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Contaminants in the Subsurface: Source Zone Assessment and Remediation
Appendix A
Tables on Contaminants at Army and Other Facilities
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TABLE A-1 Contaminants Reported at the Most Severely Contaminated Army Sites
Installation
Number of Sites
Contaminants
Media Affected
Source Remediation
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
254
VOCs, SVOCs, metals (Hg), PCBs, explosives, pesticides, UXO, radiation, chemical weapons/munitions, biological warfare material
Groundwater (GW), surface water (SW), Sediment (Sed), Soil
Removal of soils, underground storage tanks (USTs), dump debris, and UXO
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, AL
many
Nitroaromatic compounds, heavy metals (Pb), munitions-related waste (explosives), PCBs
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Incineration and cell storage of contaminated soils
Anniston Army Depot, AL
47
VOCs, heavy metals, phenols, petroleum HCs, acids, caustics
GW, Soil
Removal of soils; hydrogen peroxide injection treatment; SIA GW treatment system
Camp Bonneville, WA
14 AOCs
POLs, solvents, UXO
Soil
Removal of USTs, debris (drums), and soil
Fort Chaffee, AR
many
POLs, DDT, chlordane, TCE
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs, oil–water separators, wash racks, fuel fill stands, and soil; open burning and detonation
Fort Dix, NJ
many
Heavy metals, POLs, chlorinated solvents, PCBs
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs and soil
Fort Eustis, VA
27
Petroleum HCs, PCBs, VOCs, pesticides, heavy metals
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs and soil; use of pneumatic pumps and passive skimmers for petroleum removal
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Fort George G. Meade, MD
many
Heavy metals, petroleum HCs, VOCs, UXO, asbestos
GW, Soil
Removal of aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), buildings, pits, petroleum drums, and soil
Fort Lewis, WA
many
VOCs (TCE), PCBs, heavy metals, waste oils and fuels, coal liquefaction wastes, PAHs, solvents, battery electrolytes
GW, Soil
GW extraction and treatment systems; P&T systems; removal of TCE drums (air sparging and soil vapor extraction systems shut down in 1999)
Fort McClellan, AL
67
VOCs [(TCE and pentachloroethane (PCA)], SVOCs, pesticides, explosives, metals (Pb), UXO, radioactive sources, nonstockpile chemical material
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs; removal actions at pistol ranges
Fort Ord, CA
61
VOCs (carbon tetrachloride); petroleum HCs, heavy metals (Pb), pesticides
GW, Soil
Removal of “waste”; recycling of Pb; GW P&T systems
Fort Richardson, AK
38
White phosphorus, PCBs, heavy metals, POLs, solvents (TCE), dioxins, chemical agents, UXO, explosives, pesticides
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs, buried drums, and soil; thermal desorption; heat-enhanced soil vapor extraction; pond draining (to reduce white P)
Fort Riley, KS
many
Solvents, pesticides, Pb
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of soil and incinerators; performed soil vapor extraction pilot test and free-product recovery pilot test
Fort Ritchie, MD
many
UXO, heavy metals, (Pb), asbestos
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs, lead paint, and asbestos
Fort Sheridan, IL
many
Fuel HCs, PAHs, metals, UXO
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs and soil; performed UXO “clearances”
Fort Wainwright, AK
many
POLs, heavy metals, solvents, pesticides, paints, UXO, ordnance compounds, chemical agents
GW, Soil
Removal of soil, drums, fire training pits, and structures; use of air-sparging curtain; removed and recycled old air sparging/soil vapor extraction systems
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Installation
Number of Sites
Contaminants
Media Affected
Source Remediation
Fort Wingate, NM
many
Explosive compounds, UXO, PCBs, pesticides, heavy metals, asbestos, lead-based paint, nitrates (from TNT)
GW, Soil
Removal of soil; disposal of PCB-contaminated building materials; clearance of UXO from Indian tribal lands
Hamilton Army Airfield, CA
many
Metals, VOCs, SVOCs, fuel HCs, POLs, PCBs, PAHs, pesticides
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs and soil; removal of onshore fuel lines; flushing, sealing, and abandoning offshore fuel lines
Hingham Annex, MA
many
POLs, heavy metals, VOCs, PCBs, asbestos
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs, ASTs, oil–water separator, and soil; use of asphalt batching technology
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, IA
42
Explosives, heavy metals (Pb), VOCs, pesticides
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of ASTs and soil; excavation and off-site incineration of soils; excavation of explosives-contaminated sumps; creation of wetlands and use of phytoremediation; use of low-temp. thermal desorption; “treatment” of explosives- and metal-contaminated soils
Jefferson Proving Ground, IN
many
Solvents, petroleum HCs, VOCs, PCBs, heavy metals, depleted uranium, UXO
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs; “treatment” of soil; UXO removal operations
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, IL
53
Explosives, heavy metals, VOCs, PCBs, TNT
GW, Soil
Removal of sludge and soil; removal of UXO debris
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Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, MO
73
Explosives, heavy metals, solvents, POLs
GW, Soil
Removal action for sumps; P&T system; extraction wells
Letterkenny, PA
many
VOCs, POLs, PCBs, metals (Hg), explosives, asbestos
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of fire-training pits, oil burn pits, and other soils; low-temp. thermal treatment
Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot, KY
67
VOCs, SVOCs, heavy metals (Pb), PCBs, pesticides, herbicides, asbestos
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs, transformers, asbestos, soil, and lagoon sludge
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, TX
many
VOCs, petroleum, heavy metals, explosives
GW, Soil
Removal of soil, cisterns, and fuel storage areas; soil “decontamination”
Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, LA
7
Oils, grease, degreasers (TCE), phosphates, solvents, metal plating sludges, acids, fly ash, TNT, RDX, HMX
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Incineration of explosives-contaminated soil
Milan Army Ammunition Plant, TN
38
Munitions-related wastes
GW, Soil
Soil excavation; bioremediation of soil; constructed landfill for bioremediated soil; GW treatment plant (granular activated carbon)
Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, NJ
67
Petroleum HCs, BTEX, VOCs, SVOCs, dieldrin, heavy metals, PCBs, asbestos
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs, ASTs, soil–water separators, asbestos from buildings, and soil
Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
156
VOCs, explosives, PCBs, heavy metals, arsenic
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs, buried drums, contaminated pipe, and soil; use of GW extraction and treatment system; use of GW P&T system
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Installation
Number of Sites
Contaminants
Media Affected
Source Remediation
Pueblo Chemical Depot, CO
many (29 potential UXO sites)
Heavy metals, POLs, VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides, explosives, PCBs, and UXO
GW, Soil
Removal of soil; decontamination, demolition, and removal of buildings; GW extraction and treatment systems; sheet-pile barriers; soil bioremediation
Red River Army Depot, TX
many
TCE, pesticides, metals
GW, SW, Sed
Removal of soil and lagoon sludge
Redstone Arsenal, AL
298 (216 Army; 82 Marshall Space Flt.)
Heavy metals, solvents, chemical weapons/munitions, pesticides
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
GW extraction and treatment system; air strippers; soil vapor extraction systems; construction of industrial septic tank system
Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant, CA
6
Chromium, cyanide, zinc
GW, Soil
Removal action at evaporation and percolation ponds; ion exchange system in GW treatment system; GW extraction system
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO
209
Pesticides, chemical agents, VOCs, chlorinated organics, PCBs, UXO, heavy metals, solvents, asbestos
GW, Soil
Removal of drums, soil, and asbestos materials; GW excavation and treatment systems; chemical and sanitary sewer plugging; off-post soil tillage
Sacramento Army Depot, CA
16
Waste oil and grease, solvents, metal plating wastes, caustics, cyanide, metals
GW, Soil
Removal of soil; soil vapor extraction systems; air sparging; GW extraction and treatment systems
Savanna Army Depot, IL
many
Explosives, metals (Pb), solvents POLs, VOCs, UXO, pesticides, TNT
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of soil; high-temp. thermal treatment; incineration of TNT-contaminated sediment
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Seneca Army Depot, NY
36
Chlorinated solvents (TCE), radioactive isotopes, heavy metals, petroleum HCs
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs and soil
Stratford Army Engine Plant, CT
many
PCBs, asbestos, fuel-related VOCs, solvents, metals (hexavalent chromium), PAHs
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs
Sudbury Training Annex, MA
74
VOCs, PCBs, pesticides, heavy metals, arsenic, asbestos, UXO
GW, Soil
Removal of drums, USTs, debris, and soil
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, KS
many
Nitrates, sulfates, lead, chromium, propellants
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs and soil; cleanup of asbestos dump
Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA
many
Heavy metals, VOCs, PCBs, POLs, UXO
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of soil and sewage drying beds
Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, MN
25
VOCs, PCBs, heavy metals
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of soil; soil vapor extraction system; SVE air sparging system
U.S. Army Soldiers System Center, MA
many
Pesticides, herbicides, pentachlorophenol, solvents, VOCs (TCE)
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of waste oil storage tanks, pavement, and soil
Umatilla Chemical Depot, OR
80
Explosives, UXO, heavy metals (Pb), pesticides, nitrates
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs; bioremediation (by windrow composting) of contaminated soils
SOURCE: Defense Environmental Restoration Program: Annual Report to Congress FY2001
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TABLE A-2 Contaminants Reported at Other Military Installations
Site
Number of Sites
Contaminants
Media Affected
Source Remediation
Andrews AFB, MD
22
Heavy metals (Ni), SVOCs, VOCs PAHs, PCBs, pesticides
SW
Soil removal
Bangor Naval Submarine Base, ME
22
Residual TNT, RDX, Otto fuel, VOCs
GW, Sed, Soil
Removal of soils and USTs; P&T systems; closed loop passive soil washing system with granular activated carbon
Barbers Point Naval Air Station, HI
17
PCBs, heavy metals (Pb), petroleum HCs, pesticides, solvents, asbestos
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs
Barstow Marine Corps Logistics Base, CA
38
Heavy metals, PCBs, petroleum HCs, pesticides, herbicides, chlorinated VOCs (TCE)
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs and industrial waste sludge
Bergstrom AFB, TX
30 + 454 AOCs
Chlorinated VOCs (TCE), pesticides, petroleum HCs, metals, low-level radioactive wastes
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs, ASTs, soil, radioactive wastes; soil vapor extraction and air sparging systems
Camp Lejeune MCB, NC
176
Battery acid, fuels, used oils, paints, thinners, PCBs, pesticides, solvents, metals
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Remediation systems at 23 sites
Castle AFB, CA
many
TCE, PCBs, POLs, pesticides, cyanide, cadmium
GW, Soil
Removal of soil and USTs; soil vapor extraction systems; oil–water separators; P&T systems; bioventing systems
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Hanscom AFB, MA
22
VOCs, chlorinated solvents, gasoline, jet fuel, tetraethyl PB, PCBs, Hg
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of soil and USTs; GW/product recovery and soil vapor extraction
Hill AFB, UT
106
Solvents (TCE), sulfuric and chromic acids, metals, petroleum HCs
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
P&T systems
Homestead, AFB, FL
26 before/ 540 after hurricane
Metals (Pb), VOCs, cyanide, pesticides, solvents, PCBs
GW, Soil
Removal of USTs and soil; GW extraction and treatment; removal of oil–water separators; remedial bioventing systems
Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, NJ
45
Fuels, PCBs, solvents (TCE), waste oils
GW, Soil
Removal of soil, drums, tanks, and debris; soil washing, asphalt batching, solar-powered soil irrigation and sparge treatment systems; P&T; vapor extraction; soil bioventing
Langley AFB, VA
45
Petroleum HCs, chlordane, PCBs, heavy metals, solvents
GW, SW, Sed, Soil
Removal of USTs and soil; soil vapor extraction system
SOURCE: Defense Environmental Restoration Program: Annual Report to Congress FY2001
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TABLE A-3 Prevalence of Organic Contaminants of Concern at Army Installations
Chlorinated Solvents
Explosives
Installation
PCE
TCE
cis-1,2-DCEa
1,2-DCA
TCAb
DNT
TNT
HMX
RDX
Aberdeen Proving Ground
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Alabama AAP
X
X
Anniston AD
X
X
Badger AAP
X
X
Blue Grass Army Depot
X
X
X
Blue Grass Army Depot-Lexington
X
Cameron Station
X
Camp Bonneville
X
Camp Bullis
X
Camp Crowder
X
X
X
Camp Kilmer
X
X
X
Camp Navajo
X
Camp Roberts
X
X
Cold Regions Research Lab
X
Cornhusker AAP
X
X
X
Devens Reserve Training Facility
X
Dugway Proving Ground
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Floyd Wets Site
X
Fort Belvoir
Fort Benning
X
X
Fort Bliss
Fort Bragg
X
X
X
Fort Campbell
X
Fort Carson
X
X
X
X
X
X
Fort Des Moines
X
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Fort Detrick
X
X
X
X
Fort Dix
X
X
X
Fort Drum
X
Fort Eustis
X
X
Fort Gillem
X
X
X
X
Fort Gordon
X
X
X
X
X
Fort Jackson
X
X
X
Fort Knox
X
X
Fort Leavenworth
X
X
X
X
Fort Lee
X
X
X
Fort Leonard Wood
X
X
X
Fort Lewis
X
X
Fort McClellan
X
X
X
X
X
X
Fort McCoy
Fort McNair
Fort Meade
X
X
Fort Monmouth
X
X
X
Fort Richardson
X
X
X
X
Fort Riley
X
X
X
X
Fort Ritchie
X
X
Fort Rucker
X
X
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Shafter
X
X
X
Fort Stewart
X
Fort Story
X
Fort Wainwright
X
X
X
Fort Wingate Depot Activity
X
X
X
X
Haines Pipeline
X
X
Hamilton Army Airfield
X
Hawthorne Army Depot
X
X
X
X
X
X
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Chlorinated Solvents
Explosives
PCE
TCE
cis-1,2-DCEa
1,2-DCA
TCAb
DNT
TNT
HMX
RDX
Holston AAP
X
Hunter Army Airfield
X
X
X
X
Indiana AAP
X
X
X
X
Iowa AAP
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Jefferson Proving Ground
X
Joliet AAP
X
X
X
X
Kansas AAP
X
X
X
X
X
Kelly Support Facility
X
Kunia Field Station
Lake City AAP
X
X
X
X
Letterkenny Army Depot
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Lincoln AMSA
X
X
Lone Star AAP
X
X
X
X
Longhorn AAP
X
X
X
X
X
Los Alamitos Armed Forces
X
X
X
X
LTA, Marion ENGR Depot
X
X
McAlester AAP
X
Middletown USARC
X
Milan AAP
X
X
Military Ocean TML Sunny Point
X
Newport Chem Depot
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NTC and Fort Irwin
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Oakland Army Base
X
X
X
Papago Military Reservation
X
Phoenix Military Reservation
X
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Picatinny Arsenal
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Presidio of Monterey
X
X
X
Pueblo Chemical Depot
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Radford AAP
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ravenna AAP
X
X
X
X
Red River Army Depot
X
X
X
X
X
Redstone Arsenal
X
X
X
X
Rock Island Arsenal
X
X
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
X
Sacramento Army Depot
X
Savannah Depot Activity
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Seneca Army Depot Activity
X
X
X
X
Sierra Army Depot
X
X
X
Soldier Systems Center
X
X
X
Stratford Army Engine Plant
X
X
X
Sunflower AAP
X
Tacony Warehouse
X
X
Tarheel Army Missile Plant
X
X
X
Tobyhanna Army Depot
X
Tooele Army Depot
X
X
X
Twin Cities AAP
X
X
X
Umatilla Chem Depot
X
X
USARC Fort Nathaniel Greene
USARC Kings Mills
X
Vint Hill Farms Station
X
X
Volunteer AAP
X
X
Walter Reed Army Medical
Watervliet Arsenal
X
X
X
X
White Sands Missile Range
X
X
X
X
Yakima Training Center
X
Yuma Proving Ground
X
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Installation
Chlorinated Solvents
Explosives
PCE
TCE
cis-1,2-DCEa
1,2-DCA
TCAb
DNT
TNT
HMX
RDX
Totals
51
74
32
24
35
26
30
19
14
Percentage of all installations with this contaminant
37
54
23
1
25
19
22
14
10
Number of BRAC installations: 23
Number of active installations: 115
Total number of installations: 138
aDoes not include other DCE isomers.
bIncludes 1,1,1-TCA and 1,1,2-TCA
SOURCE: Compiled by Laurie Haines, Army Environmental Center.