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Site-Related Contamination

SWMU & AOC Management Units and Areas of Concern

Table 3. Maximum concentrations of contaminants of concern to NOAA detected in soil at the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Area site (CH2M HILL 2000, 2002a).  Contaminant values in bold exceed or are equal to screening guidelines..

Western Vieques
 
Contaminant
Main
Operations
Area
AOC I  
AOC J 
AOC R
SWMU 4
SWMU 5
SWMU 6
SWMU 7
ORNL-
PRGa
 
 
METALS/INORGANICS
 
 
 Arsenic
67
2.6
0.91
15
2.3
N/A
7.6
6.6
9.9
 Cadmium
3.2
0.52
2.7
0.18
<0.024
N/A
1.4
ND
0.36b
 Chromiumc
130
160
5.5
82
19
N/A
43
92
0.4
 Copper
120
230
29
100
38
N/A
250
1300
60
 Lead
98
14
22
150
75
N/A
620
99
40.5
 Mercury
0.14
0.03
0.036
0.053
0.21
N/A
0.081
0.042
0.00051
 Nickel
44
84
3.8
32
7.4
N/A
20
43
30
 Selenium
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.4
0.65
N/A
0.29
0.34
0.21
Thallium
1.7
0.93
1
<0.43
0.97
N/A
4.3
2
1
Vanadium
160
190
87
140
88
N/A
80
130
2
Zinc
1100
60
220
80
93
N/A
440
420
8.5
 
 
PAHs
 
 
Acenaphthene
ND
0.33
<0.58
1
N/A
ND
0.68
ND
20
Acenaphthylene
ND
ND
<0.58
0.69
N/A
ND
ND
ND
NA
Anthracene
0.017
ND
<0.58
1.2
N/A
ND
0.9
0.032
NA
Benz(a)anthracene
0.11
ND
<0.58
5.2
N/A
0.038
1.9
0.33
NA
Benzo(a)pyrene
0.16
ND
<0.58
4.9
N/A
0.088
1.5
0.34
NA
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
0.13
0.039
<0.58
8.8
N/A
0.14
1.8
0.39
NA
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
0.12
0.032
<0.58
4.8
N/A
0.074
1.2
0.31
NA
Chrysene
0.17
0.13
<0.58
2.6
N/A
0.062
2
0.43
NA
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
ND
ND
<0.58
0.57
N/A
ND
0.25
0.039
NA
Fluoranthene
0.31
0.097
<0.58
8.8
N/A
0.068
4.1
0.56
NA
Fluorene
ND
0.89
<0.58
0.97
N/A
ND
0.44
ND
NA
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
0.054
ND
<0.58
1.5
N/A
0.068
0.65
0.2
NA
2-Methylnaphthalene
ND
4.6
<0.58
1.1
N/A
ND
0.31
ND
NA
Naphthalene
ND
2.6
<0.58
0.83
N/A
ND
0.62
ND
NA
Phenanthrene
0.092
2.6
<0.58
4.4
N/A
ND
4.9
0.034
NA
Pyrene
1.9
0.49
<0.58
9.8
N/A
0.067
2.9
0.63
NA
 
 
PESTICIDES/PCBs
 
 
Chlordane
<0.0022
<0.0019
<0.0022
<0.0021
N/A
N/A
0.00061
ND
NA
4,4'-DDD
0.013
<0.0037
<0.0043
0.018
N/A
N/A
0.013
ND
NA
4,4'-DDE
4
<0.0037
<0.0049
0.33
N/A
N/A
0.32
0.0099
NA
4,4'-DDT
2.2
<0.0037
<0.0049
0.11
N/A
N/A
0.019
0.023
NA
Dieldrin
0.00045
N/A
<0.0049
<0.004
N/A
N/A
ND
N/A
0.00027b
a: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) final preliminary remediation goals (PRG) for ecological endpoints (Efroymson et al. 1997).
b: Ecological soil screening guidelines (USEPA 2004b).
c:  Screening guidelines represent concentrations for Cr.+6
NA: Screening guidelines not available.
N/A: Not analyzed for.
ND: Not detected.

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