Phase 2 Site Investigation Management Plan : Fire training or AFFF Areas
KEY AND POTENTIAL ISSUES
POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN
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Soil
Heavy Metals (predominantly lead)
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
KEY INVESTIGATION CONSIDERATIONS
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1. NEPM 1999 (soil)
Identify all Fire Pits or AFFF areas (above and below
ground) by means of a desk study and walkover survey
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Fuel/oil spillage can impact soil quality
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
(TPH)
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2. ANZECC 2000 (water)
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VOCs often not found in soil (low partitioning coefficient) but
vapour identified (high vapour pressure).
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Contaminant transfer by direct / indirect contact
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Benzene, Toluene; Ethyl Benzene, Xylene
(BTEX)
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Contaminant transfer by ingestion / inhalation
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Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
(PAH)
Dutch Intervention or USEPA
3. EPA 1994 (hydrocarbons)
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VOCs often found in groundwater.
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Use of PID instrumentation to monitor air quality of samples
criteria may be used in the
Groundwater
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Phenols
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Fuel/oil spillage can impact groundwater quality
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Volatile Organic Compounds
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Contaminant transfer by direct / indirect contact
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Methylene
absence of any published and
blue
activating
(VOC)
substances
approved Australian guidelines
to aid scheduling.
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Ensure investigation in all areas extend beneath pit depth.
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Ensure installation of groundwater wells to monitor impacts.
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Consider what chemicals were used to light the fire.
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Receptors
(MBAS)
(Indicator) AFFF
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Contaminant transfer by ingestion / inhalation
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Sulfonates AFFF
(PFOS)
MANAGEMENT
CONSIDERATIONS
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Surface Water
Glycol ethers AFFF
(DGBE)
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Operate a permit to work
system
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Fuel/oil spillage can impact surface water quality
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Surface run off can impact drainage systems
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Contaminant transfer by direct / indirect contact
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Legal framework
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Contaminant transfer by ingestion / inhalation
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Best practice management
Documentation of past,
present and proposed
activities
techniques
Air
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Contaminants may migrate in the form of dust
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Contaminant transfer by inhalation
Use of instrumentation to
monitor
explosive
atmospheres to protect the
workforce (use of intrinsically
safe equipment).
Document Control:
Version 1.0
Issued:
SMEC, Oct 2007
and
migration
pathways
important with these types of contaminants
are
particularly