Environmental Assessment of the Sale of National Defense Reserve Fleet Vesselsfor Scrapping. Appendix D. Sampling and Analysis

摘要

Three ships, EXPORT CHALLENGER, SHIRLEY LYKES and WAYNE VICTORY, in the MaritimeAdministration's James River Reserve Fleet at Fort Eustis, Virginia, were sampled for potentially hazardous materials that are subject to environmental, safety and health regulations. Samples of electric cables, ventilation system gaskets and assorted nonmetallic materials, such as rubber and caulking, were recovered and analyzed for PCBs. Samples of thermal insulation, paint, fasteners, refrigerants, and other materials were recovered, and each sample was analyzed for one possible hazardous constituent. The results show that environmental, safety, and health controls will be required during breaking and recycling of these ships and that each ship presents unique problems with regard to PCBs and other potential hazardous materials.