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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region VI
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Thursday, August 25, 2005
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| From: |
William Rhotenberry
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| To: |
Ragan Broyles, Prevention and Response Branch
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Debbie Dietrich, Office of Emergency Management
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Subject:
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Source of Odor Identified
Helena Chemical
602 Holland Avenue,
Mission, TX
Latitude: 26.2131000
Longitude: -98.3336000
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| POLREP No.: |
6
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Site #:
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0606
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| Reporting Period: |
08/25/2005
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D.O. #:
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| Start Date: |
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
7/12/2005
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Response Type:
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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 Assessment
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| CERCLIS ID #: |
TXD980625008
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Contract #
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| RCRIS ID #: |
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This site is a former pesticide formulation and packaging facility, and was the subject of corrective action by USEPA in 1982. Deterioration of the containment cap has raised concerns over potential health impacts from chlorinated pesticides.
Contamination of surrounding properties was addressed by previous TCEQ actions.
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Geoprobe work is complete.
Wipe sampling will be completed tomorrow (Friday).
Concerns have been raised that odors noted in the vicinity of the ASTs (south side of the facility) might be attributed to pesticides. In consultation with a Texas Certified Nursery Professional and the University of Texas Pan American, we determined the source to be a plant (Twining Milkweed or Sarcostemma cynanchoides) that has overgrown that area. When heated, driven over, walked on, or otherwise damaged, it emits a foul garlic/onion odor. None of the assessment team has noticed any odors that could be attributed to pesticides.
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As appropriate following assessment
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Complete wipe sampling
Demobe
Await sample results
Debrief City officials
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| RST/START |
$95,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$95,000.00 |
100.00% |
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Intramural Costs
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| Total Site Costs |
$95,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$95,000.00 |
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/helenachemicalmission
POLREP #6 Last Updated 10/21/2005
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