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Superfund record of decison (EPA Region 3): Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area), J-field soil operable unit, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, September 27, 1996

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:405993
This Operable Unit (OU) consists of two main burn pits (the Northern Main Burn Pit and Southern Main Burn Pit). It also includes the Pushout Area, which consists of the O-ethyl-S-(2-iisoprop ylaminoethyl)methyl phosphonothiolate (VX) Burn Pit, the Mustard Burn Pit, and the Liquid Smoke Disposal Pit. This decision document addresses the actions to be taken toward remediating the principal threats provided by high levels of arsenic, lead, and PCBs at the J-Field SOU: (1) the removal of isolated hot spots of contamination from the SOU followed by (2) the construction of a Protective Soil Blanket (PSB) over the J-Field SOU.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
OSTI ID:
405993
Report Number(s):
PB--96-963911/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--03-96/228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English