage 10
King DandelionNancy Siebenpage 12
One Afternoon - Contemplating HouseworkKelli Sanderpage 13
Tent WallsAndy Sudkamppage 14
The SentinelElise Hempelpage 16
Daddy\u27s AftershaveJeff Bennettpage 16
The WeddingChris Goerlichpage 17
UntitledCarol Hansenpage 17
Treasures in the YardScott Fishelpage 18
Hitchhiker\u27s BootsAndy Sudkamppage 20
The RaffleLaura Henrypage 21
A Walk at NightJudi Jinespage 24
Morning in the DumpJeff Bennettpage 24
In Praise of Chocolate Ice CreamJohn Stockmanpage 25
Summer on the Isle of PalmsElisabeth Cristpage 26
The WaveHerbert S. Demminpage 27
RememberingJohn Kleinsteiberpage 27
PotatoJohn Stockmanpage 28
Late ShowChris Goerlichpage 30
Love in Him - JoeDebbie Klinnertpage 31
ShoeScott Fishelpage 35
The DrinkerBob Huntpage 36
The WidowGeorge Ndu Igbudupage 37
ElectricityScott Fishelpage 37
Hatchet JackB.L. Davidsonpage 39
Walking Home LateJohn Stockmanpage 41
NovemberCindy Hubbarttpage 41
On the BusLaura Henrypage 42
HaikuJames Marshpage 43
SpillwayGloria Rhoadspage 43
Art
Cover design by Linda Fraembs
PhotographRobin Scholzpage 3
PhotographRobin Scholzpage 5
PhotographMichelle Glassmeyerpage 15
PhotographRobert Schinaglpage 19
PhotographTom Robertspage 38
PhotographRobert Schinaglpage 44https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1039/thumbnail.jp
Eye on Health: Giving Students a Voice through Photography
The purpose of this activity is to provide an opportunity for students to explore and share their view of the six domains of health through the use of photography and personal interpretive analysis. After reviewing the domains of health and receiving in-class instructions, students are given two weeks to collect photos in their environments that reflect their own interpretation of the heath domains. The students then create presentations to share their views with the class. The project is evaluated using rubrics to determine if objectives were met and to assess participant satisfaction with the activity
“Everyone Is Doing It”: When Did Teenage Peer Sexual Harassment Become “Normal”?
A disturbing trend involves the ambivalence of students towards actions and behaviors of sexual harassment that they consider “normal”. This poster explores perceptions among teens concerning acceptance of peer-peer sexually implicit actions and behaviors
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Data Quality Objectives Supporting Radiological Air Emissions Monitoring for the PNNL Site
This document of Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) was prepared based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guidance on Systematic Planning Using the Data Quality Objectives Process, EPA, QA/G4, 2/2006 (EPA 2006) as well as several other published DQOs. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is in the process of developing a radiological air monitoring program for the PNNL Site that is distinct from that of the nearby Hanford Site. Radiological emissions at the PNNL Site result from Physical Sciences Facility (PSF) major emissions units. A team was established to determine how the PNNL Site would meet federal regulations and address guidelines developed to monitor and estimate offsite air emissions of radioactive materials. The result is a program that monitors the impact to the public from the PNNL Site