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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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| From: |
Richard Jardine, OSC
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| To: |
Matt Taylor, USEPA R4 ERRB
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Shane Hitchcock, USEPA R4 ERRB
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Subject:
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INITIAL POLREP
FedEx Mercury Spill
2903 Sprankle St,
Memphis, TN
Latitude: 35.0645607
Longitude: -89.9661307
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| POLREP No.: |
1
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Site #:
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| Reporting Period: |
10/08/2009
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D.O. #:
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| Start Date: |
10/8/2009
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
10/8/2009
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Response Type:
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Emergency
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| Demob Date: |
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NPL Status:
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Non NPL
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| Completion Date: |
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Incident Category:
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Removal Action
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| CERCLIS ID #: |
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Contract #
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A faulty package leaked mercury among distribution equipment in the FedEx hub facility in Memphis. At approximately 1345 on 10/8/2009 FedEx personnel identified visible mercury on the floor and chute along one of the sorting conveyors. The safety office and dangerous goods office were immediately notified, and personnel in the affected area were promptly evacuated.
FedEx obtained USES, subcontractor to XL Environmental, to perform the response and flew in USES response gear from Jackson, MS on a FedEx aircraft to expedite appropriate response activity.
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USES conducted air monitoring and collection of visible mercury. Approximately 1 fluid ounce of free mercury was collected by 0100 10/9/2009; estimated spilled volume is 4 to 6 fluid ounces.
Affected area in distribution building includes a 30-foot package chute, 400-foot steel-strip conveyor, and the concrete floor. Ventilation and doorways to the building were shut down between sorting periods to reduce air flow for monitoring and point source detection.
OSC Huyser and START consultant Tetra Tech responding.
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- Assess extent of migration of mercury;
- Ensure safety of response and facility personnel;
- Conduct oversight of removal activities; and,
- Support removal activities with air monitoring and technical assistance where needed.
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| TAT/START |
$10,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$10,000.00 |
100.00% |
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Intramural Costs
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| Total Site Costs |
$10,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$10,000.00 |
100.00% |
* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.
response.epa.gov/FedExMerc
POLREP #1 Last Updated 10/11/2009
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