Final work plan for targeted investigation at Inman, Kansas.

LaFreniere, L. M. ; Environmental Science Division

关键词: CARBON TETRACHLORIDE;    CONTAMINATION;    KANSAS;    SAMPLING;    STORAGE FACILITIES;    GROUND WATER;    SITE CHARACTERIZATION;    POLLUTION SOURCES;   

DOI  :  10.2172/919348
RP-ID  :  ANL/EVS/AGEM/TR-07-02
PID  :  OSTI ID: 919348
Others  :  TRN: US200825%%240

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

In 1997, low levels of carbon tetrachloride (below the maximum contaminant level [MCL] of 5 {micro}g/L) were detected in groundwater at Inman, Kansas, by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The 1997 KDHE sampling was conducted under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) private well sampling program. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a USDA agency, operated a grain storage facility in Inman from 1954 to 1965. Carbon tetrachloride is the contaminant of primary concern at sites associated with former CCC/USDA grain storage operations. Inman is located in southwest McPherson County, approximately 10 mi southwest of the city of McPherson (Figure 1.1). To determine whether the former CCC/USDA facility at Inman is a potential contaminant source and its possible relationship to the contamination in groundwater, the CCC/USDA has agreed to conduct an investigation at Inman, in accordance with the Intergovernmental Agreement between the KDHE and the Farm Service Agency of the USDA. For this work plan, Argonne compiled historical data related to the previous investigations and grain storage operations at Inman. Through a review of documents acquired from all available sources, other potential contaminant source areas (in addition to the former CCC/USDA facility) have been identified as (1) the commercial grain storage structures northwest of Inman, along the railroad right-of-way, and (2) small former private grain storage facilities west of Main Street and near the former CCC/USDA facility at the southern edge of Inman (Figure 1.2). Previous investigations and the potential source areas are discussed in Section 2.