Stabilization of lead-contaminated municipal ash on Johnston Atoll

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:215556

Lear, P R ^[1]; Gemar, D ^[2]; Ingoglia, M ^[3]

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1. OHM Remediation Services Corp., Findlay, OH (United States)
2. OHM Remediation Services Corp., Pleasanton, CA (United States)
3. Pacific Air Forces, Honolulu, HI (United States)

Johnston Atoll is located approximately 700 nautical miles southwest of the Hawaiian Islands. Johnston Atoll is an unincorporated territory of the United States with operational control administered by the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA). The atoll serves as a storage and destruction site for chemical munitions under the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS). Previously, the atoll served as a site high and low altitude nuclear testing and more recently, principal overseas base to support the Nation Nuclear Readiness Program`s Safeguard C, which required the capability to promptly resume nuclear testing. Johnston Atoll is also managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a National Wildlife Refuge. The atoll is comprised of four small islands, Johnston, Sand, North and East, surrounded by a coral reef. Most activities at the atoll are limited to Johnston Island (JI). The Solid Waste Burn Pit (SWBP) is located on the northwest end of JI, approximately 50 feet from the lagoon. Constructed in 1978 or shortly thereafter, the SWBP was utilized to burn refuse generated during the daily operation of the island. Part of the SWBP remains active and is still in use, burning nonhazardous waste material. In the inactive portion of the SWBP, hazardous materials such as batteries, paints, and solvents were burned in the past. This paper addresses the remediation of the inactive portion of the SWBP only.

• OSTI ID: 215556
• Report Number(s): CONF-951139--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COMBUSTION
DATA
FLY ASH
ISLANDS
LEAD
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PACIFIC OCEAN
POLLUTION SOURCES
REMEDIAL ACTION
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SOLID WASTES
STABILIZATION
WASTE PROCESSING