Installation Restoration Program. Phase I. Records Search for the 5073rd Air Base Group, Shemya AFB, Alaska.

A search of USAF, state and federal agency records and interviews with past and present base personnel and agency representatives was conducted to identify past hazardous waste generation and disposal practices at Shemya AFB, Alaska. The AFB occupies the entirety of Shemya Island, located at the wes...

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Main Authors: Greiling,R W, Abbott,D W, O'Flaherty,P M, Steiner,G J
Other Authors: JRB ASSOCIATES INC BELLEVUE WA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1984
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
*AIR FORCE FACILITIES
*WASTE MANAGEMENT
*HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ALASKA
GROUND WATER
SITE SELECTION
RANKING
CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Installation restoration program
Shemya Island
Shemya Air Force Base
LPN-JRB-2817-01-601-03
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA148067
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA148067
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Summary:A search of USAF, state and federal agency records and interviews with past and present base personnel and agency representatives was conducted to identify past hazardous waste generation and disposal practices at Shemya AFB, Alaska. The AFB occupies the entirety of Shemya Island, located at the western end of the Aleutian Islands. Twenty-eight sites were identified and inspected as potential hazardous waste sites. Numerical ranking of 20 sites was warranted based upon potential for contaminant release and environmental degradation. Petroleum storage, waste disposal and spills account for the most frequent and severe problems. Follow-on recommendations include site cleanup and closure, confirmation studies in the vicinity of past spill sites, and enhanced protection of the shallow groundwater aquifer. (Author)

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