RE: Environmental TLDs

["Andrea George" <andrea.k.george@vanderbilt.edu>]

When I worked at Bechtel for FUSRAP, we constructed housings out of PVC pipe
with a cap and an open wire mesh bottom.  The casings were permanently
mounted to fences, buildings, etc.  There were wire crosshairs inside to
hang the TLDs from.  Cheap, but practical.

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
[mailto:radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu]On Behalf Of
elizabeth_algutifan@wssrap-host.wssrap.com
Sent: Friday, October 09, 1998 9:23 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Environmental TLDs


Radsafers,
This is a very non-technical question, but I'll ask anyway:

For those of you who are involved with an environmental TLD program, how do
you
keep the TLDs dry while they are deployed?  We currently use small zip lock
bags
to hold the dosimeters and punch a hole into the top opening of the bag to
attach it to a post (does not compromise integrity of the bag).  However, by
the
end of a monitoring quarter, a little water tends to accumulate in the bag
around the TLD; at the very least, the labels are damp.  The label affixed
to
the TLD by the vendor often becomes illegible.  Any suggestions? Thanks.

Elizabeth Algutifan, MS
Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project (WSSRAP)
St. Charles, Missouri
Elizabeth_Algutifan@wssrap-host.wssrap.com

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