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PERFORMANCE OF REMEDIAL RESPONSE ACfiVITIES AT UNCONTROLLED
HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES
US EPA CONTRACT NO 68middot01-6939
CAMP DRESSER amp McKEE INC PRIME CONTRACTOR
)
REPORT MEMO
ON
AlA SAMPLING
Charles George L1ndftll Tyngsboro MISSIChUIIttl
) Octobtr Zl 1986
Work Au1g-nt No 83middot1N16 4
Docent No 182-POImiddotEPmiddotOKZOmiddotI
----middot
)
TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM
TO Steve Farrtck Regional Site Project Officer US EPA
FROM J Josti
DATE October 21 1986
CONTRACT NO 68-01-6939
PROJECT NO Charles George Landfill No 182
OOCUHENT HO 182-PDI-EPmiddotOKZ0-1
SUBJECT Report Memo on Atr Sampling
Introduction
~vLtJ --~shy
tbullbull I~ middot
Thh orand1111 ts prepared tn accordance wtth Tuk 1 of Work Plln AMndlltnt Mo 5 for the Charles George Landfill Tyngsboro MA The analytical data of the twelve vent sMples taken on Sptbullber 19 1985 art tncludtd tn tht attached report sutMittted by Robert Kant
Our tntthl evaluation bastd on thfs one round of sapltng 1s that construct ton involving non-tntrushe acthtttts could be conducted wtth Level D prottctton and that trtatMnt of vent guts for volattlt orgutcs 1s not recomended at thts tflllt Measured flow rates were qutte low Howtnr the proposed llndftll cap wtll reduce the fugitive Mtsstons through the landfill cover and tncrease the flow rate at the new vents
Additional 1110n1tortng IIIUSt be conducted during construction and for at least the first year after construction to conftm these tntthl rec01111endat tons
JJJ911
ATTACHMENT
)
TO o Jack Josti
FROH Robert Kane ~ OATpound Oc tober 16 1986
PROJECT 1 REM II EPA Contrac t No 68- 01- 6939
DOCUHEtn NO 1 182-PDl-IO-DKVL-1
SUIJECT z Landfill Vent Suplin1 Results at Charlu Geor1bull Landfill
In t roduc t ion
Throqh thb report aurilea the reaulu of landfill vent IUplina
c011pleted on Sptber 19 1985 u outlined in AuendMnt llo 1 to the
Projftt Operationbull Plan (DocUHnt No 182-PDl-OP-ILQP-1) for the Chart
) COrp -dUll Tbe landfill vent auplina vu coaducted in order to
eatabliah health and fety crtteria for on- aite vorken in the vicinity of
the landfill venta aa vell aa deteraininc the need for treatMDt of
landfill auea
Procedur Volatile orJampnica and bullethane aupllna vas conducted udnamp BGI
Inc 15 liter tedlar baabull middot Etch nbullple vas collected over a period of
5-10 bullinutea by paulvely dravina the suple into the tedlar bq placed in
an evacuated chabullber All bull bull bull pl vue collec ted frobull the venu udna
pre-exhtinl hol drilled in the center of the vents PJure A- 1 shovs
the locations of the ven ts Te fl on li ne vas used to preven t con t t nation
o f t he ple Tvo of the ven ts vere supled in duplicate for qua li t y
assurance One t edlar ba1 vas sp i ked vith knovn quantities of selected
volatile or1antc coMpounds and anal yzed along vith the field splu for a
deterainat ion of recovery efficiencies All sa~~ples vere leak checked
placed in a cooler v ith tee packs and deli vered to the l ab vi thin 24 hours
Subsequent analysis vas perfoued fo r CLP- HSL vola tile or1anics and bull e thane
I
) vithin 48 hours The sa11ples vere analyzed for EPA Priority Pollutant
Volatile Organics in accordance vtth Method 624 11odified for a 10 bull 1 air
sample injection Methods for Orampanic Chemical Analysis of Hunicipal and
Industrial Vastevater EPA-6004-82-056 July 1982
Results and Conclusions
Of the 12 landfill vents sa11phd only vents 1 5 10 and 12 shoved any
datactabla volatile coapounds above the detection lhtts of 10 pp11 basad
on tha bullbullbullplinamp and analyst procedures utilized Table 1 containa tha
coapounds detected alone vi th their respect tva concantnttons and TLV-TVA
valu tablishad by tha ACGIB Table 2 containbull tha Hthana aupUna
naulta Duplicate and Spike Recovery retulta an ahovn in Tables 3 and 4
respectively All duplicate suples thoved aood cornlationa vith the
htampheu Relative Percent Difference betn1 1U Except for the cobullpound
112 2-Tatrachloroethane vhich had a 0 recovery all other c011pounda
ahoved acceptable recovertea Althouah unlikely the 0 recovery for
1122-Tetrachloroethane uy indicate thb c011pound va1 not IMR in any of) the auple1 analyaed vhere 1 t uy have been preaent
AI previoudy reported in the Landfill Vent Supltna Trip Report (DocUHnt
No 182-PD1-rD-ISNS-1) a ure of flovrataa in the venta indicated very
lov flova to be prent vith the htampht betn1 05 bullbullteracond Tbb
ahova that point aourca releabullbullbull frobull the vanta are occurrlftl at a very lov
rata In addition prrtioua uurnu bullhoved the avaraaa vent hataht to
be approllltely 15 ft plactna any point rdeaaes of volatile oraanics and
Mthana vall above the breathiftl zona of any recaptora in the 1-diate
vicinity of the vents All concantrattona of volatile oraantcs Hasured in
the vents van vall balov the allowable lbita established by ACGIB for an
8 hour ttbulle veiahted averaee vtth the exception of bullethylene chloride tn
vent 12 Based on the lov source strenaths alona vtth dispersion and
dilution effects in btent air actual levels of volatile oraanics at
around level receptors vou1d not be expected to pose any health and safety
concerns for on- site vorlters
I) Methane levels vue found to be elevated In vents 5 10 11 and 12 No
Peratsslble Exposure Limit has been established for methane It is
claulfied as a simple asphyxiant Lover and upper explosive libullits In air
are 5 and 15 respectively
Based on thh lnfonution the following recommendations are aade
1 Level D protection for on-site workers conducting non-intrusive
raHdlal activi tt In the vicinity of the landfill vanu
2 Uperada to Level c protection for direct contact with any of the
landfill vent outleu
3 Iphion sources such as flues or 1parkJ should be ainiahed in the
i~iata vicinity of the ventbull due to the potbility of uploliva
conditions usoclated vith Hthana au
4 Trutat of nt 1bullbullbullbull for the roval of volatile orcanta 11 DOt) recnded based on the Maaured levelbull in the venu
5 llauured lavela of Hthane in ventbull 5 10 11 end 12 indlcete that
treetbullnt y be neceery on thebullbull ventbull to reduce the Ieveli
dependina on the iatended future u of the landfill
llltC Pile 7777-182-PDl-DSCON
DMuldoon
D Pedenen RBSS
Docubullent Control
)
TAILI 1
VOLATILE ORGANICS SAMPLING RESULTS
Vent No COIIjOUnds Detected2 Concen t rat 1 on ~1
Toluene 36 ppll 100 PPbull
Toluene 6 1 ppll 100 PPbull
10 Toluene 5 3 ppll 100 p~
12 ethylene Chloride 180 p~ 100 p~
11-Dichloroethane 9 0 ppll 200 ppe
Trani-12-Diehloroethylene 32 ppll 200 ppe
Triehloroethylene 25 ppe 50 PJIII
J 1 Thretbold Li11lt Valuet - TiM Veiahted Averqe 111tablbhed bJ the
AHrican Conference of Governantal lnduttrial llylibullnbt (ACGII) for bull norul 1-hour workday and a 40-hour vorkveek
2 I a detection libulllt of 10 pp11
)
TABLE 2
KETBANE SAKPLINC RESULTS
~ Jgt
0
n ) 8 or n
JlgtJ
~ZlgtO5 0 ~-ltr
~-lt Oogt 12 oz 16 ltii
~ Iii32 8 8 nioo r
r ) 4
J 6 7
10 6)
11 )~
12 61
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
)
REPORT MEMO
ON
AlA SAMPLING
Charles George L1ndftll Tyngsboro MISSIChUIIttl
) Octobtr Zl 1986
Work Au1g-nt No 83middot1N16 4
Docent No 182-POImiddotEPmiddotOKZOmiddotI
----middot
)
TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM
TO Steve Farrtck Regional Site Project Officer US EPA
FROM J Josti
DATE October 21 1986
CONTRACT NO 68-01-6939
PROJECT NO Charles George Landfill No 182
OOCUHENT HO 182-PDI-EPmiddotOKZ0-1
SUBJECT Report Memo on Atr Sampling
Introduction
~vLtJ --~shy
tbullbull I~ middot
Thh orand1111 ts prepared tn accordance wtth Tuk 1 of Work Plln AMndlltnt Mo 5 for the Charles George Landfill Tyngsboro MA The analytical data of the twelve vent sMples taken on Sptbullber 19 1985 art tncludtd tn tht attached report sutMittted by Robert Kant
Our tntthl evaluation bastd on thfs one round of sapltng 1s that construct ton involving non-tntrushe acthtttts could be conducted wtth Level D prottctton and that trtatMnt of vent guts for volattlt orgutcs 1s not recomended at thts tflllt Measured flow rates were qutte low Howtnr the proposed llndftll cap wtll reduce the fugitive Mtsstons through the landfill cover and tncrease the flow rate at the new vents
Additional 1110n1tortng IIIUSt be conducted during construction and for at least the first year after construction to conftm these tntthl rec01111endat tons
JJJ911
ATTACHMENT
)
TO o Jack Josti
FROH Robert Kane ~ OATpound Oc tober 16 1986
PROJECT 1 REM II EPA Contrac t No 68- 01- 6939
DOCUHEtn NO 1 182-PDl-IO-DKVL-1
SUIJECT z Landfill Vent Suplin1 Results at Charlu Geor1bull Landfill
In t roduc t ion
Throqh thb report aurilea the reaulu of landfill vent IUplina
c011pleted on Sptber 19 1985 u outlined in AuendMnt llo 1 to the
Projftt Operationbull Plan (DocUHnt No 182-PDl-OP-ILQP-1) for the Chart
) COrp -dUll Tbe landfill vent auplina vu coaducted in order to
eatabliah health and fety crtteria for on- aite vorken in the vicinity of
the landfill venta aa vell aa deteraininc the need for treatMDt of
landfill auea
Procedur Volatile orJampnica and bullethane aupllna vas conducted udnamp BGI
Inc 15 liter tedlar baabull middot Etch nbullple vas collected over a period of
5-10 bullinutea by paulvely dravina the suple into the tedlar bq placed in
an evacuated chabullber All bull bull bull pl vue collec ted frobull the venu udna
pre-exhtinl hol drilled in the center of the vents PJure A- 1 shovs
the locations of the ven ts Te fl on li ne vas used to preven t con t t nation
o f t he ple Tvo of the ven ts vere supled in duplicate for qua li t y
assurance One t edlar ba1 vas sp i ked vith knovn quantities of selected
volatile or1antc coMpounds and anal yzed along vith the field splu for a
deterainat ion of recovery efficiencies All sa~~ples vere leak checked
placed in a cooler v ith tee packs and deli vered to the l ab vi thin 24 hours
Subsequent analysis vas perfoued fo r CLP- HSL vola tile or1anics and bull e thane
I
) vithin 48 hours The sa11ples vere analyzed for EPA Priority Pollutant
Volatile Organics in accordance vtth Method 624 11odified for a 10 bull 1 air
sample injection Methods for Orampanic Chemical Analysis of Hunicipal and
Industrial Vastevater EPA-6004-82-056 July 1982
Results and Conclusions
Of the 12 landfill vents sa11phd only vents 1 5 10 and 12 shoved any
datactabla volatile coapounds above the detection lhtts of 10 pp11 basad
on tha bullbullbullplinamp and analyst procedures utilized Table 1 containa tha
coapounds detected alone vi th their respect tva concantnttons and TLV-TVA
valu tablishad by tha ACGIB Table 2 containbull tha Hthana aupUna
naulta Duplicate and Spike Recovery retulta an ahovn in Tables 3 and 4
respectively All duplicate suples thoved aood cornlationa vith the
htampheu Relative Percent Difference betn1 1U Except for the cobullpound
112 2-Tatrachloroethane vhich had a 0 recovery all other c011pounda
ahoved acceptable recovertea Althouah unlikely the 0 recovery for
1122-Tetrachloroethane uy indicate thb c011pound va1 not IMR in any of) the auple1 analyaed vhere 1 t uy have been preaent
AI previoudy reported in the Landfill Vent Supltna Trip Report (DocUHnt
No 182-PD1-rD-ISNS-1) a ure of flovrataa in the venta indicated very
lov flova to be prent vith the htampht betn1 05 bullbullteracond Tbb
ahova that point aourca releabullbullbull frobull the vanta are occurrlftl at a very lov
rata In addition prrtioua uurnu bullhoved the avaraaa vent hataht to
be approllltely 15 ft plactna any point rdeaaes of volatile oraanics and
Mthana vall above the breathiftl zona of any recaptora in the 1-diate
vicinity of the vents All concantrattona of volatile oraantcs Hasured in
the vents van vall balov the allowable lbita established by ACGIB for an
8 hour ttbulle veiahted averaee vtth the exception of bullethylene chloride tn
vent 12 Based on the lov source strenaths alona vtth dispersion and
dilution effects in btent air actual levels of volatile oraanics at
around level receptors vou1d not be expected to pose any health and safety
concerns for on- site vorlters
I) Methane levels vue found to be elevated In vents 5 10 11 and 12 No
Peratsslble Exposure Limit has been established for methane It is
claulfied as a simple asphyxiant Lover and upper explosive libullits In air
are 5 and 15 respectively
Based on thh lnfonution the following recommendations are aade
1 Level D protection for on-site workers conducting non-intrusive
raHdlal activi tt In the vicinity of the landfill vanu
2 Uperada to Level c protection for direct contact with any of the
landfill vent outleu
3 Iphion sources such as flues or 1parkJ should be ainiahed in the
i~iata vicinity of the ventbull due to the potbility of uploliva
conditions usoclated vith Hthana au
4 Trutat of nt 1bullbullbullbull for the roval of volatile orcanta 11 DOt) recnded based on the Maaured levelbull in the venu
5 llauured lavela of Hthane in ventbull 5 10 11 end 12 indlcete that
treetbullnt y be neceery on thebullbull ventbull to reduce the Ieveli
dependina on the iatended future u of the landfill
llltC Pile 7777-182-PDl-DSCON
DMuldoon
D Pedenen RBSS
Docubullent Control
)
TAILI 1
VOLATILE ORGANICS SAMPLING RESULTS
Vent No COIIjOUnds Detected2 Concen t rat 1 on ~1
Toluene 36 ppll 100 PPbull
Toluene 6 1 ppll 100 PPbull
10 Toluene 5 3 ppll 100 p~
12 ethylene Chloride 180 p~ 100 p~
11-Dichloroethane 9 0 ppll 200 ppe
Trani-12-Diehloroethylene 32 ppll 200 ppe
Triehloroethylene 25 ppe 50 PJIII
J 1 Thretbold Li11lt Valuet - TiM Veiahted Averqe 111tablbhed bJ the
AHrican Conference of Governantal lnduttrial llylibullnbt (ACGII) for bull norul 1-hour workday and a 40-hour vorkveek
2 I a detection libulllt of 10 pp11
)
TABLE 2
KETBANE SAKPLINC RESULTS
~ Jgt
0
n ) 8 or n
JlgtJ
~ZlgtO5 0 ~-ltr
~-lt Oogt 12 oz 16 ltii
~ Iii32 8 8 nioo r
r ) 4
J 6 7
10 6)
11 )~
12 61
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
)
TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM
TO Steve Farrtck Regional Site Project Officer US EPA
FROM J Josti
DATE October 21 1986
CONTRACT NO 68-01-6939
PROJECT NO Charles George Landfill No 182
OOCUHENT HO 182-PDI-EPmiddotOKZ0-1
SUBJECT Report Memo on Atr Sampling
Introduction
~vLtJ --~shy
tbullbull I~ middot
Thh orand1111 ts prepared tn accordance wtth Tuk 1 of Work Plln AMndlltnt Mo 5 for the Charles George Landfill Tyngsboro MA The analytical data of the twelve vent sMples taken on Sptbullber 19 1985 art tncludtd tn tht attached report sutMittted by Robert Kant
Our tntthl evaluation bastd on thfs one round of sapltng 1s that construct ton involving non-tntrushe acthtttts could be conducted wtth Level D prottctton and that trtatMnt of vent guts for volattlt orgutcs 1s not recomended at thts tflllt Measured flow rates were qutte low Howtnr the proposed llndftll cap wtll reduce the fugitive Mtsstons through the landfill cover and tncrease the flow rate at the new vents
Additional 1110n1tortng IIIUSt be conducted during construction and for at least the first year after construction to conftm these tntthl rec01111endat tons
JJJ911
ATTACHMENT
)
TO o Jack Josti
FROH Robert Kane ~ OATpound Oc tober 16 1986
PROJECT 1 REM II EPA Contrac t No 68- 01- 6939
DOCUHEtn NO 1 182-PDl-IO-DKVL-1
SUIJECT z Landfill Vent Suplin1 Results at Charlu Geor1bull Landfill
In t roduc t ion
Throqh thb report aurilea the reaulu of landfill vent IUplina
c011pleted on Sptber 19 1985 u outlined in AuendMnt llo 1 to the
Projftt Operationbull Plan (DocUHnt No 182-PDl-OP-ILQP-1) for the Chart
) COrp -dUll Tbe landfill vent auplina vu coaducted in order to
eatabliah health and fety crtteria for on- aite vorken in the vicinity of
the landfill venta aa vell aa deteraininc the need for treatMDt of
landfill auea
Procedur Volatile orJampnica and bullethane aupllna vas conducted udnamp BGI
Inc 15 liter tedlar baabull middot Etch nbullple vas collected over a period of
5-10 bullinutea by paulvely dravina the suple into the tedlar bq placed in
an evacuated chabullber All bull bull bull pl vue collec ted frobull the venu udna
pre-exhtinl hol drilled in the center of the vents PJure A- 1 shovs
the locations of the ven ts Te fl on li ne vas used to preven t con t t nation
o f t he ple Tvo of the ven ts vere supled in duplicate for qua li t y
assurance One t edlar ba1 vas sp i ked vith knovn quantities of selected
volatile or1antc coMpounds and anal yzed along vith the field splu for a
deterainat ion of recovery efficiencies All sa~~ples vere leak checked
placed in a cooler v ith tee packs and deli vered to the l ab vi thin 24 hours
Subsequent analysis vas perfoued fo r CLP- HSL vola tile or1anics and bull e thane
I
) vithin 48 hours The sa11ples vere analyzed for EPA Priority Pollutant
Volatile Organics in accordance vtth Method 624 11odified for a 10 bull 1 air
sample injection Methods for Orampanic Chemical Analysis of Hunicipal and
Industrial Vastevater EPA-6004-82-056 July 1982
Results and Conclusions
Of the 12 landfill vents sa11phd only vents 1 5 10 and 12 shoved any
datactabla volatile coapounds above the detection lhtts of 10 pp11 basad
on tha bullbullbullplinamp and analyst procedures utilized Table 1 containa tha
coapounds detected alone vi th their respect tva concantnttons and TLV-TVA
valu tablishad by tha ACGIB Table 2 containbull tha Hthana aupUna
naulta Duplicate and Spike Recovery retulta an ahovn in Tables 3 and 4
respectively All duplicate suples thoved aood cornlationa vith the
htampheu Relative Percent Difference betn1 1U Except for the cobullpound
112 2-Tatrachloroethane vhich had a 0 recovery all other c011pounda
ahoved acceptable recovertea Althouah unlikely the 0 recovery for
1122-Tetrachloroethane uy indicate thb c011pound va1 not IMR in any of) the auple1 analyaed vhere 1 t uy have been preaent
AI previoudy reported in the Landfill Vent Supltna Trip Report (DocUHnt
No 182-PD1-rD-ISNS-1) a ure of flovrataa in the venta indicated very
lov flova to be prent vith the htampht betn1 05 bullbullteracond Tbb
ahova that point aourca releabullbullbull frobull the vanta are occurrlftl at a very lov
rata In addition prrtioua uurnu bullhoved the avaraaa vent hataht to
be approllltely 15 ft plactna any point rdeaaes of volatile oraanics and
Mthana vall above the breathiftl zona of any recaptora in the 1-diate
vicinity of the vents All concantrattona of volatile oraantcs Hasured in
the vents van vall balov the allowable lbita established by ACGIB for an
8 hour ttbulle veiahted averaee vtth the exception of bullethylene chloride tn
vent 12 Based on the lov source strenaths alona vtth dispersion and
dilution effects in btent air actual levels of volatile oraanics at
around level receptors vou1d not be expected to pose any health and safety
concerns for on- site vorlters
I) Methane levels vue found to be elevated In vents 5 10 11 and 12 No
Peratsslble Exposure Limit has been established for methane It is
claulfied as a simple asphyxiant Lover and upper explosive libullits In air
are 5 and 15 respectively
Based on thh lnfonution the following recommendations are aade
1 Level D protection for on-site workers conducting non-intrusive
raHdlal activi tt In the vicinity of the landfill vanu
2 Uperada to Level c protection for direct contact with any of the
landfill vent outleu
3 Iphion sources such as flues or 1parkJ should be ainiahed in the
i~iata vicinity of the ventbull due to the potbility of uploliva
conditions usoclated vith Hthana au
4 Trutat of nt 1bullbullbullbull for the roval of volatile orcanta 11 DOt) recnded based on the Maaured levelbull in the venu
5 llauured lavela of Hthane in ventbull 5 10 11 end 12 indlcete that
treetbullnt y be neceery on thebullbull ventbull to reduce the Ieveli
dependina on the iatended future u of the landfill
llltC Pile 7777-182-PDl-DSCON
DMuldoon
D Pedenen RBSS
Docubullent Control
)
TAILI 1
VOLATILE ORGANICS SAMPLING RESULTS
Vent No COIIjOUnds Detected2 Concen t rat 1 on ~1
Toluene 36 ppll 100 PPbull
Toluene 6 1 ppll 100 PPbull
10 Toluene 5 3 ppll 100 p~
12 ethylene Chloride 180 p~ 100 p~
11-Dichloroethane 9 0 ppll 200 ppe
Trani-12-Diehloroethylene 32 ppll 200 ppe
Triehloroethylene 25 ppe 50 PJIII
J 1 Thretbold Li11lt Valuet - TiM Veiahted Averqe 111tablbhed bJ the
AHrican Conference of Governantal lnduttrial llylibullnbt (ACGII) for bull norul 1-hour workday and a 40-hour vorkveek
2 I a detection libulllt of 10 pp11
)
TABLE 2
KETBANE SAKPLINC RESULTS
~ Jgt
0
n ) 8 or n
JlgtJ
~ZlgtO5 0 ~-ltr
~-lt Oogt 12 oz 16 ltii
~ Iii32 8 8 nioo r
r ) 4
J 6 7
10 6)
11 )~
12 61
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
)
TO o Jack Josti
FROH Robert Kane ~ OATpound Oc tober 16 1986
PROJECT 1 REM II EPA Contrac t No 68- 01- 6939
DOCUHEtn NO 1 182-PDl-IO-DKVL-1
SUIJECT z Landfill Vent Suplin1 Results at Charlu Geor1bull Landfill
In t roduc t ion
Throqh thb report aurilea the reaulu of landfill vent IUplina
c011pleted on Sptber 19 1985 u outlined in AuendMnt llo 1 to the
Projftt Operationbull Plan (DocUHnt No 182-PDl-OP-ILQP-1) for the Chart
) COrp -dUll Tbe landfill vent auplina vu coaducted in order to
eatabliah health and fety crtteria for on- aite vorken in the vicinity of
the landfill venta aa vell aa deteraininc the need for treatMDt of
landfill auea
Procedur Volatile orJampnica and bullethane aupllna vas conducted udnamp BGI
Inc 15 liter tedlar baabull middot Etch nbullple vas collected over a period of
5-10 bullinutea by paulvely dravina the suple into the tedlar bq placed in
an evacuated chabullber All bull bull bull pl vue collec ted frobull the venu udna
pre-exhtinl hol drilled in the center of the vents PJure A- 1 shovs
the locations of the ven ts Te fl on li ne vas used to preven t con t t nation
o f t he ple Tvo of the ven ts vere supled in duplicate for qua li t y
assurance One t edlar ba1 vas sp i ked vith knovn quantities of selected
volatile or1antc coMpounds and anal yzed along vith the field splu for a
deterainat ion of recovery efficiencies All sa~~ples vere leak checked
placed in a cooler v ith tee packs and deli vered to the l ab vi thin 24 hours
Subsequent analysis vas perfoued fo r CLP- HSL vola tile or1anics and bull e thane
I
) vithin 48 hours The sa11ples vere analyzed for EPA Priority Pollutant
Volatile Organics in accordance vtth Method 624 11odified for a 10 bull 1 air
sample injection Methods for Orampanic Chemical Analysis of Hunicipal and
Industrial Vastevater EPA-6004-82-056 July 1982
Results and Conclusions
Of the 12 landfill vents sa11phd only vents 1 5 10 and 12 shoved any
datactabla volatile coapounds above the detection lhtts of 10 pp11 basad
on tha bullbullbullplinamp and analyst procedures utilized Table 1 containa tha
coapounds detected alone vi th their respect tva concantnttons and TLV-TVA
valu tablishad by tha ACGIB Table 2 containbull tha Hthana aupUna
naulta Duplicate and Spike Recovery retulta an ahovn in Tables 3 and 4
respectively All duplicate suples thoved aood cornlationa vith the
htampheu Relative Percent Difference betn1 1U Except for the cobullpound
112 2-Tatrachloroethane vhich had a 0 recovery all other c011pounda
ahoved acceptable recovertea Althouah unlikely the 0 recovery for
1122-Tetrachloroethane uy indicate thb c011pound va1 not IMR in any of) the auple1 analyaed vhere 1 t uy have been preaent
AI previoudy reported in the Landfill Vent Supltna Trip Report (DocUHnt
No 182-PD1-rD-ISNS-1) a ure of flovrataa in the venta indicated very
lov flova to be prent vith the htampht betn1 05 bullbullteracond Tbb
ahova that point aourca releabullbullbull frobull the vanta are occurrlftl at a very lov
rata In addition prrtioua uurnu bullhoved the avaraaa vent hataht to
be approllltely 15 ft plactna any point rdeaaes of volatile oraanics and
Mthana vall above the breathiftl zona of any recaptora in the 1-diate
vicinity of the vents All concantrattona of volatile oraantcs Hasured in
the vents van vall balov the allowable lbita established by ACGIB for an
8 hour ttbulle veiahted averaee vtth the exception of bullethylene chloride tn
vent 12 Based on the lov source strenaths alona vtth dispersion and
dilution effects in btent air actual levels of volatile oraanics at
around level receptors vou1d not be expected to pose any health and safety
concerns for on- site vorlters
I) Methane levels vue found to be elevated In vents 5 10 11 and 12 No
Peratsslble Exposure Limit has been established for methane It is
claulfied as a simple asphyxiant Lover and upper explosive libullits In air
are 5 and 15 respectively
Based on thh lnfonution the following recommendations are aade
1 Level D protection for on-site workers conducting non-intrusive
raHdlal activi tt In the vicinity of the landfill vanu
2 Uperada to Level c protection for direct contact with any of the
landfill vent outleu
3 Iphion sources such as flues or 1parkJ should be ainiahed in the
i~iata vicinity of the ventbull due to the potbility of uploliva
conditions usoclated vith Hthana au
4 Trutat of nt 1bullbullbullbull for the roval of volatile orcanta 11 DOt) recnded based on the Maaured levelbull in the venu
5 llauured lavela of Hthane in ventbull 5 10 11 end 12 indlcete that
treetbullnt y be neceery on thebullbull ventbull to reduce the Ieveli
dependina on the iatended future u of the landfill
llltC Pile 7777-182-PDl-DSCON
DMuldoon
D Pedenen RBSS
Docubullent Control
)
TAILI 1
VOLATILE ORGANICS SAMPLING RESULTS
Vent No COIIjOUnds Detected2 Concen t rat 1 on ~1
Toluene 36 ppll 100 PPbull
Toluene 6 1 ppll 100 PPbull
10 Toluene 5 3 ppll 100 p~
12 ethylene Chloride 180 p~ 100 p~
11-Dichloroethane 9 0 ppll 200 ppe
Trani-12-Diehloroethylene 32 ppll 200 ppe
Triehloroethylene 25 ppe 50 PJIII
J 1 Thretbold Li11lt Valuet - TiM Veiahted Averqe 111tablbhed bJ the
AHrican Conference of Governantal lnduttrial llylibullnbt (ACGII) for bull norul 1-hour workday and a 40-hour vorkveek
2 I a detection libulllt of 10 pp11
)
TABLE 2
KETBANE SAKPLINC RESULTS
~ Jgt
0
n ) 8 or n
JlgtJ
~ZlgtO5 0 ~-ltr
~-lt Oogt 12 oz 16 ltii
~ Iii32 8 8 nioo r
r ) 4
J 6 7
10 6)
11 )~
12 61
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
I
) vithin 48 hours The sa11ples vere analyzed for EPA Priority Pollutant
Volatile Organics in accordance vtth Method 624 11odified for a 10 bull 1 air
sample injection Methods for Orampanic Chemical Analysis of Hunicipal and
Industrial Vastevater EPA-6004-82-056 July 1982
Results and Conclusions
Of the 12 landfill vents sa11phd only vents 1 5 10 and 12 shoved any
datactabla volatile coapounds above the detection lhtts of 10 pp11 basad
on tha bullbullbullplinamp and analyst procedures utilized Table 1 containa tha
coapounds detected alone vi th their respect tva concantnttons and TLV-TVA
valu tablishad by tha ACGIB Table 2 containbull tha Hthana aupUna
naulta Duplicate and Spike Recovery retulta an ahovn in Tables 3 and 4
respectively All duplicate suples thoved aood cornlationa vith the
htampheu Relative Percent Difference betn1 1U Except for the cobullpound
112 2-Tatrachloroethane vhich had a 0 recovery all other c011pounda
ahoved acceptable recovertea Althouah unlikely the 0 recovery for
1122-Tetrachloroethane uy indicate thb c011pound va1 not IMR in any of) the auple1 analyaed vhere 1 t uy have been preaent
AI previoudy reported in the Landfill Vent Supltna Trip Report (DocUHnt
No 182-PD1-rD-ISNS-1) a ure of flovrataa in the venta indicated very
lov flova to be prent vith the htampht betn1 05 bullbullteracond Tbb
ahova that point aourca releabullbullbull frobull the vanta are occurrlftl at a very lov
rata In addition prrtioua uurnu bullhoved the avaraaa vent hataht to
be approllltely 15 ft plactna any point rdeaaes of volatile oraanics and
Mthana vall above the breathiftl zona of any recaptora in the 1-diate
vicinity of the vents All concantrattona of volatile oraantcs Hasured in
the vents van vall balov the allowable lbita established by ACGIB for an
8 hour ttbulle veiahted averaee vtth the exception of bullethylene chloride tn
vent 12 Based on the lov source strenaths alona vtth dispersion and
dilution effects in btent air actual levels of volatile oraanics at
around level receptors vou1d not be expected to pose any health and safety
concerns for on- site vorlters
I) Methane levels vue found to be elevated In vents 5 10 11 and 12 No
Peratsslble Exposure Limit has been established for methane It is
claulfied as a simple asphyxiant Lover and upper explosive libullits In air
are 5 and 15 respectively
Based on thh lnfonution the following recommendations are aade
1 Level D protection for on-site workers conducting non-intrusive
raHdlal activi tt In the vicinity of the landfill vanu
2 Uperada to Level c protection for direct contact with any of the
landfill vent outleu
3 Iphion sources such as flues or 1parkJ should be ainiahed in the
i~iata vicinity of the ventbull due to the potbility of uploliva
conditions usoclated vith Hthana au
4 Trutat of nt 1bullbullbullbull for the roval of volatile orcanta 11 DOt) recnded based on the Maaured levelbull in the venu
5 llauured lavela of Hthane in ventbull 5 10 11 end 12 indlcete that
treetbullnt y be neceery on thebullbull ventbull to reduce the Ieveli
dependina on the iatended future u of the landfill
llltC Pile 7777-182-PDl-DSCON
DMuldoon
D Pedenen RBSS
Docubullent Control
)
TAILI 1
VOLATILE ORGANICS SAMPLING RESULTS
Vent No COIIjOUnds Detected2 Concen t rat 1 on ~1
Toluene 36 ppll 100 PPbull
Toluene 6 1 ppll 100 PPbull
10 Toluene 5 3 ppll 100 p~
12 ethylene Chloride 180 p~ 100 p~
11-Dichloroethane 9 0 ppll 200 ppe
Trani-12-Diehloroethylene 32 ppll 200 ppe
Triehloroethylene 25 ppe 50 PJIII
J 1 Thretbold Li11lt Valuet - TiM Veiahted Averqe 111tablbhed bJ the
AHrican Conference of Governantal lnduttrial llylibullnbt (ACGII) for bull norul 1-hour workday and a 40-hour vorkveek
2 I a detection libulllt of 10 pp11
)
TABLE 2
KETBANE SAKPLINC RESULTS
~ Jgt
0
n ) 8 or n
JlgtJ
~ZlgtO5 0 ~-ltr
~-lt Oogt 12 oz 16 ltii
~ Iii32 8 8 nioo r
r ) 4
J 6 7
10 6)
11 )~
12 61
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
I) Methane levels vue found to be elevated In vents 5 10 11 and 12 No
Peratsslble Exposure Limit has been established for methane It is
claulfied as a simple asphyxiant Lover and upper explosive libullits In air
are 5 and 15 respectively
Based on thh lnfonution the following recommendations are aade
1 Level D protection for on-site workers conducting non-intrusive
raHdlal activi tt In the vicinity of the landfill vanu
2 Uperada to Level c protection for direct contact with any of the
landfill vent outleu
3 Iphion sources such as flues or 1parkJ should be ainiahed in the
i~iata vicinity of the ventbull due to the potbility of uploliva
conditions usoclated vith Hthana au
4 Trutat of nt 1bullbullbullbull for the roval of volatile orcanta 11 DOt) recnded based on the Maaured levelbull in the venu
5 llauured lavela of Hthane in ventbull 5 10 11 end 12 indlcete that
treetbullnt y be neceery on thebullbull ventbull to reduce the Ieveli
dependina on the iatended future u of the landfill
llltC Pile 7777-182-PDl-DSCON
DMuldoon
D Pedenen RBSS
Docubullent Control
)
TAILI 1
VOLATILE ORGANICS SAMPLING RESULTS
Vent No COIIjOUnds Detected2 Concen t rat 1 on ~1
Toluene 36 ppll 100 PPbull
Toluene 6 1 ppll 100 PPbull
10 Toluene 5 3 ppll 100 p~
12 ethylene Chloride 180 p~ 100 p~
11-Dichloroethane 9 0 ppll 200 ppe
Trani-12-Diehloroethylene 32 ppll 200 ppe
Triehloroethylene 25 ppe 50 PJIII
J 1 Thretbold Li11lt Valuet - TiM Veiahted Averqe 111tablbhed bJ the
AHrican Conference of Governantal lnduttrial llylibullnbt (ACGII) for bull norul 1-hour workday and a 40-hour vorkveek
2 I a detection libulllt of 10 pp11
)
TABLE 2
KETBANE SAKPLINC RESULTS
~ Jgt
0
n ) 8 or n
JlgtJ
~ZlgtO5 0 ~-ltr
~-lt Oogt 12 oz 16 ltii
~ Iii32 8 8 nioo r
r ) 4
J 6 7
10 6)
11 )~
12 61
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
)
TAILI 1
VOLATILE ORGANICS SAMPLING RESULTS
Vent No COIIjOUnds Detected2 Concen t rat 1 on ~1
Toluene 36 ppll 100 PPbull
Toluene 6 1 ppll 100 PPbull
10 Toluene 5 3 ppll 100 p~
12 ethylene Chloride 180 p~ 100 p~
11-Dichloroethane 9 0 ppll 200 ppe
Trani-12-Diehloroethylene 32 ppll 200 ppe
Triehloroethylene 25 ppe 50 PJIII
J 1 Thretbold Li11lt Valuet - TiM Veiahted Averqe 111tablbhed bJ the
AHrican Conference of Governantal lnduttrial llylibullnbt (ACGII) for bull norul 1-hour workday and a 40-hour vorkveek
2 I a detection libulllt of 10 pp11
)
TABLE 2
KETBANE SAKPLINC RESULTS
~ Jgt
0
n ) 8 or n
JlgtJ
~ZlgtO5 0 ~-ltr
~-lt Oogt 12 oz 16 ltii
~ Iii32 8 8 nioo r
r ) 4
J 6 7
10 6)
11 )~
12 61
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
)
TABLE 2
KETBANE SAKPLINC RESULTS
~ Jgt
0
n ) 8 or n
JlgtJ
~ZlgtO5 0 ~-ltr
~-lt Oogt 12 oz 16 ltii
~ Iii32 8 8 nioo r
r ) 4
J 6 7
10 6)
11 )~
12 61
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
TAILI 3
DUPUCATB RESULTS
Co11pound Detected
12 Hethyhne Chloride
11-0tchloroethane
Trana-1 2-Dichloroethylene
ToluaM
Toluue
TULI4_) mD IIICDVIIY USULTS
Spiked COpound1
12-Didllorottbane
111-TrichloroethaDe
Benzene
1122-Tetrachloroethane
1Relative Percent Difference
~1
11
31
74
65
76
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
0
c
~
0I
~
~~ I
)
1 middot
_ I loIT $TATICIN
f middotc L - 4---- __-1-_ - I ~ -J ---------- -
l I t 1-~------ - I I bull1-F) t I ~ bull ~ 4gto oO --~ ~~
ra1bullt_------~-~~~~- A (- -~--- --- Y 1 ---n- --- ~ ~ ~ middot ---_ _ -~ ~-~~middot aamp_-- I I
I 11 0 I I (
~- II ) J I I -- 1 _ I t I I
f I f If I
I r- I I ~
CHARL-ES GEORGE SITE CAMP DREISIII I lloKEIINC TYNGSBORO MASS
FIG A-1 VENT LOCATIONS
