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Mobile Tank Wash Site

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Mobile, AL - EPA Region IV
POLREP #4 - Clean-Up 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
On-Scene Coordinator - Chris Russell 6/12/2004
Time-Critical - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #4
Start Date: 4/5/2004
Pollution Report (POLREP) #4
Site Description
Pleas refer to Initial POLREP.

Current Activities
During this reporting period, EPA, ERRS, START, and USCG/GST, have continued to open and sample the contents of the abandonded drums and containers on site.  Over 750 samples have been collected and of those, 380 have been characterized for hazards.

Planned Removal Actions
Once all waste streams have been adequately identified, the materials will be bulked and disposed of properly.

Next Steps
The opening and sampling of the containers will continue until they all have been opened and sampled.

Key Issues
Physical concerns due to heat.

Physical condition of the drums and the dangers associated with moving them.