
doi: 10.2172/10143455
Upper East Fork Poplar Creek Operable Unit 2 consists of the Abandoned Nitric Acid pipeline (ANAP). This pipeline was installed in 1951 to transport liquid wastes {approximately}4800 ft from Buildings 9212, 9215, and 9206 to the S-3 Ponds. Materials known to have been discharged through the pipeline include nitric acid, depleted and enriched uranium, various metal nitrates, salts, and lead skimmings. During the mid-1980s, sections of the pipeline were removed during various construction projects. A total of 19 locations were chosen to be investigated along the pipeline for the first phase of this Remedial Investigation. Sampling consisted of drilling down to obtain a soil sample at a depth immediately below the pipeline. Additional samples were obtained deeper in the subsurface depending upon the depth of the pipeline, the depth of the water table, and the point of auger refusal. The 19 samples collected below the pipeline were analyzed by the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant`s laboratory for metals, nitrate/nitrite, and isotopic uranium. Samples collected from three boreholes were also analyzed for volatile organic compounds because these samples produced a response with organic vapor monitoring equipment. Uranium activities in the soil samples ranged from 0.53 to 13.0 pCi/g for {sup 238}U, from 0.075 to 0.75 pCi/g for {sup 235}U, and from 0.71 to 5.0 pCi/g for {sup 238}U. Maximum total values for lead, chromium, and nickel were 75.1 mg/kg, 56.3 mg/kg, and 53.0 mg/kg, respectively. The maximum nitrate/nitrite value detected was 32.0 mg-N/kg. One sample obtained adjacent to a sewer line contained various organic compounds, at least some of which were tentatively identified as fragrance chemicals commonly associated with soaps and cleaning solutions. The results of the baseline human health risk assessment for the ANAP contaminants of potential concern show no unacceptable risks to human health.
Chromium, Liquid Wastes, 570, Remedial Action, Radioecological Concentration, Contamination 540220, Chemical Wastes, Transport, 054000, Chemicals Monitoring And Transport, Site Resource And Use Studies, Nickel, Abandoned Sites, Y-12 Plant, Radioactive Wastes, 54 Environmental Sciences, Nitrites, Pipelines, Nitrates, 11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials, Site Characterization, 540330, Soils, Uranium, Health And Safety, Radioactive Materials Monitoring And Transport, 540250
Chromium, Liquid Wastes, 570, Remedial Action, Radioecological Concentration, Contamination 540220, Chemical Wastes, Transport, 054000, Chemicals Monitoring And Transport, Site Resource And Use Studies, Nickel, Abandoned Sites, Y-12 Plant, Radioactive Wastes, 54 Environmental Sciences, Nitrites, Pipelines, Nitrates, 11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials, Site Characterization, 540330, Soils, Uranium, Health And Safety, Radioactive Materials Monitoring And Transport, 540250
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