This fact sheet will tell you about...
I The SITE demonstration of the
Terra-Kleen Mobile Solvent
Extraction Unit scheduled to occur
in May 1994 at NASNI, Site 4.
¦ A public Visitors'Day for the SITE
demonstration, which is scheduled
for May 25, 1994 at NASNI. To
attend the Visitors' Day, complete
the enclosed registration form.
M How you can obtain more
information and become involved in
base cleanup activities.
Introduction
Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI)
is demonstrating a new cleanup
technology in conjunction with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and Terra-Kleen Response Group, Inc.
(Terra-Kleen). NASNI has been
designated by the Secretary of the Navy
as one of two Naval Environmental
Leadership Program (NELP) facilities.
The objective of NELP is to demonstrate
innovative cleanup technologies and to
help export successful technologies to
other naval facilities.
The EPA identifies new methods for
hazardous waste cleanup through its
Superfund Innovative Technology
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NORTH ISLAND
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Fact Sheet No.2
April 1994
Evaluation (SITE) Program. Created in
1986, this program demonstrates and
evaluates innovative treatment
technologies that may significantly reduce
the toxicity, mobility, or volume of
hazardous waste. The SITE Program also
generates reliable performance and cost
information on the technologies for use
in evaluating cleanup alternatives for
similarly contaminated sites. Because
NELP and the SITE Program have similar
goals, the two programs combined their
efforts to demonstrate the Terra-Kleen
system.
The technology proposed for
demonstration at NASNI is the mobile
solvent extraction unit developed by
Terra-Kleen. The purpose of the
demonstration is to determine the
system's effectiveness in removing
polychlorinatedbiphenyls (PCB) from soil
at Site 4 on NASNI, in Coronado,
California. A pilot-scale system
successfully treated one ton of soil frbm
Site 4 in October 1993 at Terra-Kleen's
facility in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The
demonstration at NASNI will evaluate the
system under field operating conditions.
EPA's SITE Program
Each year, EPA solicits proposals from
private technology developers to
demonstrate innovative technologies
under the SITE Program. For each
technology selected, EPA performs the
following tasks, often with input from
state and regional agencies:
Identifies a site with wastes suitable
for treatment
Prepares a quality assurance project
plan
Notifies appropriate agencies for
intergovernmental and community
reviews
Prepares a fact sheet for the public
that proposes the demonstration site
Prepares the demonstration site
Conducts and audits field sampling
and laboratory analyses
Organizes a Visitors' Day for the
public to view the technology
demonstration
Evaluates technology performance
Prepares an Innovative Technology
Evaluation Report which
summarizes the demonstration
results, as well as a technology
capsule, demonstration bulletin, and
a videotape
Technology Description
The Terra-Kleen technology uses a
nonhazardous proprietary solvent to
remove PCBs and other organic
contaminants from soil. Soil treatment
at Site 4 will involve three steps: (1) soil
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Technology Demonstration
During the SITE demonstration, the
Terra-Kleen system will remove PCBs
(Aroclor 1260) from 5 tons of soil from
Site 4. Contaminants not treated by the
system will'remain on Site 4 and will be
cleaned up under the IR Program.
The Terra-Kleen demonstration is
scheduled to begin in May 1994 and will
last about 2 weeks. EPA has prepared a
detailed quality assurance project plan
outlining methods and procedures for
testing and evaluating the technology.
The demonstration's primary objective is
to determine the Terra-Kleen technology's
capability to reduce PCBs (Aroclor 1260)
concentrations to below 2 milligrams per
kilogram.
Secondary objectives for the
demonstration are to:
• Evaluate the removal of other
contaminants in soils treated by the
system
• Document the characteristics of Site
4 soil that may affect system
performance
Document system operating
parameters
• Document that, following treatment,
the regenrerated solvent is
acceptable for application at other
PCB-contaminated sites
• Evaluate operating costs of the
Terra-Kleen system
When the demonstration is complete,
results will be compiled and analyzed in
an. Innovative Technology Evaluation
Report, technology capsule, and
demonstration bulletin. These reports will
provide an evaluation of the system as an
alternative technology for cleaning up
similar sites across the country. To obtain
copies of these reports, contact the EPA
Project Manager, Mark Meckes, at
513-569-7348.
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MAILING LIST
I If you did not receive this fact sheet in the mail, then you are not on our
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I site activity mailing list, please complete this form, detach, and mail to:
I Ken Mitchell
I Public Affairs Officer
I Naval Air Station North Island
I Building 605
I San Diego, CA 92135
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Community Relations
Program
This fact sheet is part of a continuing
effort to keep the public informed of
environmental cleanup activities
occurring at NASNI. During this SITE
demonstration, the public is invited to
attend a Visitors' Day scheduled for May
25, 1994. The Visitors' Day will enable
the community to become familiar with
the ongoing cleanup process at the base
and will present more detailed
information about the Terra-Kleen
technology. To attend the Visitors' Day,
complete the enclosed registration form.
The basic goals of the Community
Relations Program are to (1) inform the
community about investigation and
environmental cleanup activities
occurring at NASNI and (2) provide the
community with opportunities to
comment on these activities. To
accomplish these goals, community
meetings and public comment periods will
be held at critical decision points in the
cleanup process. These meetings and
comment periods give the community an
opportunity to review and comment on
proposed cleanup alternatives before a
decision is made. During a public
comment period, concerns voiced by the
community will be responded to in writing
and summarized in a document called the
Responsiveness Summary.
The community will be notified of the
opportunity to participate in meetings and
comment periods through mailings,
advertisements in local papers, including
The North Islander, and announcements
on local radio stations.
Additional information
Questions or comments about the
proposed demonstration should be
received by May 2, 1994 and should be
directed to the EPA project manager,
Mark Meckes. Specific questions
regarding the NASNI Installation
Restoration Program, NELP Initiative, the
demonstration site, the SITE Program, or
the technology should be directed to the
following individuals:
Naval Air Station North Island
Ken Mitchell
Public Affairs Officer
Naval Air Station North Island
Building 605
San Diego, CA 92135
619-545-8167
California Department of Toxic
Substances Control
Celeste Albanez
Public Participation Specialist
Department of Toxic Substances Control
245 W. Broadway, Suite 425
Long Beach, CA 90802
310-590-5561
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mark Meckes
SITE Project Manager
Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory
26 West Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268.
513-569-7348
Terra-Kleen Response Group. Inc.
Alan Cash
Terra-Kleen Response Group, Inc.
7321 North Hammond Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73123
405-728-0001
Naval Air Station
NORTH ISLAND
®EPA
U S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 West Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268
Attention: Mark Meckes
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