DSHW-2006-005490 - 0901a06880155d34

ATK
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEIt^S
23 March 2006
8200-FY06-059
Mr. Dennis R. Downs, Executive Secretary
State of Utah
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Solid and Hazaidous Waste
288 N. 1460 W.
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
ATK Thiokol Inc.
P.O. Box 707
Brigham City. UT 84302-0707
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
RECeiVlED
SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE
Dear Mr. Downs
ATTENTION: Jeff Vandell
Subject: Semi-Annual RFI Progress Repoit
As required by Section VIIH of Thiokol Corporation's Post Closure Permit, the following semi-
annual RFI progress report is submitted for your review. The reporting period covered by this
report is 1 September 2005 -1 March 2006.
This report contains details on source area investigation using passive soil gas sampling.
Ifyou have any questions regarding this report, please direct them to myself at [phone].
Sincerely
Paul V Hancock, Manager
Environmental Remediation
c: Walter L. Baker, Director, Division of Water Quality
23 March 2006
8200-FY06-059
Mr. Dennis R. Downs, Executive Secretary
Slate of Utah
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
288 N. 1460 W.
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
ATK Thiokol Inc.
P.O. Box 707
Brigham City, UT 84302-0707
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
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UTAffUlVTSfDR OF
SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE
Dear Mr. Downs
ATTENTION: Jeff Vandell
Subject: Semi-Annual RFI Progress Report
As required by Section VIIH of Thiokol Coiporation's Post Closure Permit, the foiiowing semi-
annual RFI progress report is submitted for your review. The reporting period covered by this
report is 1 September 2005 -1 March 2006.
This report contains details on source area investigation using passive soil gas sampling.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please direct them to myself at [phone].
Sincerely
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Paul V Hancock, Manager
Environmental Remediation
c: Walter L. Baker, Director, Division of Water Quality
SEMI-ANNUAL RFI PROGRESS REPORT
1 September 2005 - 1 March 2006
ATK Thiokol Promontory Facility
1. Description and estimation of the percentage of the RCRA Facilitie.s
Investigation completed
Investigation of Potential Source Areas at Plant 3
ll is believed ihal the source of conlamination in ihe groundwater al Planl 3 is
related to a source area al ihis location. In an effort lo locate a source area al
Planl 3, passive soil gas samples were collected in two bisecting transects through
the main facility. The samples were collecled according lo ihe DSHW approved
plan used in ihe other passive soil gas investigations at the Promonlory facility.
Pilot test for Treatment of Perchlorate Contaminated Soils.
As descnbed in the September 2005 RFI semiannual report, a peirhlorate in soil
liealinenl pilot lest was started. This soil was the result of the cleanup of
perchlorate spills including SWMU 677. The DSHW approved the lest plan
entitled Work Plan For a Corrective-Measure Pilot Tesl to Evaluate Ex-Situ
Remediation of Pcrchlorale-Conlaminaled Soil, September 2005. Apparently,
due the late season start, the bio-piles have remained cold and have not shown any
biological aclion. We anticipate that the warmer weather will activate the piles.
2. Summaries of all findings
Findings and tesl results from the soil gas investigation are included as an
attachment (o this submiltaJ. In summary, on a relative scale, higher soil gas
levels were found near the M-212 building. This was compared lo the RFI report
(submitted lo the DSHW in October 2000) for this sile. The highest levels or
source correlated lo the location of SWMU 149, the old sump location at M-212.
Soil samples collected during the RFI investigation al this site showed low |)pb
levels of TCE but nol significantly high lo warrant further investigation or
remediation. A copy oi'the SWMU 149 RFI report is included as an attachment.
Results from the perchlorate contaminated soil treatment will be submitted
following the summer weather and the activation of the piles.
3. Summaries of all changes made in the RCRA Facility Investigation during
the reporting period
The implementation of the perchlorate contaminated soil Irealmcnl pilot test.
4. Summaries of all contact with representatives of the local community, public
interest groups or State Government during the reporting period
Coirespondence regarding RFI activities has been limited lo the Division o\' Solid
and Hazardous Waste and the Division of Water qualily.
5. Summaries of all problems or potential problems encountered during the
reporting period
There were no significani problems encountered during the reporiing period.
6. Actions taken to rectify problems
Thiokol continues to review all available information and pursue all avenues
lo resolve any uncertainly associated with the solid waste management units.
7. Changes in personnel during the reporting period
There are no changes in personnel. The existing environmental staff will continue
to conduct the sampling when possible. Contractors will be used when
specialized equipment is required.
8. Projected work for the next reporting period
Efforts for the next reporiing period will focus on receiving approval for
voluntary coirective measures, investigating additional solid waste management
units, and report preparation. The results of the soil gas work, al this time have
nol shown possible source areas. Additional sites may be surveyed wilh this
melhod as warranted. The perchlorate coniaminaied soil bio-remedialion pilot
lest will be ongoing through the nexl reporiing period.
9. Copies of daily reports, inspection reports, laboratory and monitoring data
Results of the analysis of the soil gas modules and the report are included as an
attachment.
BEACON Report No. EM1834
PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SURVEY
ATK THIOKOL PROPULSION
CORINNE, UT
Prepared for
Ailiant Techsystems, Inc.
Building M-3 Receiving
9160 North Highway 83
Corinne, UT 84307
by
ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, INC.
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street
Suite D
Bel Air, MD 21014
November 11, 2005
Applying Results from Soil-Gas Surveys
The utility of soil-gas surveys is directly proportional to their accuracy in reflecting and
representing changes in the subsurface concentrations of source compounds. Passive soil-gas
survey results are the mass collected from the vapor-phase emanating from the source. The
vapor-phase is merely a fractional trace of the source, so, as a matter of convenience, the units
used in reporting detection values from passive soil-gas surveys are smaller than those employed
for source-compound concentradons.
The critical fact is that, whatever the relative concentrations of source and associated soil gas,
best results are realized when the ratio of soil-gas measurements to actual subsurface
concentrations remains as close to constant as the real world permits. It is the reliability and
consistency of this ratio, not the particular units of mass (e.g., nanograms) that determine
usefulness. Thus, BEACON emphasizes the necessity of conducting — al minimum — follow-
on intrusive sampling at one or two points that show relatively high soil-gas measurements to
obtain corresponding concentrations of soil and groundwater contaminants. These correspondent
values furnish the basis for approximating the required ratio. Once that ratio is established, it can
be used in conjunction with the soil-gas measurements (regardless of the units adopted) to
estimate subsurface contaminant concentrations across the survey field. It is important to keep in
mind, however, that specific conditions at individual sample points, including soil porosity and
permeability, depth to contamination, and perched ground water, can have significant impact on
soil-gas measurements at those locations.
When passive soil-gas surveys are handled in this way, the data provide information that can
yield substantial savings in drilling costs and in time. They furnish, among other things, a
checklist of compounds expected at each survey location and help to determine how and where
drilling budgets can most effectively be spent.
BEACON Report Number: EM1834
Passive Soil-Gas Survey
ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
This Passive Soil-Gas Survey Report has been prepared for Ailiant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) by Beacon
Environmental Services, inc. (BEACON) in accordance with the terms of Purchase Order No. ATK-
12992, dated September 16, 2005. BEACON's principal technical contact at ATK for this project has
been Mr. John Holladay.
1. Objectives
Soil-gaS samples were collected to determine the presence, identity, and relative strength of
targeted contaminants in soil and/or ground water at the ATK Thiokol Propulsion site. Survey
results will be used to identify source areas and delineate the lateral extent of contamination.
2. Target Compounds
This survey targeted the 15 compounds listed in Table 1, which supplies the resulting laboratory
data in nanograms (ng) of specific compound per cartridge.
3. Survey Description
No. of Field Samples: 51
No. of Trip Blanks: _1
Total No. of Samples: 53
Field sample locations are shown on Figure 1.
Note: No location information was provided to BEACON for sample location FBI; therefore, it
is not shown on Figure 1.
4. Field Work
ATK was provided a Field Kit with the equipment needed to conduct a 51-point passive soil-gas
survey. Samplers were deployed on October 19, 2005, and were retrieved on November 2, 2005.
Attachment 1 describes the field procedures used. Individual deployment and retrieval times
will be found in the Field Deployment Report (Attachment 2).
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ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
BEACON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Passive Soil-Gas Survey
ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
5. Analysis and Reporting Dates
BEACON'S laboratory received 53 samples for analysis on November 3, 2005. Adsorbent
cartridges from the passive samplers were thermally desorbed, then analyzed using gas
chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) equipment, in accordance with EPA Method
8260B (Modified), as described in Attachment 3. BEACON's laboratoiy analyzed each
cartridge for the targeted compounds; analyses were completed on November 4, 2005. Following
a laboratory review, results were provided to ATK on November 8, 2005.
6. Report Notes and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Factors
Table 1 provides survey results in nanograms per cartridge by sample-point number and
compound name. The quantitation levels represent values above which quantitative laboratory
results can be achieved within specified limits of precision and with a high degree of confidence.
The quantitation level for each compound, therefore, provides a reliable basis for comparing the
relative strength of any detection of that compound.
Data Compatibility. It is important to note that when sample locations are covered with or near
the edge of an artificial surface (e.g., asphalt or concrete), sample measurements are often
distorted (increased) significantly. Such distortion can be attributed to the fact that gas rising
from sources beneath impermeable caps tends to reach equilibrium underneath the cap. Thus, a
reading taken below or near an impermeable surface is much higher than it would be in the
absence of such a cap.
The Chain-of-Custody form, which was shipped with the samples for this survey, is supplied as
Attachment 4.
Laboratory QA/QC procedures included standards, surrogates, and blanks appropriate to EPA
Method 8260 (Modified). Field work, analyses, and reporting were done in accordance with
BEACON's Quality Assurance Program Plan.
QA/QC Contaminant Corrections. Following EPA guidelines, laboratory data is not con-ected
for method blank or trip blank sample contamination values; any containinadon detected on
QA/QC samples is reported in Table 1.
Laboratory method blanks are run each day with project samples to identify contamination
present in the laboratory. If contamination is detected on a method blank, measuremenls of
identical compounds on samples analyzed the same day are considered to be suspect and are
flagged in the laboratory report. The laboratory method blanks analyzed in connection with the
present samples revealed no contamination.
BEACON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Passive Soil-Gas Survey
ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
The trip blank is a sampling cartridge prepared, transported, and analyzed with other samples
but intentionally not exposed. Any target compounds identified on the trip blanks are reported in
the laboratory data. The analyses of the trip blanks (labeled Trip-1 and Trip-2 in Table 1)
reported none of the targeted compounds, indicating that the survey site itself is the source of
detected contamination.
Survey findings are relative exclusively to this project and should not routinely be compared
with results of other BEACON Surveys. To establish a relationship between reported soil-gas
nieasurenients and acltial subsurface contaminant concentrations, which will indicate Ihose
detections representing significani siibsutface contamination, BEACON recommends the
guidelines on the inside front cover ofthis report.
Al the request of ATK, the following compound distribution maps have been provided:
Figure 2 — Trichloroethene
Figure 3— 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
The following Attachments are included:
-1- Field Procedures
-2- Field Deployment Report
-3- Laboratory Procedures
-4- Chain-of-Custody Form
EM 1834
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Project Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Dale:
Analysis Date:
Analysis Time:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroethene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroethene
Chiorobenzene
Bromoform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
Meth_Blk
EM 1834
05110303
11/3/2005
15:05
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Trip-1
EM1834
05110304
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
15:35
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 01
EM 1834
05110305
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
16:06
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
180
<25
397
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 02
EM 1834
05110306
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
16:37
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 03
EM1834
05110307
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
17:08
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
54
<25
329
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 04
EM 1834
05110308
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
17:40
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
86
<25
314
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng). J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level, B = Detected in method blank. Page 1 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sainple ID:
Project Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis Date:
Analysis Time:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroelhene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroethene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroethene
Chiorobenzene
Bromoform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
PT3 05
EM 1834
05110309
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
18:11
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
278
<25
601
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 06
EM 1834
05110310
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
18:42
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 07
EM 1834
05110311
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
19:13
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 08
EM 1834
051I03I2
11/3/2005
1 1/3/2005
19:45
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
26
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 09
EM 1834
05110313
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
20:16
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
34
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 10
EM 1834
05110314
11/3/2005
1 1/3/2005
20:47
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng). J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level. B = Detected in method blank. Page 2 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Project Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis Date:
Analysts Time:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroethene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroethene
Chiorobenzene
Broinoform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
PT3 11
EM 1834
05110315
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
21:19
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 12
EM 1834
05110316
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
21:50
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 13
EM 1834
05110317
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
22:22
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 14
EM 1834
05110318
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
22:52
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 15
EM 1834
05110319
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
23:24
ng/lrap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 16
EM 1834
05110320
11/3/2005
11/3/2005
23:55
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng). J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level. B = Detected in method blank. Page 3 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Projecl Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis Date:
Analysis Ti me:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroethene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Telrachloroe thene
Chiorobenzene
Bromoform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
PT3 17
EM 1834
05110321
1 1/3/2005
11/4/2005
0:26
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 18
EM 1834
05110322
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
0:58
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 19
EM 1834
05110323
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
1:29
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 20
EM 1834
05110324
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
2:01
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
.<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Trip-2
EM 1834
05110325
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
2:32
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 21
EM 1834
05110326
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
3:03
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
137
<25
3,220
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng). J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level. B = Detected in method blank. Page 4 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Project Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis Date:
Analysis Time:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroethene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroethene
Chiorobenzene
Bromoform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
PT3 22
EM 1834
05110327
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
3:35
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
151
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 23
EM 1834
05110328
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
4:06
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
79
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 24
EM 1834
05110329
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
4:36
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 25
EM 1834
05110330
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
5:08
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 26
EM 1834
05110331
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
5:39
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 27
EM 1834
05110332
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
6:11
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
ResuUs in nanograms (ng), J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level. B = Detected in melhod blank. Page 5 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Project Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis Date:
Analysis Time:
Unils:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroethene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroethene
Chiorobenzene
Bromoforni
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
PT3 28
EM 1834
05110333
11/3/2005
1 1/4/2005
6:42
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 29
EM 1834
05110334
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
7:13
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 30
EM 1834
05110335
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
7:45
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 3I
EM 1834
05110336
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
8:16
ng/lrap
<25
<25
<25
<25 .
<25
<25
57
<25
241
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 32
EM 1834
05110337
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
8:47
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 33
EM 1834
05110338
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
9:18
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng). J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level, B = Detected in method blank. Page 6 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Project Nuniber:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis.Date:
Analysis Time:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
1,1-Dichloroelhane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroethene
1,1,2-Trichloroelhane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroelhene
Chiorobenzene
Biomoform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
PT3 34
EM 1834
05110339
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
9:49
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
42
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 35
EM 1834
05110340
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
10:20
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 36
EM 1834
05110341
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
10:51
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 37
EM 1834
05110342
11/3/2005
1 1/4/2005
11:22
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 38
EM 1834
05110343
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
11:53
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 39
EM 1834
05110344
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
12:24
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng), J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level. B = Detected in method blank. Page 7 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Project Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis Date:
Analysis Time:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroelhene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroelhene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroethene
Chiorobenzene
Bromoform
1,1,2,2-Telrachloroethane
PT3 40
EM 1834
05110345
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
12:56
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 41
EM 1834
05110347
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
13:58
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
139
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Meth_Blk
EM 1834
05110403
11/4/2005
15:57
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 42
EM1834
05110404
1 1/3/2005
1 1/4/2005
16:28
ng/irap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
191
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 43
EM 1834
05110405
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
16:59
ng/lrap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
38
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 44
EM 1834
05110406
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
17:31
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng), J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level, B = Detected in method blank. Page 8 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Project Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis Date:
Analysis Time:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroelhene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroethene
Chiorobenzene
Bromoform
1,1,2,2-Telrachloroethane
PT3 45
EM 1834
05110407
11/3/2005
I i/4/2005
18:02
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 46
EM 1834
05110408
1 1/3/2005
11/4/2005
18:33
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 47
EM 1834
05110409
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
19:04
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 48
EM 1834
05110410
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
19:35
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 49
EM 1834
05110411
11/3/2005
I 1/4/2005
20:07
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
PT3 50
EM 1834
05110412
11/3/2005
11/4/2005
20:38
ng/trap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng), J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level, B = Detected in method blank. Page 9 of 10
Table 1
Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.
323 Williams Street, Ste. D
Bel Air, MD 21014
Analysis by EPA Method 8260B (Modified)
Client Sample ID:
Project Number:
Lab File ID:
Received Date:
Analysis Date:
Analysis Time:
Units:
COMPOUNDS
1,1-Dichloroethene
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
1,1-Dichloroethane
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Trichloroethene
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB)
Tetrachloroethene
Chiorobenzene
Bromoform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroelhane
FBI
EM 1834
05110413
1 1/3/2005
11/4/2005
21:09
ng/lrap
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
<25
Results in nanograms (ng). J = Estimated value below reported quantitation level. B = Detected in method blank. Pa^e 10 of 10
^
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800
600
400
200
Color Scale
(nanograms)
250 TRICHLOROETHENE (nanograms)
A PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SAMPLE LOCATION
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Passive Soil-Gas Survey
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Corinne, UT
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225
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A PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SAMPLE LOCATION
PT3 08
323 Williams Street, Suite D, Bel Air, MD, 800-878-5510
Beacon Project No. EMI834, November 2005
Figure 3
Passive Soil-Gas Survey
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
Attachments
Attachment 1
FIELD PROCEDURES FOR
PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SURVEYS
The following field procedures are routinely used during a BEACON Passive Soil-Gas Survey.
Modifications can be and are incorporated from time to time in response to individual project
requirements. In all instances, BEACON adheres to EPA-approved Quality Assurance and Quality
Control practices.
A. Field personnel cairy systein components and support equipmeni lo the site and deploy the
passive samplers in a prearranged survey pattern. A passive sampler consists of a glass vial
containing hydrophobic adsorbent cartridges with a length of wire attached to the vial for
retrieval. Although samplers require only one person for emplacement and retrieval, the specific
number of field personnel required depends upon the scope and schedule of the project. Each
Sampler emplacement generally takes less than two minutes.
B. At each survey point a field technician clears vegetation as needed and, using a slide hammer
with a V-L' diameter probe or a hanuner drill with a V2' diameter bit, creates a hole three-feet deep.
The technician then uses a hanuner and a %" diameter pointed metal slake to widen the top four
inches of the hole. [Note: For locations covered with asphalt, concrete, or gravel surfacing, the
field technician first drills a 1"- to lV2"-diameter hole through the surfacing to the soils beneath
and the hole is sleeved with a %" i.d. metal sleeve.]
C. The technician then removes the solid plastic cap from a sampler and replaces it with a Sampling
Cap (a plastic cap with a hole covered by screen meshing). The technician inserts the sampler,
with the Sampling Cap end facing down, into the hole (see attached figure). The sampler is
then covered with either local soils for uncapped locations or, for capped locations, aluminum
foil and a concrete patch. The sampler's location, time and date of emplacement, and other
relevant information are recorded on the Field Deployment Form.
D. One or more trip blanks are included as part of the quality-control procedures.
E. Once all the samplers have been deployed, field personnel schedule sampler recovery and
depart, taking all other equipment and materials with them.
F. Field personnel retrieve the samplers at the end of the exposure period. At each location, a field
technician withdraws the sampler from its hole, removes the retrieval wire, and wipes the outside
of the vial clean using gauze cloth; following removal of the Sampling Cap, the threads of the
vial are also cleaned. A solid plastic cap is screwed onto the vial and the sample location number
is written on the label. The technician then records sample-point location, date, time, etc. on the
Field Deployment Form.
G. Sampling holes are refilled with soil, sand, or other suitable material. If samplers have been
installed through asphalt or concrete, the hole is filled to grade with a plug of cold patch or
cement.
H. Following retrieval, field personnel ship or carry the passive samplers to BEACON's laboratory.
BEACON PASSIVE SAMPLER
DEPLOYMENT IN SOILS
:Back-Filled
• Soil
SOILS
Hydrophobic; ;
; Adsotiberit Cartndges
Retrieval Wire
Sampler Vial
Sampling Cap
SOILS:
DEPLOYMENT THROUGH CONCRETE OR ASPHALT
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COMCRETECr
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SOILS
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Sampling Cap
SOILS
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Attachment 2
Field Deployment Report
PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SURVEY
FIELD DEPLOYMENT REPORT
Project Information
Beacon Project No.: EM1834
Site Name;
Site Location:
ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
Client Information
Company Name:
Office Location:
Samples Collected By:
Ailiant Techsystems, Inc.
Corinne, UT
323 WUUams Stretl, Suite D. Btl Air, MD 21014,800-878-5510
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cartridge/vial condition)
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PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SURVEY
FIELD DEPLOYMENT REPORT
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Attachment 3
LABORATORY PROCEDURES
FOR PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SAMPLES
Following are laboratory procedures used with BEACON Passive Soil-Gas Surveys, a screening
technology for expedited sile investigation. After exposure, adsorbent cartridges from the passive
samplers are analyzed using U.S. EPA Method 8260B as described in the Solid Waste Manual (SW-846),
a capillary gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric method, modified to accommodate high temperature
thermal desoiplion ofthe adsorbent cattridges. This procedure is summarized as follows:
A. The adsorbent cartridges are loaded with internal standards and surrogates prior to loading the
autosampler with the cartridges. The loaded cartridges are purged in a helium flow. Then the
cartridges are thermally desorbed in a helium flow onto a focusing trap. Any analytes in the
helium stream are adsorbed onto a focusing trap.
B. Following trap focusing, the trap is thermally desorbed onto a DB-VRX 60m, 0.25 mm ID, 1.40
micron filament thickness capillary column.
C. The GC/MS is scanned between 35 and 270 Atomic Mass Units (AMU) at 3.12 scans per second.
D. BFB tuning criteria and the iniliai five-point calibration procedures are those stated in method
SW846-8260B. System performance and calibration check criteria are met prior to analysis of
samples. A laboratory method blank is analyzed after the daily standard to determine that the
system is contaminant-free.
E. The instrumentation used for these analyses includes:
Agilent 6890-5973 Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer;
• Markes Unity thermal desorber;
• Markes UltrA autosampler; and
Markes Mass Flow Controller Module.
Attachment 4
Chain-of-Custody Form
CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY
PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SAMPLES
Project Information
Beacon Project No.:
Site Name:
Site Location;
Analytical Method;
EM 1834
ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
EPA Method 8260B 3Z3 Williams Slrett.Suite D. Btl Air. MD ZiOU. 800-878-551(1
Client Information
Company Name:
Office Location;
Samples Submitted By;
Contact Phone No.:
Ailiant Techsystems, Inc.
Corinne, UT
a^455-e63-^eq^
Target Compounds: Beacon Projecl Number EM 1834 Target Compound List
Field Sampie ID
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Comments
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Condition of sample or vial Date Time Initial
Shipment of Field Kit to Site — Custody Seal # 00424468 Intact? Y N
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Page_i of 3
CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY
PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SAMPLES
Project Infonnation
Beacon Project No.;
Site Name;
Site Location:
Analytical Method:
Target Compounds;
EM 1834
ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
EPA Method 8260B
ASEMOM
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^n SERVICES. INC.
323 Williams Strrrt. Suite D. Bel Air. MD 21014,800-878-5510
Client Information
Company Name:
Office Location;
Samples Submitted By;
Contact Phone No.;
Ailiant Techsystems, Inc.
Corinne, UT
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Beacon Project Number EM 1834 Target Compound List
Field Sample ID
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PASSIVE SOIL-GAS SAMPLES
Project Information
Beacon Project No.:
Site Name:
Site Locadon;
Analydcal Method;
EM 1834
ATK Thiokol Propulsion
Corinne, UT
EPA Method 8260B 323 WUIiams Street. Suite D. Bel Air. MD 21014.800-878-5510
Client Information
Company Name;
Office Location;
Samples SubmiUed By;
Contact Phone No.;
Ailiant Techsystems, Inc.
Corinne, UT
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Target Compounds; Beacon Projecl Number EM 1834 Target Compound List
Field Sample ID
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SWMU 149
OLD NORTH SUMP LOCATION AT M-212
Source Characterization
Unit/Disposal Area Characteristics
This solid waste management unit is the former location of a concrete sump located at Building M-212 at
Thiokol's High Performance Propellant Development Area. This unit was previously designated as the
north sump but from facility drawings it is more accurately describe as the west sump. The sump was
installed in August 1964 and remained in service until November 1988 at which time it was removed. The
building is used for storage of aluminum and polymer.
Physical Setting
The High Performance Propellant Development Area is comprised of soils consisting of a clayey, silt unit
Interbedded with minor sand and fine gravel. The thickness of the silt unit is greater than 20 feet. The
gravels are derived from limestone strata of the Pennsylvanian Oquirrh Formation. The gravels consist of
medium to dark gray angular to subangular clasts of limestone and dolomitic limestone. The silt is
calcareous with some clay, sand, and gravel. Clays of the upper interval tend to swell.
The depth to ground water in the vicinity is estimated to be 300 feet. The ground water, based upon the
available data, appears to be restricted to movement along faults and fractures. This is evidenced by Plant
Well No. 3, which was drilled 325 feet into unfractured material and was abandoned, as it produced only a
small volume of water.
Subsequently, Plant Well No. 3A was drilled as a replacement to Plant Well No. 3, and was drilled on a
fault having a N85 W trend. This well can produce 190 gpm with five feet of drawdown.
The movement and location of ground water beneath the area known as the High Performance Propellant
Development Area has not been well defined. Two wells, TCC3 and TCC3A, were drilled in this area in
1956 and 1962. Detailed discussion on these two wells can be found in RCRA Compliatice Plan prepared
for Thiokol by Underground Resource Management, Inc., in August 1985. Well TCC3 was drilled 350 feet
below ground surface and encountered ground water at approximately 300 and 320 feet; static water
levels measured in 1962 showed the water at an elevation of 4260 feet. This well was later abandoned
and has not been used. Well TCC3A is currently being used to supply process water to buildings in the
High Performance Propellant Development Area. When drilled, this well encountered water at a tjepth of
317 feet and at 395 feet. The surface elevation of the ground water in 1962 was 285 feet.
Two more wells have been drilled near the M-225 buming grounds. One of these wells was drilled to a
depth of 200 feet, but could not be completed because the fractures in the limestone formations prohibited
further drilling. A second well was completed and ground water encountered at 618 feet. Ground water
appears to flow south and southeast toward the Great Salt Lake
Waste Characteristics
The building discharge consisted of wastewater from housekeeping activities within the building and for
collecting materials in the event of a spill.
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The constituents of concern for this site were identified as volatile organics, metals, and explosive
constituents.-
Soil Characterization
The High Performance Propellant Development Area is comprised of soils consisting of a clayey, silt unit
interbedded with minor sand and fine gravel. The thickness of the silt unit is greater than 20 feet. The
gravels are derived from limestone strata of the Pennsylvanian Oquirrh Formation. The gravels consist of
medium to dark gray angular to subangular clasts of limestone and dolomitic limestone. The silt is
calcareous with some clay, sand, and gravel. Clays of the upper interval tend to swell.
The vertical permeability values for the soils at Thiokol range from 4.2 x 10'^ to 1.4 x 10'^ centimeters per
second (cm/sec) (Chadwick, et a!., 1975^. These values indicate that surface water will infiltrate slowly to
moderately! Hupp and Thiokol soil types have slight to moderate use limitations, while all other soil types
have moderate to severe use limitations. The Soil Conservation Service has noted slow permeability, land
slopes, and shallow bedrock as reasons for the use limitations.
investigation Activity
During the RFI conducted at this site, two soil borings were drilled in the area identified from facility maps
as the location of the west sump. The borings were advanced to a total depth of 10 feet with samples
collected from 5- and 10-foot depths.
Collection of the samples was according to the following procedure:
1. Using a clean auger, the hole was advanced to the prescribed depth. A clean, stainless
steel, split-spoon sampler was driven approximately 18 inches into the undisturbed soil.
The split-spoon sampler was retrieved from the hole and carefully opened.
2. The core was measured to find the required sample depth. Using a stainless steel spatula
or spoon, a portion of the soil was placed into 8 oz, precleaned, sample jars with a teflon
coated seal. The jars were sealed and stored in a cooler at approximately four degrees
Centigrade.
3. The sample location, depth, soil lithology, duplicate label, and other observed information
were recorded in the log book
Decontamination of equipment used in sample collection was according to the following procedure;
1. All equipment entering the boring was either steam cleaned with Alconox soap or
scrubbed with a brush in a wash basin or bucket containing Alconox soap and water.
Washing was followed by a tap water rinse and a final rinse with deionized water. All wash
and rinse water was collected for appropriate disposal at either Thiokol's chemical
wastewater treatment facility or biological wastewater treatment facility.
Analyses of the soil samples were performed by Thiokol's environmental laboratory using EPA approved
methods.
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Contamination Characterization
Table 149-1 is a summary of the constituents detected in at least one sample during the investigation for
this site. This table also shows the range of concentrations for each of those constituents. (Note; If the
laboratory reported the constituent undetected, the minimum concentration shown is one-half the reported
detection limit.)
TABLE 149-1
CONSTITUENT CONCENTRATION RANGE
CONSTITUENT
BERYLLIUM
CADMIUM
CHROMIUM
LEAD
MERCURY
NITRATE-N
TRICHLOROETHENE
MINIMUM CONCENTRATION
0.30
0.05
8.50
0.55
0.00
0.05
0.15
MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION
0.70
0.50
16.00
2.70
0.02
0.90
20.00
UNITS
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
ug/kg
Table 149-2 is a summary of the corresponding background concentrations for constituents detected
during the RFI. (Note: For inorganic constituents, if the laboratory reported the constituent undetected, the
minimum concentration shown is one-half the reported detection limit.)
TABLE 149-2
BACKGROUND CONCENTRATIONS
CONSTITUENT
BERYLLIUM
CADMIUM
CHROMIUM
LEAD
MERCURY
NITRATE-N
MINIMUM CONCENTRATION
0.05
0.05
12.00
0.55
0.01
<0.10
MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION
2.20
1.39
38.60
32.50
0.04
3.60
UNITS
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
mg/Kg
Table 149-3 is a tabular comparison of the maximum concentration levels for the constituents of concern
to the respective background, Preliminary Remediation Goals, and the Proposed Subpart S Action Levels.
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TABLE 149-3
COMPARISON TO BACKGROUND AND RISK- BASED CONCENTRATIONS
CONSTITUENT
Mercury and
compounds
Beryllium and
compounds
Cadmium and
compounds
Lead
Nitrate
Total Chromium
(1/6 ratio CrVI/Cr
III)
Trichloroethylene
(TCE)
MAXIMUM REPORTED RFI
CONCENTRATIONS
(mg/Kg)
AREA OF
CONCERN
0.02
0.70
0.50
2.70
0.90
16.00
0.02
BACKGROUND
0.04
2.20
1.39
32.50
3.60
38.60
<0.01
PRELIMINARY
REMEDIATION GOALS
(mg/Kg)
RESIDENTIAL
22.49
150.00
37.46
400.00
210.68
2.71
INDUSTRIAL
561.95
3400.00
934.30
1000.00
448.32
6.05
PROPOSED
SUBPART S
LEVELS
RCRA (soil)
ppmw
20.00
0.20
40.00
400.00
60.00
The laboratory also reported results for 1.1-dichloroethene, benzene, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane in low ppb
concentrations (<10 ug/kg) in at least one sample collected from this site, but the results were all qualified
as being estimated values as they were less than the reporting limit. The results were further qualified as
also being found in the laboratory blank, Because of these data qualifiers and the very low
concentrations, the results were not considered as positive results and these organics were eliminated
from further consideration.
Figures 149-3a-c are visual representations of the constituent concentrations at this site compared to
background. Also shown are statistical representations of the analytical data collected for this site during
the RFI. The box and whisker plot illustrate the comparison in the median values (small box) for the
respective constituents to the median background value. The larger box represents the range from the
mean minus 25% to the mean plus 25% of the data, with the whiskers projecting OLrt to the maximum and
minimum values.
The metals beryllium, cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercury were generally detected in all samples.
Nitrate was the only explosive constituent detected in any of the samples for this site.
Comparison to Baclcground Concentrations
Upon inspection of Figures 149-3a-c and Table 149-3, it can be seen that concentrations for all inorganic
constituents are within the respective ranges found in background soil at Thiokol.
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While it is generally inappropriate to compare concentrations of volatile organics to background as most
volatile organics do not occur naturally, it can be seen that trichloroethylene is the only volatile organic that
was detected at this site above the reporting level.
Comparison to Risk-Based Levels
The maximum value of trichloroethene (20 ug/kg) detected during the RFI for this site does not exceed
either the EPA Preliminary Remediation Goal (PRG)or the Proposed Subpart S action level.
All metal concentrations were below the respective PRG and Subpart S action levels.
Conclusions
The RFI conducted at this site did indicate the presence of TCE in the deeper soil samples. However, the
maximum value of TCE at this site does not exceed either the EPA Preliminary Remediation Goal or the
Proposed Subpart S action level for solid waste management units.
Although there is evidence of TCE at this site, it can be concluded that due to the low concentrations, the
remote location, and the controlled environment for the facility that this site does not pose a risk to human
health or the environment.
Recommendations for Additional Work
Based on the findings of the RFI conducted at this site, Thiokol believes there is no further action needed
for this site.
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