See POLREP #1 for a full Site Description
From November 22, 2008-January 12, 2009, EPA has completed the process of clearing all portions of the central (main) warehouse facility by disposing of miscellaneous bulk debris. This is required to safely identify the presence of waste drums and containers that are intermingled with the general debris. EPA continues to utilize the cleared portions of the main warehouse to stage drums and containers for Level B sampling activities.
On January 9, ERRS began intrusive removal activities in the western most area of the facility where Paracril (a synthetic nitrile rubber/plasticizer mixed with unknown solvents) containing drums are stored by the hundreds.
To date, a total of 327 55-gallon drums and 841 5-gallon containers have been staged and sampled with a total of 880 items having been through the process of Hazard Categorization (HazCAT) identification. Thirty-six (36) pallets containing various solids (silica sands, finely milled sands, dyes, and powders) have been inventoried and disposed of in three (3) 20-cubic yard roll-off boxes. These powders were removed from the Site due to information gathered from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and off-site research. Twenty (21) 20-cubic yard roll-off boxes of miscellaneous non-hazardous bulk debris and three (4) 04-cubic yard yard roll-off of RCRA empty drums have been removed from the Site.
START continues to monitor ambient air conditions both within and around the perimeter of the site for volatile organic compounds (with the AreaRAE system) and particulates (with a DataRAM and the Rapid Assessment Tools Software).
● Continue non-hazardous general debris
removal and disposal;
● Continue segregation of materials;
● Gain entry to the basement and determine
method of waste removal;
● Continue sampling of all materials;
● Continue field Hazard Categorization
(HAZCAT);
● Continue to develop waste streams;
● Perform final disposal; and
● Perform final building decontamination, if needed.
Continue the Time-Critical Removal Action.
None.
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