The Nevada Test Site: Application of in situ monitoring of organics at a jet-a-fuel spill
An 18,000 gallon Jet-A fuel spill into the vadose zone at Desert Rock Airport on the Nevada Test Site was the site of a two part study. Part one of this study provided information on site characteristics. Part two of the study provided the opportunity to field test a Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) detection system, refine sampling methodologies, and obtain information on the vadose zone. The field test implemented a detection system designed to monitor the organic phase of a mixed waste monitoring system in use at the Nevada Test Site Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site (RWMS) operated by Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company, Inc. for the Department of Energy. Phase one of the project delineated the areal extent of contamination on the surface. Standard soil gas sampling equipment was used for the shallow soil gas surveys. Phase two incorporated an auger rig and an air hammer rig to determine the depth of contamination. The results of the study yielded approximate information on the volume of soil contaminated, the character of VOCs in the subsurface, and some information on the performance of the VOC detection system in use at the RWMS. 13 refs., 33 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc., Las Vegas, NV (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-89NV10630
- OSTI ID:
- 6059625
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NV/10630-12; ON: DE91010587
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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CONTAMINATION
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MONITORING
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
VOLATILE MATTER
FUELS
MATTER
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POLLUTION
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
540220* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)