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Computer-based multimedia models are key analytical tools for assessing pot
ential exposure to environmental contaminants as the U.S. Department of Ene
rgy remediates its sites at the nuclear weapons complex. This study applies
MEPAS, MMSOILS, and RESRAD to actual release site data from the 903 Pad So
urce Area within Operating Unit 2 at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technolo
gy Site using a common set of assumptions; The analysis compares the simila
rity of multimedia model output in terms of (1) prediction of transport, (2
) determination of an individual's lifetime exposure, and (3) estimation of
radiological risks to human health from contaminated soils. This case stud
y presents fairly routine exposure pathways and offers a good illustration
of the way in which multimedia models can be used to assess potential radio
logical risk to human health from contaminated soils.