Remedial investigation of landfill Pit 8 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5548442· OSTI ID:5548442

Taffet, M. J.

This report documents our investigation of the geology and hydrogeology beneath inactive landfill Pit 8 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300. Site 300 is located about 15 miles east of Livermore, California, in rugged, rural terrain on the east side of the Altamont Hills; this remote facility is used for the testing of explosives and materials to support LLNL's national defense programs. Landfill Pit 8 is located in San Joaquin County in the northeastern portion of Site 300. Since August 1987, trichloroethylene (TCE) has been detected in ground water from one well to a maximum of 6 {mu}g/L. Ground water from a second well has contained lower concentrations of TCE since the last quarter of 1988. We began this investigation in mid-1988 to determine the extent and sources of TCE at the landfill site and to define local hydrogeology. This report presents the results and conclusions of the investigation. 17 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5548442
• Report Number(s): UCID-21764; ON: DE90000932
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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