Results of the Fire Training Facility Siting Investigation at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona.

摘要

An investigative drilling and sampling survey at the site of a proposed Fire Training Facility (FTF) at Davis--Monthan Air Force Base, Tuscon, Arizona, was conducted. The objectives of this survey were to provide environmental/chemical information and geotechnical characteristics of the site from soil samples collected at the proposed site, to determine the concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in these samples, and to make an assessment of survey data to determine if the proposed FTF site is environmentally and geotechnically suitable. Results of the chemical analyses indicate the presence of subsurface petroleum hydrocarbons directly related to the former fire training burn pits. Although one of the samples was found to have a relatively high concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons (9300 mu g/g), the contamination was limited in vertical extent, and the location of the bore hole was approximately 61 m (200 ft) downgradient from any construction planned for the proposed FTF site. All chemical analyses performed on bore hole samples for VOCs were found to be at or below detection limits. This indicates that no significant subsurface concentrations of hazardous wastes are present at the site of the planned FTF. The geotechnical investigation performed by The Earth Technology Corporation provided several recommendations for construction of the FTF, but presents no data to indicate that the site planned for the proposed FTF is geotechnically unsuitable. The results of this siting investigation support the location of the new FTF in close proximity to the present fire training area as planned. 10 refs., 6 figs. (ERA citation 13:049560)