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Site Description COCs Affected Media Remediation Methods Status Sensitive Receptors Spill Date

Spill

Volume/Plume

Size

Depth to

Groundwater

Geology - Soil

Type & Bedrock F ield S tudi es / Reports E DB Concentrat ions

Aquifer Testing/

Pilot Tests

Quantity of Contaminant

Removed Remediation Costs

Facility operational since 1940s

DCA, benzene, EDB,

DC E, to lu ene S oi l a nd GW

MNA; Free Product Recovery System; P&T (not

useful); UST removal; SVE/bioventing Ongoing

private and municipal

wells NA

Spill volume

not found in

research to

date; 500 ft. X

2000 ft. 65 ft.

construction fill;

glacial deposits

(till and outwash) RI/FS completed

Contamination in both soil (low level

threat) and groundwater (more serious

threat); specific concentrations not

found in research to date. yes

Not found in research to

date estimates available.

Convenience store with gas pumps operated

1964-1992 gasoline GW Natural Attenuation. None

groundwater used by

>100 people

Not found in research

to date

Not found in

research to

date

Not found in

research to date clay over silt/sand

Not found in research

to date Not found in research to date

Not found in

research to date

Not found in research to

date no

From 1940-1946 and 1955-1972, parts of

facility used for aircraft and ground vehicle

maintenance using petroleum fuels, solvents,

paints, with dumping of hazardous material in

landfills, sumps, sewage treatment plants, etc.,

common practice.

aviation gas, other

fuels, chlorinated

solvents, motor oils,

pe rc hl or at e, E DB G W P um p a nd Tr ea t; a ir sp ar gi ng /SV E

Not found in

research to date

sole source drinking

water aquifer for

200,000-500,000

people

1955-1970; others

unspecified dates

earlier & later

70,000 gallons

plus others-

unknown

sources;

multiple

plumes 100 - 150 ft bgs sandy

Not found in research

to date Not found in research to date

Not found in

research to date

Not found in research to

date

1942-1951 aircraft repair and assembly; 1951-

unknown weapons design. Initial release in

1940s from 14 AOCs

VOCs in soil; FHCs in

saturated

sediments; metals

and tritium in GW;

unknown if LNAPL

present Soil and GW

Air sparging, ion exchange, granular activated

carbon, and SVE in engineered plume collapse

(identify individual plumes; isolate and cleanup

fine grained sources). Ongoing

Municipal water

supply mid-late 1940s

Spill volume

not found in

reseasrch to

date; 10-100 ft.

thick in upper

200 ft. of

sediments

Not found in

research to date

Not found in

research to date

>300 tests of

g ro und wa te r N ot f oun d i n r es ea rc h t o d at e b ot h d on e.

Successful hydraulic

containment of plumes;

"collapse of mobile

plumes; mass removal

enhanced; VOC/tritium

p lu me t re at ed i n s i tu . y es

Bulk fuel storage site; EDB contamination

discovered 1994.

BTEX, 1,2-DCA and

EDB; not known if

LN APL present G W

Designed for EDB; SVE wells including sparge

wells; treated BTEX free phase components;

partitioned compounds to bio degrade.

part of KS Dept. of

Health &

Environment Trust

Fund Program.

Public water supply;

rural= domestic wells EDB discovered 1994

Not found in

research to

date

Not found in

research to date

Not found in

research to date unknown

EDB initial concentration: 115 g/L; on

COC list

Not found in research to

date

CSFF is an active JP-5 storage facility. Now fuel

stores in ASTs; previously in USTs, 7 of which

were pulled with soil excavation needed; one

was closed in place. EDB listed as COC; GW

Pump and Treat system installed in mid-1990s;

3 groundwater recovery trenches; water

processed through oil/water separator, air

stripper, & carbon filter.

Not found in

research to date Groundwater

Not found in research

to date; long term fuel

storage facility (ASTs

and USTs)

Not found in

research to

date

5 or more aquifers

in approximately

100 feet below

ground surface

with first

groundwater at 6

ft. bgs

sediment from

assorted eroded

bedrock of

piedmont

Not found in research

to date EDB: 3.5 g/L Yes

Cumulative mass removal:

3.5 lbs over 3.5 years.

Cost per pound of COC

removed averaged

$95,000.

Originally part of Canadian oil pipeline project

with 14 10,000=gal as with JP-4, Mogas, &

diesel.

BTE, 1,2,4-trimethyl

benzene, 1,3,5-

trimethyl benzene &

EDB; unknown if

L NA PL presen t. S oi l and GW

Remediation of soil and groundwater ongoing

for EDB and other contaminants; pilot test

done; remediation techniques include SVE of

petroleum-contaminated soil & air sparging of

petroleum-contaminated groundwater in

permafrost=free areas. Ongoing drinking water wells

Tank farm built 1943;

date of spill(s) not

found in research to

date.

Not found in

research to

date

20-22 feet BGS in

two layers above

and below the

permafrost

Floodplain

sediment;

permafrost

ROD (1996), Risk

Assessment, RI/FS

(1993), Explanation of

Significant

Differences,

EDB up to 607 g/L; plume map

available. yes

Not found in research to

date

Cost to date $3,947,128

with estimated $6339 for

OU 3

pesticide formulation facility

methyl parathion,

DDT, EDB,toxaphene, xylene Soil and GW

pump and treat (1997-2003); bioremediation

pilot study not productive; alternativemethods being considered.

Remediation to

date ineffective;

alternative actions

underconsideration.

Not found in researchto date

Not found in researchto date

Not found in

research todate

Not found inresearch to date

Not found inresearch to date

ROD (1993);

Explanation of

Significant

Differences (1995);

RI/FS post 1989 NPLlisting. Not found in research to date yes

Not found in research todate

Not found in research todate

DOE laboratory; site of agricultural

experiments conducted on 340 acres of land

(OU 6).

EDB sole COC at OU

6; no LNAPL. GW

Initial Pump and Treat not successful;

decommissioned 1990; revised system

installed in 2004 lowering concentration of

EDB in groundwater; phytoremediation tried

to leach EDB from soil; produced plants as

hazardous waste; vitrification used heat to

immobilize and destroy EDB in soil; successful

but not economically feasible; Ongoing

sol source aquifer;

Peconic River

watershed; private

drinking water wells. 1960s & 1970s

Not found in

research to

date 90-130 feet bgs

Groundwater

gradient to

south/southeast

beyond OU 6;

Yes; include 5-Year

Review, Not found in research to date

Not found in

research to date

Not found in research to

date

Not found in research to

date

3000-acre pineapple plantation started in

1940s & used fumigants from 1940s to 1983

(including DBCP and DCP for nematode control

EDB impact to soil

and groundwater;

no LNAPL Soil

Pump and treat with phytoremediation (using

local vegetation) used to treat water from

perched aquifer; pump and treat with air

stripping & carbon filtration and restrict re-

use; treat soil with SVE and cap soil to prevent

rainwater from carrying contaminants to basal

aquifer. Ongoing

Private well 60 ft.

from spill site

Not found in research

to date

495 gal EDB;

890 SF (1,000

ug/L) to 50,000

SF (1 ug/L)

Perched/shallow

(to 100 ft. bgs);

basal/ deep (850

ft. bgs - used for

drinking &

irrigation).

Infiltration occurs

between perched

and basal aquifers.

Baseline Human

Health Risk

Assessment, May

2000; Remedial

Investigation 1998; RI

Addendum 2002; >1000 g/L

Phytoremediation

Treatment Study,

May 2002

Not found in research to

date

Not found in research to

date

FUEL SITES

PESTICIDES SITES

Naval Submarine Base, Bangor (Operable Unit (OU) 8), Silverdale , WA

Speedway #60, Gaston County, SC

MMR (Otis Air Force Base),Cape Cod, MA

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA

Home Oil, Seldon, KS

Campbell St. Fuel Farm (CSFF), Marine Corps Air Station, New River, Camp Lejeune, NC

Birch Hill Tank Farm, Operable Unit (OU) 3,Fort Wainright, Fairbanks, AK

T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Superfund Site, Albany Dougherty County, SC

Brookhaven National Laboratory Superfund Site, Long Island, NY

Del Monte Corp. (Oahu Plantation), Village of Kunia, Honolulu Co., Island of Oahu, HI

Brown & Bryant, Inc. (Arvin Plant) Superfund Site, Arvin, Kern Co., CA

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Site Description COCs Affected Media Remediation Methods Status Sensitive Receptors Spill Date

Spill

Volume/Plume

Size

Depth to

Groundwater

Geology - Soil

Type & Bedrock F ield S tudi es / Reports E DB Concentrat ions

Aquifer Testing/

Pilot Tests

Quantity of Contaminant

Removed Remediation Costs

Formulated agricultural chemicals starting in

1960; improper disposal of hazardous wastes

resulted in overflows of evaporation pond.

Dinoseb; DBCP;

EDB; 1,2-DCP,

chlorobenzene;

unknown if LNAPL

involved Soil and GW

Contaminated soil under pond removed and

liner installed (1988); excavated soil cleaned

using ultraviolet and ozone and returned to

ground; cap installed over contaminated soil;

pump and treat of shallowest aquifer to

remove source of contamination of deeper

aquifer where existing impact treat with

natural attenuation with institutional controls

as needed. Ongoing

Public well down

gradient 1700 ft

away; 6 city wells