Personnel On-Scene: 02/18/09 EPA-2, ERRS-8, PADEP-2, 02/19/09 EPA-2, ERRS-8, 02/20/09 EPA-1, ERRS-8, PADEP-2, 02/21/09 ERRS-8,
Weather: 02/17/09 Low of 13° F, high of 36° F, partly cloudy, 0.00” precipitation, wind 0-9 mph 02/18/09 Low of 32° F, high of 46° F, mostly cloudy, 0.30” precipitation, wind 5-16 mph 02/19/09 Low of 17° F, high of 37° F, mostly cloudy, 0.00” precipitation, wind 12-23 mph 02/20/09 Low of 12° F, high of 24° F, mostly cloudy, 0.00” precipitation, wind 13-20 mph 02/21/09 Low of 11° F, high of 37° F, mostly cloudy, 0.05” precipitation, wind 03-20 mph
02/17/09 Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) mobilized to West Pittsburg PA area.
02/18/09- 02/21/09 ERRS contractor Guardian Environmental Services, Inc. held its morning safety meeting each morning and discussed the days planned activities.
ERRS continued cleanup activities of the large debris piles located on the south side of building 9. The debris piles consist of large pieces of metal scrap, and large concrete chunks with rebar protruding from them that are mixed with dirt and other fines. ERRS workers cut the scrap metal down to a transportable size. The concrete chunks were busted up using a backhoe, enabling the removal of the rebar. The rebar was then cut to a suitable length for transporting. A sifting device was used to separate the dirt and other fines from the larger concrete debris. The fines contained arsenic and lead and were staged separately in a stockpile. A composite sample was taken from the fines stockpile to determine proper disposal. The metal was taken to a scrap yard for recycling. The concrete was staged in the same location as the concrete debris from the burn area on the south side of building 9.
Large cylinder concrete anodes that were previously located on the west side of the property near the river bank were relocated to the east side of the concrete pile located on the south side of building 9.
Various debris was removed from the concrete pad area on the south side of building 9 in anticipation of the Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START) sampling several locations on the pad area in the near future.
On Scene Coordinators (OSC) Jack Downie and Marjorie Easton provided oversight.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) representatives Mary Hoffman and Kevin Jordan mobilized to site to assist with oversight on 02/18/09 and 02/20/09.
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