Installation restoration program. Phase I. Records search for the 5073rd Air Base Group, Shemya AFB, Alaska. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Sep 21 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5817157

Greiling, R W; Abbott, D W; O'Flaherty, P M; Steiner, G J

A search of USAF, state, and federal agency records and interviews with past and present base personnel and agency representatives was conducted to identify past hazardous-waste generation and disposal practices at Shemya AFB, Alaska. The AFB occupies the entirety of Shemya Island, located at the western end of the Aleutian Islands. Twenty-eight sites were identified and inspected as potential hazardous-waste sites. Numerical ranking of 20 sites was warranted based upon potential for contaminant release and environmental degradation. Petroleum storage, waste disposal, and spills account for the most-frequent and severe problems. Follow-on recommendations include site cleanup and closure, confirmation studies in the vicinity of past spill sites, and enhanced protection of the shallow groundwater aquifer.

• Research Organization: JRB Associates, Inc., Bellevue, WA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5817157
• Report Number(s): AD-A-148067/2/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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