Shemya AFB, Alaska 1992 IRP field investigation report

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6434970· OSTI ID:6434970

The US Air Force is currently investigating 22 sites on Shemya Air Force Base (AFB) to determine if past spill and disposal activities have caused environmental damage. These investigations are being carried out under the Air Force's Installation Restoration Program (IRP). As a part of the IRP program, field investigations were performed in 1992 to obtain the information needed to assess what future actions willneed to be carried out at each site. The island's drinking water supply was also investigated. Activities completed at 10 selected sites during the 1992 field investigation included surface sampling to determine the lateral extent of contamination, subsurface sampling to determine the vertical extent of contamination, and the installation of well points and monitoring wells to determine the direction of groundwater flow and if the groundwater has been affected by a site. In addition, geophysical surveys were performed at most sites to identify site boundaries and check for the presence of buried metal to be avoided during drilling activities.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Management Operations; Air Force Alaskan Air Command, Elmendorf AFB, AK (United States); CH2M Hill, Boise, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOD; Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6434970
• Report Number(s): EMO-1096-Vol.1; ON: DE93011968; CNN: DEU-91-06
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCIDENTS
ALASKA
AVIATION FUELS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COMPILED DATA
CONTAINMENT
DATA
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISTILLATES
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRINKING WATER
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GAS OILS
GASOLINE
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HEATING OILS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LIQUID FUELS
MANAGEMENT
MAPS
MATERIALS
METALS
MILITARY FACILITIES
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
PROGRESS REPORT
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAMPLING
SAND
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SOILS
SOLVENTS
SURFACE WATERS
SURVEYS
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER QUALITY
WELLS