SFUND-2003-0009-0084
HRS DOCUMENTATION RECORD COVER SHEET
Name of Site: Peters Cartridge Factory
EPA ID No.: OHD987051083
Contact Person
Site Investigation and
Documentation Record: Jeanne Griffin ("3121886-3007
NPL Coordinator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 22202
Pathways. Components, or Threats Not Scored
Ground Water Pathway
Although there is some evidence of a release to ground water at the site and a significant possible target
population, the present information is insufficient to satisfy the HRS requirements for scoring. Thus, the
ground water pathway has not been scored as part of this HRS package.
Soil Exposure Pathway
Based on the lack of data and a limited number of documented targets, the soil exposure pathway has not been
scored as part of this HRS package.
Air Migration Pathway
There is insufficient documentation to satisfy HRS requirements for scoring, and this pathway minimally
impacts the listing decision. As such, the air migration pathway has not been scored as part of this HRS
package.
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HRS DOCUMENTATION RECORD
Name of Site:
Date Prepared:
EPA Region:
Street Address of Site*:
Peters Cartridge Factory
November 8, 2002, Revised September 2012
Region 5
1415 Grandin Road (south side of the Little Miami River)
City, County, State, Zip Code: Kings Mills, Warren County, Ohio 45039
General Location in the State: In the southwestern portion of the state, north of Cincinnati and south of Dayton
Topographic Map: South Lebanon, Ohio Quandrangle
Latitude: 39° 21'2.5" North
Longitude:
Ref:
84° 14' 32" West
Refs. 3; 4, Figure 3. (Measured from Building I)
*The street address, coordinates, and contaminant locations presented in this HRS documentation record identify the
general area the site is located. They represent one or more locations EPA considers to be part of the site based on the
screening information EPA used to evaluate the site for NPL listing. EPA lists national priorities among the known
"releases or threatened releases" of hazardous substances; thus, the focus is on the release, not precisely delineated
boundaries. A site is defined as where a hazardous substance has been "deposited, stored, placed, or otherwise come to
be located." Generally, HRS scoring and the subsequent listing of a release merely represent the initial determination
that a certain area may need to be addressed under CERCLA. Accordingly, EPA contemplates that the preliminary
description of facility boundaries at the time of scoring will be refined as more information is developed as to where the
contamination has come to be located.
Scores
Air Pathway
Ground Water Pathway
Soil Exposure Pathway
Surface Water Pathway
Not Scored
Not Scored
Not Scored
100.00
HRS SITE SCORE
50.00
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WORKSHEET FOR COMPUTING IIRS SITE SCORE
s _si
Ground Water Migration Pathway Score (Sgw)
(from Table 3-1, line 13)
Surface Water Overland/Flood Migration Component 100.00 10.000
(from Table 4-1, line 30)
Ground Water to Surface Water Migration Component
(from Table 4-25, line 28)
Surface Water Migration Pathway Score (Ssw 100.00 10.000
Enter the larger of lines 2a and 2b as the pathway score.
Soil Exposure Pathway Score (Ss
(from Table 5-1, line 22)
Air Migration Pathway Score (Sa)
(from Table 6-1, line 12)
Total of Sgw2 + Ssw2 + Ss2 + Sa2 iO.OOO
HRS Site Score 50.00
Divide the value on line 5 by 4 and take the square root
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TABLE 4-1
SURFACE WATER OVERLAND/FLOOD MIGRATION COMPONENT SCORESHEET
Factor Categories and Factors
Maximum Value
Value Assianed
DRINKING WATER THREAT
Likelihood of Release
1. Observed Release
550
550
2. Potential to Release by Overland Flow
2a. Containment
10
2b. Runoff
25
2c. Distance to Surface Water
25
2d. Potential to Release by Overland Flow (lines 2a x
[2b + 2c])
500
3. Potential to Release by Flood
3 a. Containment (Flood)
10
3b. Flood Frequency
50
_
3c. Potential to Release by Flood
(lines 3a x 3b)
500
4. Potential to Release (lines 2d + 3c, subject to a
maximum of 500)
500
5. Likelihood of Release
(higher of lines 1 and 4)
550
550
Waste Characteristics
6. Toxicity/Persistence
a
10,000
7. Hazardous Waste Quantity
a
100
8. Waste Characteristics
100
32
Target?
9. Nearest Intake
50
10. Population
10a. Level I Concentrations
b
lOb.Level II Concentrations
b
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10c. Potential Contamination
b
lOd. Population
(lines 10a + 10b + 10c)
b
11. Resources
5
5
12. Targets (lines 9 + 10d + 11)
b
5
Factor Categories and Factors
Maximum Value
Value Assigned
DRINKING WATER THREAT (Concluded)
. Drinking Water Threat Score
13. Drinking Water Threat Score
([lines 5 x 8 x 12]/82,500, subject to a maximum of 100)
100
1.07
HUMAN FOOD CHAIN THREAT
Likelihood of Release
14. Likelihood of Release
(same value as line 5)
550
550
Waste Characteristics
15. Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation
a
2x 10s
16. Hazardous Waste Quantity
a
100
17. Waste Characteristics
1,000
320
Targets
18. Food Chain Individual
50
45
19. Population
19a. Level I Concentrations
b
19b.Level II Concentrations
b
0.03
19c. Potential Human Food Chain Contamination
b
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19d. Population
(lines 19a + 19b + 19c)
b
0.03
20. Targets (lines 18 + 19d)
b
45.03
Human Food Chain Threat Score
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21. Human Food Chain Threat Score
([lines 14 x 17 x 20]/82,500, subject to a maximum of
100)
100
96.06
Factor Cateaories and Factors
Maximum Value
Value Assigned
ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT
Likelihood of Release
22. Likelihood of Release
(same value as line 5)
550
550
Waste Characteristics
23. Ecosystem Toxicity/Persistence/
Bioaccumulation
a
2 x 10s
24. Hazardous Waste Quantity
a
100
25. Waste Characteristics
1,000
320
Targets
26. Sensitive Environments
26a. Level I Concentrations
b
26b.Level II Concentrations
b
50
26c. Potential Contamination
b
26d. Sensitive Environments
(lines 26a + 26b + 26c)
b
50
27. Targets (value from 26d)
b
50.00
Environmental Threat Score
28. Environmental Threat Score
([lines 22 x 25 x 27]/82,500, subject to a maximum of
60)
60
60
SURFACE WATER OVERLAND/FLOOD MIGRATION COMPONENT SCORE FOR A
WATERSHED
29. Watershed Score
(lines 13+ 21+28,
subject to a maximum of 100)
100
100
SURFACE WATER OVERLAND/FLOOD MIGRATION COMPONENT SCORE
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30. Component Score (Sof)°,
(highest score from line 29 for all watersheds evaluated,
subject to a maximum of 100)
100
100
aMaximum= value applies to waste characteristics category.
bMaximum value not applicable.
Do not round to nearest integer.
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REFERENCES
Ref.
No. Description of the Reference
1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), [Office of the Federal Register National Archives
and Records Administration (OFRNARA)], December 14,1990,40 CFRPart 300, Hazard Ranking
System (HRS).
2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Superfund Chemical Data Matrix. June 1996.
(Excerpt of 64 pages).
3. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). 7.5-minute Series Topographic Quadrangle (South Lebanon,
Ohio Quadrangle); and Latitude/Longitude Verification Worksheet (1 map and 1 page).
4. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Emergency & Remedial Response. Expanded
Site Inspection Report. September 29,1999. 103 pages.
5. Floppe Thelen Group, Inc. Report on Septic System Remediation, LensCrafters Kings Mills
Technical Center, Kings Mills, Ohio. November 4, 1993. 236 pages.
6. PRC Environmental Management, Inc. Screening Site Inspection Site Evaluation Report, Peters
Cartridge Factory (also Known as Kings Mills Technical Center), 1915 Grandin Road, Kings Mills,
Ohio 45034. September 30, 1994. 50 pages.
7. PRC Environmental Management, Inc. Screening Site Inspection Report, Peters Cartridge Factory,
1415 Grandin Road, Kings Mills, Warren County, Ohio. December 20, 1996. 67 pages.
8. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Traffic Reports and Chain of Custody for 05/05/99 and
05/06/99 Peters Cartridge E.S.I. Site, OHD 987051083, Case Number 26980. 36 pages.
9. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. T raffic Reports and Chain of Custody for 05/12/99 Peters
Cartridge E.S.I. Site, OHD 987051083, Cases # 26980 and 27007. 8 pages.
10. U.S. EPA Region 5. Analytical Data Review, Case Number 26980. 1999. 68 pages.
11. U.S. EPA Region 5. Analytical Data Review, Case Number 26980. 1999. 21 pages.
12. U.S. EPA, (EPA, 1996), Using Qualified Data to Document an Observed Release and Observed
Contamination (OSWER Directive 9285.7-24FS). November 1996. 18 pages.
13. Qsource Engineering, Inc. Environmental Site Assessment, Kings Mills Technical Center, Kings
Mills, Ohio. December 1987. 68 pages.
14. U.S. EPA Region 5 Central Regional Laboratory. Analytical Data Review, Case Number 26980,
SDG MEBRL4. 1999. 14 pages.
15. U.S. EPA Region 5 Central Regional Laboratory. Analytical Data Review, Case Number 27007,
SDG MEBRW6. 1999. 30 pages.
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16. Martin, Steve, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Telephone Conversation with Ryan
Peterson, Wildlife Officer, Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Subject:
Fishing in Little Miami River. May 18,2001. 1 page.
17. Martin, Steve, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Maps with 1999 ESI Sample Locations and
Area Estimates of Lead, Mercury and Copper Soil Contamination at Peters Cartridge Factory. 5
pages.
18. Gannon, Loren, S. Jr., Historian. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: National
Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form (prepared for Peters Cartridge Factory).
March 1,1985. 9 pages.
19. Ohio EPA, Division of Emergency and Remedial Response. Sensitive Environments Map. 1999.
2 pages.
20. Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Little Miami State and National Scenic River. Web site
accessed 10/5/01: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/dnap/sr/lmiami.htm. 3 pages.
21. National Wild and Scenic Rivers Systems. River Milage Classifications for Components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Systems. Web site accessed 10/5/01:
http://www.nps.gov/rivers/wildlriverstable.html. 2 pages.
22. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EnviroMapper: web site accessed 10/30/01. 8 pages.
23. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Summary of Major Changes Made to the Multi-Media,
Multi-Concentration Organic Analytical Statement of Work (OLM03.2 to OLM04.2) (OWSER
Publication 9240.0-33FS), January 2000. 4 pages.
24. Martin, Steve, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Correspondence to Josephine Williams,
DynCorp; Telephone Conversations with Joe Tussey, City of Lebanon, and John Luallen, Village
of Lebanon; and 1 map. April 2002. 4 pages.
25. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Non-Sampling Screening Site Inspection Kings Mills
Army Reserve Center. May 16,2002. 282 pages.
26. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Investigations and Sampling Logbook, Peters Cartridge
ESI, Case # 26980 SED Samples. May 4, 1999. 16 pages.
27. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Investigations and Sampling Logbook, Peters Cartridge
ESI, Case # 26980, Soil. May 4, 5, 11 1999. 24 pages.
28. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Investigations and Sampling Logbook, Peters Cartridge
ESI, Case # 26980, Ground Water, Soil, Sediment Samples. May 4, 5,1999. 14 pages.
29. U.S. EPA Region 5 Central Regional Laboratory. Analytical Data Review, Case Number 26980,
SDG ECHJ6. 1999. 68 pages.
30. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Introduction to the Contract Laboratory Program, EPA
540-R-99-005, OSWER 9240.0-34P. February, 2000. 43 pages.
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REFERENCES, continued
31. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5. Administrative Order on Consent for Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), Peters Cartridge Company, a/k/a Kings Mills Technical Center.
July 7, 2004. 74 pages.
32. Geosyntec Consultants. Remedial Investigation Report, Former Peters Cartridge Facility. February 25,
2009. 1965 pages.
33. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Biological and Water Quality Study of the Little Miami River -
Peters Cartridge Area. November 1, 2007. 36 pages.
34. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5. Record of Decision, Peters Cartridge Facility.
September 2009. 140 pages.
35. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5. Administrative Order for Remedial Design and
Remedial Action, Peters Cartridge Facility Site. April 4, 2012. 33 pages.
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Site Summary
The Peters Cartridge Factory formerly operated on a 10-acre parcel of land at 1415 GrandinRoad, on the south side of the
Little Miami River in Warren County, Ohio. The facility is bordered by the Kings Mills United States Army Reserve Center
(USARC) [formerly part of the Kings Mills Ordnance Plant] to the southwest, the Little Miami Scenic Trail and the Little
Miami River to the north and west, and rural areas to the east and south (Figure 1 of HRS documentation record; Ref. 4, p. 1,
Figure 2; Ref. 3; Ref. 25, p. 4).
The Peters Cartridge Factory operated as a manufacturer of semi-smokeless cartridge ammunition, including shotgun shells
and rifle and pistol cartridges (Ref. 4, p. 2; Ref. 18, p. 4). The company expanded north across Grandin Road during World
War I due to increased demand for ammunition from the European Powers and the United States (Ref. 7, p. 10). After the
war, the frame buildings erected to keep up with the war demands were demolished, and the company was consolidated back
to its original buildings at the present site location. Remington Arms purchased Peters Cartridge Factory in 1934 and
continued to manufacture rifle and shotgun ammunition until near the end of World War II (Ref. 4, p. 2; Ref. 18, pp. 4, 5). In
1944, the facility was closed as part of a consolidation by Remington (Ref. 18, p. 5). The Columbia Records division of RCA
occupied the facility from 1944 to 1948, mixing plastic materials and manufacturing phonograph record disks. Seagrams
Distillers used the facility as a bonded warehouse during the 1950s. A small cabinet company used a portion of the facility
around the 1970s (Ref. 18, p. 5). In 1979 the facility was purchased by Landmark Renaissance Corporation and is currently
known as the Kings Mills Technical Center. LensCrafters leased the property from January 1987 to December 1991.
LensCrafters utilized chemicals such as Freon 113, surfactants, phosphoric acid, n-hexane, paints, tints, and dyes in the
manufacture of eyeglass lenses and frames. Several other companies owned or leased the present facility, but they did not use
chemicals in their operations (Ref. 6, p. 11; Ref. 7, p. 10, 11; Ref. 13, p. 6).
In 1987, as part of an environmental assessment for the Kings Mills Technical Center, lead contamination was discovered at
the site (Ref. 13, pp. 4,5,9, 12, 13). On-site soils were sampled at depths of 1,4, 8, and 12 feet, and lead was found at
concentrations reaching 33,500 ppm at a depth of 4 feet (Ref. 13, pp. 4,12). Fill materials including boiler ash and slag were
found buried in layers from 7 to 12 feet thick on the property (Ref. 6, p. 12;Ref. 13, p. 17). Monitoring wells were installed
on-site in December 1987and were sampled and analyzed for lead and total organic content. Lead was detected in well W-3
at 0.52 mg/1, well above the action level of 0.015 mg/L (Ref. 6, p. 11; Ref. 13, p. 15). In 1993, operational portions of the
facility were paved to prevent direct contact with lead contaminated soil (Ref. 4, p. 2; Ref. 6, p. 12).
An Expanded Site Inspection was conducted on May 4, 5, and 11, 1999 by the Ohio EPA. Soil, sediment, ground water, and
fish tissue samples were collected (Ref. 4, p. 1). Contaminated ground water was discovered in on-site monitoring wells (Ref.
4, pp. 7, 8, 11). An observed release to the Little Miami River was documented. The Little Miami River, which is threatened
by contamination from the site, is a fishery, State and National Scenic River, and home to several State-designated
endangered species (Refs. 19; 20; 21).
From 2005 through 2007, field work for a Remedial Investigation (RI) was conducted at the Site by E.I. du Pont de Nemours
and Company (DuPont) pursuant to an Administrative Order on Consent entered into by DuPont and EPA on July 7, 2004
(Refs. 31, pp. 1-5; 32, pp. ES-1, ES-2). Environmental samples were collected from potential areas of concern (AOCs), grid
locations, off-property background locations and the Little Miami River (Ref. 32, p. ES-2). Ohio EPA also independently
conducted a study of the river in the vicinity of Peters Cartridge (Refs. 32, p. ES-3; 33). The study included the collection of
fish, macroinvertebrate and sediment samples at each of five sampling locations in the river. The sediment sampling results
indicated a level of lead in the shoreline sediment in the depositional area adjacent to the facility that, while below the Ohio
Sediment Reference Value, was more than three times the background sediment level (Ref. 33, pp. 13-15). A Record of
Decision (ROD) was issued by the EPA on September 28, 2009, with concurrence from the State of Ohio. The ROD
delineated the cleanup option selected for the Site, which was excavation and on-site consolidation of contaminated soils and
sediments adjacent to the facility outfalls, with institutional controls such as zoning and use restrictions, soil management
plans, restrictive agreements, public notices and posted signs (Ref. 34, pp. vi-viii). Subsequent to the ROD, the EPA and the
responsible parties for the Site held extensive negotiations to develop a consent decree for remedial design/remedial action,
but no agreement was reached. On March 30, 2012, the EPA Region 5 signed a unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial
Design and Remedial Action for the Site (Ref. 35, pp. 1,33).
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2.2 SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION
2.2.1 SOURCE IDENTIFICATION
Source Number: 1
Source Type: Contaminated Soil
Description and Location of Source (Figures 2 and 3 of HRS documentation record; Ref. 4, Figure 3; Ref.
25):
Lead, copper, and mercury contaminated soils were discovered in areas near each of the buildings at the site;
just across Grandin Road; and in vacant areas just south of the Peters Cartridge Factory. The approximate
areas of contaminated soils were determined using GIS plotting and the area within samples from the XRF
results from the 1999 ESI sampling event (Ref. 4, Appendix G, pages 1 to 3; Ref. 17, pp. 1-5).
This contaminated soil source is associated with the ammunition manufacturing activities at the Peters
Cartridge Factory. The Peters Cartridge Factory manufactured semi-smokeless cartridge ammunition,
including shotgun shells and rifle and pistol cartridges (Ref. 4, p. 2; Ref. 6, p. 10; Ref. 18, p. 4). Lead shot
ammunition was manufactured by pouring lead into the shot tower, near Buildings 2 and 3 at the site, and
letting it fall through a screen in order to form pellets. Building 6 was used to prepare volatile fulminate of
mercury primers. Copper and mercury fulminate, were also used in the lead shot ammunition preparation
(Ref. 6, p. 11; Ref. 18, p. 2). Contaminated soil was discovered in areas near each of the buildings at the
site; just across Grandin Road; and in vacant areas just south of the Peters Cartridge Factory (Ref. 4,
Appendix G, pages 1 to 3).
In 1987, as part of an environmental assessment, lead contaminated soil was discovered at the Peters
Cartridge Factory site (Ref. 13, pp. 9). Nine trenches were dug, and samples were collected at a depth of
1,4,8, and 12 feet. During trenching, 7 to 12 feet of fill material was also found at seven of the nine trench
locations. The fill was believed to be slag and boiler ash deposited during ammunition manufacturing (Ref.
6, p. 12). Lead concentrations reaching 33,500 ppm were detected in soils adjacent to the shot tower (Ref.
6, Figure 2). Due to the extent of lead in the soil, some areas of exposed soil were paved in 1993 to prevent
direct soil contact (Ref. 4, p. 2; Ref. 6, Figure 2).
In 1999, an expanded site inspection (ESI) was conducted by the Ohio EPA. Source soil sampling was
conducted in two phases. The first phase consisted of 53 samples collected using stainless steel spoons and
a Geoprobe sampler. These samples were placed in plastic bags and analyzed for metals using a portable
X-ray fluorescent (XRF) machine (Ref. 4, p. 4, Appendix G; Ref. 17). The XRF results were used to select
locations for the second phase of sampling in which 9 soil samples (PC-SOX-05; PC-SO-09; PC-SO-05;
Building 3; #6 Bunker; PC-SOX-17; Hearth Area; PC-SOX-42; PC-SO-26) were collected for analysis
using U.S. EPA's contract laboratory program (CLP) methodology (Ref. 4, pp. 4, 6, Figure 3, Appendix
E pp. 1 to 3; Ref. 27, pp. 2 - 21). A soil sample (PC-SO-Ol) was collected from the grassy area east of
Building 6 and was analyzed for volatile organic compound (VOC) analysis by Ohio EPA Division of
Environmental Services (DES) laboratory. The soil background sample (PC-SO-26) was also analyzed for
VOCs by Ohio EPA DES laboratory (Ref. 4, pp. 4,6).
Lead, copper, and mercury contaminated soils can be associated with site activity. The approximate areas
of contaminated soils were determined using GIS plotting and the area within samples from the XRF results
from the 1999 ESI sampling event. These areas are shown in Reference 17. Semivolatile, volatile, and
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pesticide organic compounds were also detected in the 1999 ESI soil samples (Ref. 4, Appendix A, pp 1
to 9). Acenapthene, Anthracene, Carbazole, Di-n-butylphthalate, Dibenz(a, h)anthracene, Dibenzofuran,
Fluorene, Methylene chloride, Naphthalene, Phenanthrene, alpha-BHC, alpha-Chlordane, gama-Chlordane,
delta-BHC, Heptachlor Epoxide, 4,4-DDE, and Endosulfan Sulfate are among the organic compounds
detected in the contaminated soil samples, but have not been documented to be associated with the processes
at the Peters Cartridge Factory facility; these hazardous substances may be present as a result of the asphalt
paving applied over parts of the source to avoid direct contact with the high levels of metals in this source.
2.2.2 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH SOURCE
BACKGROUND SOIL SAMPLE: PC-SO-26
The soil background sample was collected on May 5, 1999 approximately 500 feet northeast of the site
outside the influence of the manufacturing activity conducted at the site, but within the vicinity of the local
environment of the site (Ref. 4, Figure 3 and Appendix E, p. 3, Appendix G, page 3; Ref. 27, pp. 7, 8, 9).
This sample was collected at 0 to 6 inches of depth and consisted of brownish black silt and clays, slightly
moistened, with an organic odor (Ref. 27, pp. 7, 8, 9).
MazardotisSubstanceYT
: Evidence! •'
smg>kg,;S|
Referent: •
5 .v.
;N^g0r' 'j
. »":i? '
Antimony
2.3J
19.6
4, Appendix A, p. 9; 14, pp. 2 to 8 and 10;
30, 9. A-4
Arsenic
11.8
3.3
4, Appendix A, p. 9; 14, pp. 2 to 8 and 10;
30, 9. A-4
Cadmium
0.33U
1.6
4, Appendix A, p. 9; 14, pp. 2 to 8 and 10;
30, 9. A-4
Copper
40.8
8.2
4, Appendix A, p. 10; 14 pp. 2 to 8 and 10
30, 9. A-4
Lead
149J**
0.98
4, Appendix A, p. 10; 14, pp. 2 to 8 and 10;
30, 9. A-4
Mercury
0.74 J**
0.03
4, Appendix A, p. 10; 14, pp. 2 to 8 and 10;
30, 9. A-4
Silver
0.65U
3.27
4, Appendix A, p. 10; 14, pp. 2 to 8 and 10;
30, 9. A-4
J Value is estimated (Ref. 4. Appendix A, p. 11; Ref. 14, p. 8).
U Analyte was analyzed for but not detected above the sample quantitation limit. (Ref. 14 p. 8).
* * While some of the values were qualified during QC review, the qualifiers only effect the accuracy
of the quantification; the presence of these substances is not in doubt. The hazardous substances
are listed to document the presence of the substance at the source.
-t" SQL estimated for inorganic analytes using the following equation: SQL = CRDL fig/L x 200 ml
(final volume) x 1000 (ig/mgx Dilution/1000 ml/L x 1 gm (sample weight)x 1000 gm/kg x
(%solids/l 00)
A final volume of 100 ml was used for mercury.
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CONTAMINATED SOIL SAMPLES: Building 3; #6 Bunker; PC-SOX-17; Hearth Area; PC-SOX-
42; PC-S-01
The contaminated soil source samples were collected on May 5, 1999 and May 11, 1999 during an
Expanded Site Inspection. The sample depth ranged from 0 to 8 inches below ground surface. All samples
were collected in a similar manner as the background sample collected on May 5,1999 (Ref. 27, p. 1 to 21).
The contaminated soil source samples consisted of one or more of the following descriptions. Black loamy,
dark grey; brown, sandy gravel, slightly moist; brown/dark loam; silver grey clay, and grey gritty black
material.
Haz&rdousiL
' EvMentle!:nii^e::-;h;£
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mg/kg
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iSubstanceV
i; 'f|j-
Antimony
52.9 (Bunker 6)
7,920 (PC-SOX-17)
10,200 (Hearth Area)
109 (PC-SOX-42)
18
14.7
15.0
15.5
4, Appendix A, p. 9; 15, pp. 2,12; 27, p. 13;
30, pp. 8, A-4
15, pp. 2, 13; 27, p. 16; 30, pp. 8, A-4
15, pp 11; 27, pp. 16,17; 30, pp. 8, A-4
15, p. 2,14; 27, p. 19; 30, pp. 8, A-4
Arsenic
2,550 (PC-SOX-17)
3.0
4, Appendix A, p. 9; 15, pp. 2,13; 30, pp. 8,.
A-4
Cadmium
4.7 (PC-SOX-17)
4.3 (Hearth Area)
1.6 (PC-SOX-42)
1.5
1.3
1.3
4, Appendix A, p. 9; 15, p. 13; 27, p. 16; 30,
pp. 8, A-4
15, p. 11; 27, pp. 16,17; 30, pp. 8, A-4
15, p. 14; 27, p. 19; 30, pp. 8, A-4
Copper
186 (PC-SOX-42)
6.5
4, Appendix A, p. 10; 15, p. 2, 14; 27, p. 19;
30, pp. 8, A-4
Lead
561 J** (Bldg. 3)
1,790 (Bunker 6)
294,000 (PC-SOX-17)
301,000 (Hearth Area)
13,200 (PC-SOX-42)
0.65
0.89
0.73
0.75
0.77
4, Appendix A, p. 10; 14, p. 10; 30, pp. 8, A-4
15, pp. 2, 12; 27, p. 13; 30, pp. 8, A-4
15, pp. 2, 13; 27, p. 16; 30, pp. 8, A-4
15, p. 2, 11; 27, pp. 16,17; 30, pp. 8, A-4
15, pp. 2, 14; 27, p. 19; 30, pp. 8, A-4
Mercury
16.6 (Bunker 6)
5.9 (PC-SOX-17)
5.2 (Hearth Area)
17.8 (PC-SOX-42)
0.029
0.024
0.025
0.026
4, Appendix A, p. 10; 15, p. 2, 12; 27, p. 13
15, pp., 2, 13; 27, p. 16; 30, pp. 9, A-4
15, pp. 2, 11; 27, p. 16; 30, pp. 9, A-4
15, pp. 2, 14; 27, p. 19; 30, pp. 9, A-4
Silver
11.5 (PC-SOX-17)
12.5 (Hearth Area)
3.0
2.5
4, Appendix A, p. 10; 15, pp. 2,13; 27, p. 16
15, pp. 2, 11; 27, pp. 16, 17; 30, pp. 9, A-4
J Value is estimate (Ref. 4, Appendix A, p. 11; Ref. 15, p. 4).
* * While some of the values were qualified during QC review, the qualifiers only effect the accuracy
of the quantification;, the presence of these substances is not in doubt. The hazardous substances
are listed to document the presence of the substance at the source.
4* SQL estimated for inorganic analytes using the following equation: SQL = CRDL |ig/L x 200 ml
(final volume) x 1000|ig/mgx Dilution/ 1000 ml/L x 1 gm (sample weight) x 1000 gm/kg x
(%solids/100)
A final volume of 100 ml was used for mercury.
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2.2.3 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AVAILABLE TO A PATHWAY
Containment Description* >: • i its ¦ • fairs- M
i;;Cot|i^Bimentls|
t. '• RefeS£ence§v:;
Gas release to air:
not scored
Particulate release to air:
not scored
Release to ground water:
not scored
Neither of the following are present: (1) maintained engineered
cover, or (2) functioning and maintained run-on control system and
runoff management system.
10
Ref. 1 Table 4-
2, p. 51609;
Ref. 4, p. 1,2,
22, 23, and
Figure 3; Ref.
3; Ref. 6, p. 10,
Figure 2
2.2.4 HAZARDOUS WASTE QUANTITY
2.4.2.1.1 Hazardous Constituent Quantity
Description
Insufficient information is available to evaluate Hazardous Constituent Quantity.
Sum (pounds): Not available (NA)
Hazardous Constituent Quantity Assigned Value (C): NA
2.4.2.1.2 Hazardous Wastestream Quantity
Description
Insufficient information is available to evaluate Hazardous Wastestream Quantity.
Sum (pounds): NA
Sum of Wastestream Quantity/5,000 (Table 2-5): NA
Hazardous Wastestream Quantity Assigned Value (W): NA
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2.4.2.1.3 Volume
Description
Insufficient information is available to evaluate Volume.
Sum (yd3): 0
Volume Assigned Value (V): 0
2.4.2.1.4 Area
Description
The exact dimension of the contaminated soil has not been determined. An estimate of the copper, lead,
and mercuiy contaminated areas were made using the 1999 XRF sampling data (Ref. 4, pp. 4,6, Appendix
G; Ref. 17). While the exact area of contaminated soil is unknown, it is known to be greater than zero based
on 10 soil samples showing the presence of lead and other hazardous substances above background levels
(Ref. 4, pp. 4, 6). Therefore, an area hazardous waste quantity of greater than zero is assigned.
Sum (ft2): (greater than zero) >0, but exact amount is unknown
Area Assigned Value (A): >0
2.4.2.1.5 Source Hazardous Waste Quantity Value
The source hazardous waste quantity value for Source 1 is >0 for Tier D - Area (Ref. 1, Table 2-5).
Source Hazardous Waste Quantity Value: >0
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2.2.1 SOURCE IDENTIFICATION
Source Number: 2
Source Type: Contaminated Soil
Description and Location of Source (Figure 4 of HRS documentation record; Ref. 5, Figures 2,3,7, and
8, Appendix B, p. 6; Ref. 4, Figure 3):
This contaminated soil area is between Buildings 3 and 6 at the Peters Cartridge Factory. It consists of
a septic system leach field contaminated with organic compounds from the manufacture of eyeglass frames
and the coating of optical lenses (Ref. 5, pp. 1, 2;.Ref. 6, p. 12).
LensCrafters, Inc. occupied a portion of the Kings Mills Technical Center at 1413 Grandin Road, Kings
Mills, Ohio from 1986 to December 31, 1991 (Ref. 5, p. 1). LensCrafters' operations include the
manufacture of eyeglass frames and coating of optical lenses within Buildings 3 and 6 at the Kings Mills
Technical Center (Ref. 5, p. 1). LensCrafters' processes utilized Freon 113 (1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-
Trifluoroethane), surfactants, phosphoric acid, n-hexane, paints, tints, and dyes. Freon 113 was used In the
Molded Frames' operation to dry eyeglass frames and in the Specialty Koatings' operations to dry optical
lenses. Both of these operations were conducted in Building 3. A lens dryer was operated about 6 hours
per day and used approximately 1 gallon of Freon 113 per day to dry lenses. The Freon 113 used in the lens
dryer was recycled through the system and replaced as it evaporated over time. Water, displaced from the
lenses, was decanted from the recycled Freon 113 in a water separator which was built into the system. The
top water phase of the separator was at one time discharged into a floor drain which was piped to an on-site
septic tank. In the Spring of 1990, after Freon 113 was detected in the septic tank, this connection was
closed. The top phase of the separator was collected thereafter for off-site disposal (Ref. 5, p. 1).
LensCrafters moved from the Kings Mills Technical Center on December 31, 1991 (Ref. 5, p. 1).
The original design and permit to install the septic system was issued by Ohio EPA, but the septic system
was not installed according to the permit. The permit accounted for a two-compartment, 2000 gallon septic
tank, a flow diversion box and three leach lines, each 125 feet long (Ref. 5, p. 8, Figure 5). During an on-
site inspection, the septic tank and the flow diversion box where found to be installed south of the area
shown on the original design plan (Ref. 5, p. 8). Also, at some point, a second influent line was connected
to the septic system for wastewater from Building 3 (Ref. 5, p. 8). This influent line was installed near the
northeast corner of Building 3 and enters the septic tank from the side and into the second (effluent)
chamber of the septic tank, not the influent chamber (Ref. 5, Figure 6). The discharge ofthe influent pipe
from Building 3 into the septic rank was found to be approximately 17 inches below the normal operating
level of the tank and only approximately 4 inches above the effluent baffle (Ref. 5, p. 8).
The septic tank and the diversion box discharged to two 200-foot leach lines located east of the septic tank
(Ref. 5, p. 15, Figure 6). Due to the under capacity of the septic tank, the septic system periodically had
surface discharges of sewage around the leach field area (Ref. 5, p. 15). Source samples characterizing this
source includes samples collected at depth in 1990,1991,1992, and 1993 (Ref. 5, pp 5, 6, Appendix G, p.
2, Appendix I, p. 2). Attempts were made by LensCrafters to remediate the influent line, diversion box,
septic tank, and the leach fields (Ref. 5, p.l). Based on soil samples, the leach fields and the surrounding
soils still contained Freon 113 after the initial response efforts (Ref. 4, p. 7; 5, pp 8 to 20, Figures 2, 3, 7,
8, and 26). Ground water samples collected in the 1999 ESI documented Freon 113 in on-site monitoring
wells (Ref. 4, pp. iv, 6, 7,12).
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Freon 113, the associated hazardous substance for this source, is man-made and is not naturally occurring.
A background sample, PCSO-26, for Source 1 did not document Freon 113 as ubiquitous in the area (Ref.
14, p. 10; 29, pp. 41, 50, 64).
2.2.2 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH SOURCE
Hazardous .Lv
¦: y'ii/ EiVidencfe'r t;'lJ
Depth '
Icj&li ' ;
'.References 4
Siibstaiiteh: Mr.?%
Sic
1,1,2-Trichloro-
SB-9
19 yg/kg
13.5-15.5
10 (ig/kg
5 Appendix F, pp. 8,12
1,2,2-
SB-11
15 M-g/kg
4.5 - 6.5
5 Appendix F, pp. 8,13
Trifluoroethane
SB-11
13 ng/kg
9 - 11
5 Appendix F, pp. 8, 14
(Freon 113)
SB-11
182 yg/kg
13.5 15.5
5 Appendix F, pp. 8, 15
Cas.No. 76-13-1
SB-10
12 (ig/kg
13.5- 15.5
5 Appendix F, pp. 8, 18
(See Ref. 5,
SB-10
14 yg/kg
13.5 15.5
5 Appendix F, pp. 8, 19
Appendix B, p. 6)
SB-8
12 yg/kg
4.5- 6.5
5 Appendix F, pp. 26
(November 1992)
1,1,2-Trichloro-
SB15
10 yg/kg
17 - 19
10 ng/kg
5, Appendix I, pp. 2, 5
1,2,2-
SB-15
11 |ig/kg
24.5 - 26.5
5, Appendix I, pp. 2, 8
Trifluoroethane
SB16
23 (xg/kg
7-9
5, Appendix I, pp. 2, 9
(Freon 113)
SB-16
39 fJ.g/kg
17-19
5, Appendix I, pp. 3, 10
Cas.No. 76-13-1
SB16
77 |ug/kg
24.5 - 26.5
5, Appendix I, pp. 3, 11
(See Ref. 5, Figure
SB-19
12.9yg/kg
17-19
5, Appendix I, pp. 13, 16
8)
SB-18
76.3|xg/kg
7-9
5, Appendix I, pp. 13, 18
(February 1993)
SB-18
24. lug/kg
12-12.5
5, Appendix I, pp. 13, 19
SB17
48 |ag/kg
9.5-11.5
5, Appendix I, pp. 14, 20
SB17
142 (ig/kg
14.5 - 16.5
5, Appendix I, pp. 14, 21
SB17
340 ng/kg
17-19
5, Appendix I, pp. 14,22
SB 17 Dup
328 yg/kg
17-19
5, Appendix I, pp. 14, 23
23, p. 4
Dup Duplicate
SB Soil boring
2.2.3 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AVAILABLE TO A PATHWAY
. ; v- • : .rf :¦! • . ¦. . •, j";.
ContSininentDescripjion ; ; / U'T: x'.J,;
Containment;;
Value vpf
\ References!:
Gas release to air:
not scored
Particulate release to air:
not scored
Release to ground water:
not scored
Neither of the following are present: (1) maintained engineered
cover, or (2) functioning and maintained run-on control system and
runoff management system.
10
Ref. 1 Table 4-
2, p. 51609;
Ref. 5, pp. 4,
15 and Figure 5
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2.2.4 HAZARDOUS WASTE QUANTITY
2.4.2.1.1 Hazardous Constituent Quantity
1 Description
Insufficient information is available to evaluate Hazardous Constituent Quantity.
Sum (pounds): Not available (NA)
Hazardous Constituent Quantity Assigned Value (C): NA
: 2.4.2.1.2 Hazardous Wastestream Quantity
Description
Insufficient information is available to evaluate Hazardous Wastestream Quantity.
Sum (pounds): NA
Sum of Wastestream Quantity/5,000 (Table 2-5): NA
Hazardous Wastestream Quantity Assigned Value (W): NA
; 2.4.2.1.3 Volume
. Description
Insufficient information is available to evaluate Volume.
Sum (yd3) : 0
Volume Assigned Value (V): 0
2.4.2.1.4 Area
Description
. The exact dimension of the Freon 113 contaminated soils have not been determined. While the exact area
¦ of contamination is unknown, it is known to be greater than zero based on soil boring samples showing the
; presence of Freon 113 (Ref. 5, Figures 2 ,3, 7, and 8). Therefore, an area hazardous waste quantity of
, greater than zero, but extent unknown, is assigned.
Sum (ft2): (greater than zero) >0 , exact amount is unknown
Area Assigned Value (A): >0
2.4.2.1.5 Source Hazardous Waste Quantity Value
The source hazardous waste quantity value for Source 2 is >0 for TierD - Area (Ref. 1, Table 2-5).
Source Hazardous Waste Quantity Value: >0
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SUMMARY OF SOURCE DESCRIPTIONS
J: j;|
Source-
lb.
- :
' Ha|ardoiftsr;
('Quantity
«••• V|:;
^•SbUrce^J.
JiEiKi^dousi'/!
rCdfiStituenin:
iQuaniity •,
Complete?
%iioui&;wat£r",
Overland
' '¦ • *i•'i-'iy:"
:BGW tm
Gas
¦ ¦
Particula^
1
>0
N
NS
10
NS
NS
NS
2
>0
N
NS
10
NS
NS
NS
NS Not scored
Other Possible Sources at the site:
Peters Cartridge Factory manufactured lead shot ammunition by pouring lead out of a shot tower, and letting
it fall through a screen in order to form pellets (Ref. 7, p. 10; Ref, 13, p. 14). The shot tower is near
Buildings 2 and 3 at the site (Ref. 5, Figure 3; Ref. 18, p. 2). The shot tower was not sampled during the
1999 ESI (Ref. 4, pp. 8 to 10, Figure 3). However, based on the use of the shot tower during the
ammunition manufacturing process, it may be a possible source at the site.
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4.0 SURFACE WATER MIGRATION PATHWAY
4.1 OVERLAND/FLOOD MIGRATION COMPONENT
The topography of the facility varies from approximately 620 to 730 feet above sea level (Ref. 3; Ref. 4,
pi). Drainage at the facility is towards the Little Miami River, which is adjacent to the north and west side
of the facility. Three swales convey runoff water from the facility down the steeply sloping valley into
storm sewers that run beneath the main buildings (Ref. 4. pp. 1,2; Ref. 6, p. 10, Figure 2; Ref. 13, p. 17).
These storm sewers drain directly into the Little Miami River (Ref. 4, p. 22; 6, p. 10). Culvert 1 is the most
upstream culvert discharging drainage from the site to the Little Miami River (Ref. 4, Figure 3; Ref. 17, pp.
4, 5). Ditch 3 is considered the most downstream discharge from the site to the little Miami River. (Ref.
4, Figure 3; Ref. 17, pp. 4, 5). The discharge location of Culvert 1 will be considered the most upstream
probable point of entry (PPE) for the surface water migration pathway, and the surface water migration
pathway continues for 15 miles downstream of Ditch 3 in the Little Miami River (Ref. 4, Figure 3; Ref.
17, pp. 4, 5; Ref. 19).
4.1.1.1 Definition of Hazardous Substance Migration Path For Overland/flood Component
4.1.2.1 Likelihood of Release
4.1.2.1.1 Observed Release
Seven sediment samples were collected by Ohio EPA as part of an Expanded Site Inspection on May 4, 5,
and 11, 1999 (Ref. 4, pp. 1, 4, 6, and AppendixE, pp. 4 to 6; Ref. 26, pp 1 tol6; Ref. 28, pp. 13, 14), Six
of the seven sediment samples were collected from the Little Miami River, and one (Ditch 2) was collected
from a ditch leading from the site to the Little Miami River (Ref. 4, Appendix E, p. 4; Ref. 28, p. 13). The
sediment samples were collected in the Little Miami River and are named according to the general location
of the sample in the River (See Reference 4, Appendix E, pages 4 to 6).
The background sediment sample, Upstream Bridge, was collected in the Little Miami River, approximately
120 yards upstream ofthe Grandin Road Bridge (Ref. 4, p. 6 and Appendix E, p. 6; Ref. 26, pp. 2,3). The
background sample, Upstream Bridge, was collected approximately 300 feet upstream of the PPE at Culvert
1, but approximately 1.6 miles downstream of a waste water discharge to the Little Miami River. The City
of Lebanon has an NPDES permit to discharge waste water to the Little Miami River (Ref. 22 pp. 1 to 7).
Mercury is suspected as a hazardous substance in this discharge (Ref. 22, pp. 1 to 7). Mercury has also
been identified as hazardous substance in the Little Miami River that may not necessarily be attributable
to the Peters Cartridge Factory site (Ref. 4, p. 10). For these reasons, mercury is not evaluated as part of
the observed release for Peters Cartridge Factory surface water migration pathway.
The samples were analyzed by EPA Region 5 using contract laboratory program (CLP) methodology (Ref.
4, pp. 4, 7; 11, pp. 1, 2). Hazardous substances were documented in the five sediment samples
(Downstream Culvert 1, Downstream Culvert 2, Ditch 3, Downstream Steel Pipe, and Little Miami River)
collected in the Little Miami River downstream of the background sample (Ref. 4, Figure 3, Appendix B,
pp. 1 to 11, & Appendix E, pp. 4 to 6; Ref. 26, pp. 5 to 16). A sediment sample collected from a ditch
leading from the site to the Little Miami River (Ditch 2 sample) also documented the presence of hazardous
substances (Ref. 4, Appendix B, p. 11; Ref. 11, pp. 2, 4, 5, 18; Ref. 28, p. 13). For purposes ofHRS
scoring for this site, two samples met observed release criteria.
The Little Miami River is a fishery (Ref. 4, Appendix F, p. 4; Ref. 16). A wildlife officer of Warren
County, Ohio has frequently observed people fishing in the Little Miami River, adjacent to the Peters
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Cartridge Factory (Ref. 16). The Little Miami River is also a National and State designated scenic river and
the habitat of several State endangered species (Ref. 4, pp iv, 22; Refs. 19,20,21). An observed release
of copper, a hazardous substance with a bioaccumulation factor value 50,000, has been documented in the
Little Miami River (Ref. 1, Section 4.1.3.3.1; Ref. 4, Appendix B, p. 10; Ref. 12, p.18). Level I
contamination in the Little Miami River was not documented. The zone of Level II contamination extends
from the most upstream PPE at sample location Downstream Culvert 1 to the most downstream sample
documenting an observed release in the Little Miami River at the location of sediment sample Ditch 3 (Ref.
17,19).
Chemical Analysis
The samples documenting an observed release were collected on May 4th, 1999 during an Expanded Site
Inspection. The background sample was collected in 2 feet of water, and the observed release samples were
collected in depths of 6 inches to 2 feet of water. The sample medium consisted of a range of medium
brown/grey or greyish fine silt or silty clay, some with fine sand or pea size gravel (Reference 26, pp. 2 to
13).
Background Sediment Sample
SamjplelD. <>J ii'i i"
• •
Solids.
Depth .
Ill =•'!
.;:Descriptjip^;i:;
% . Date
. References J.?-
Upstream Bridge (Ustr.
Bridge)
57.3
2 ft. water
Medium
brown/grey
silty clay and
fine grain
sands
05/04/99
4, Figure 3 &
Appendix B; 12, p. 18;
Ref. 26, pp. 2 to 4
Contaminated Sediment Samples
Sample ID
DepthV
Bescrijitidh; ¦
; Date ]'•:
: References
Downstream Culvert 2
(Dstr. Culvert 2)
64.2
6 inches
to 1 feet
water; top
3 inches
(sediment)
Medium
brownish
grey-fine
sands, silty
clays, pea size
gravel
05/04/99
4, Figure 3 &
Appendix B; 12, p. 18;
26, pp. 8 to 10
Ditch 3
69.3
Top 3
inches
(sediment)
Medium
brownish-fine
sands, some
silt
05/04/99
4, Figure 3 &
Appendix B; 12, p. 18;
26, pp. 14 to 16
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u.
11 l/.ll(lllUS
Subjjanct:
Background
Level ,
i 11
|jJ|J
| OCjtMIt
1 s
Observed
Relcjsc
PIot
it "ore"K Qj
Mi
r
i
Copper
8.73 mg/kg
12.2 mg/kg
7.22 mg/kg
45.7 mg/kg
Ditch 3
4, Appendix
B, p. 10; 11
p.18; 30,9. A-
4
Lead
1.05 mg/kg
11.8b mg/kg
0.935
mg/kg
192 J mg/kg
(133.33 mg/kg)a
Dstr. Culvert 2
4, Appendix
B, p. 10; 11,
pp. 4,18,19;
30.9. A-4
mg/kg
J
Oa
SQL,
milligrams per kilogram
Value is estimate (Ref. 4. Appendix B, p. 11; Ref. 11, p. 7).
Original concentration is bias high. Concentration in parenthesis represents adjusted value
according to Reference 12, (EPA, 1996), Using Qualified Data to Document an Observed
Release and Observed Contamination (OSWER 9285.7-24FS),
Background concentration biased high. No adjustment necessary (Ref. 12, p. 8)
Sample quantitation limit (SQL) is estimated using the following equation (assuming a
final volume of 200 milliliters and a sample weight of 1 gram; a final volume of 100
millimeters is assumed for mercury): SQL - CRDL (ug/L) x 200 ml x 1,000 ug/mg x
dilution /1,000 ml/L x 1 g x 1,000 g/kg x (% solids/100)
Attribution:
The Peters Cartridge Factory formerly operated on a 10 acre parcel of land located at 1415 Grandin Road,
on the south side of the Little Miami River in Warren County, Ohio. The property is currently known as
the Kings Mills Technical Center (Ref. 4, pp. 1,2; Ref. 5, p. 4; Ref. 6, p. 1). An area of contaminated soil,
a contaminated septic system, and contaminated ground water have been identified at the site (Ref. 4, pp.
7, 9; Ref. 5, p. 4, Figure 8).
Peters Cartridge Factory operated from around 1880 to 1944 and manufactured ammunition for military and
sporting uses (Ref. 4, p. 2). After World War I, the factory was sold to Remington Arms, which continued
to manufacture ammunition. Remington Arms continued to operate the facility until 1944, at which time
The Columbia Records Division of RCA occupied the facility, mixing plastic materials and manufacturing
phonograph records (Ref. 4, p. 2). Several small businesses occupied portions of the property over the
years, among which was LensCrafters. LensCrafters leased the property from 1987 to 1991 (Ref. 4, p. 2;
Ref. 5, p. 1). As part of an environmental site assessment for the Kings Mills Technical Center, ground
water and soil were sampled, identifying contamination at the site (Ref. 13, pp. 4,9 to 17).
Peters Cartridge Factory manufactured lead shot ammunition by pouring lead out of a shot tower, and letting
it fall through a screen in orderto form pellets (Ref. 6, p. ll;Ref.7,p. 10). Copper and mercury fulminate
were also used in the lead shot ammunition preparation (Ref. 6, p. 11). Building 6 was used to prepare
volatile fulminate of mercury primers (Ref. 18, p. 2). The residual lead, remaining after the pellets were
removed, is responsible for the lead contamination found at the site; much of the site appears to have bee
used for disposal of boiler ash, slag, etc. over the operating life of Peters Cartridge F actory (Ref. 6, pp. 11,
12; Ref. 13, pp. 17,18).
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A 1987 environmental assessment identified lead contaminated soils and lead contaminated ground water.
Nine trenches were dug and these trenches were sampled at 1, 4, 8, and 12 feet depths. Soil lead
concentrations were as high as 33,500 ppm and ground water concentrations are above the drinking water
action level of0.015 mg/L (Ref. 13, pp. 4, 9to 15).
The Little Miami River is adjacent to the site. Site topography and drainage culverts to the Little Miami
River provides a direct overland flow for hazardous substances from the site sources to the Little Miami
River (Ref. 3; Ref. 4, pp. 1,2; Ref. 6, p. 10, Figure 2; Ref. 7, pp. 50 to 54). An expanded site assessment
conducted by the Ohio DES in 1999 continued to confirmed the presence of hazardous substances in 2
sources at the site, and documented contaminated sediments in the Little Miami River (Ref. 4, pp. 3 to 10;
Refs. 26, 27, 28).
Copper, lead, and mercury have been identified in sediment samples from the Little Miami River adjacent
to the facility. Organic hazardous substances were also identified in sediment samples from the Little
Miami River as well as in site source samples. Included among these organic substances are 2-Buteonine,
Phenanthrene, Fluoranthene, Pyrene, Benzo(a)anthracene, Chrysene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene,
Benzo(a)pyrene, and Indeno(l,2,3-cd)pyrene (Ref. 4, AppendixB, pp 1,6,7; 10, pp. 36,49,50). Copper
and lead are evaluated as observed release hazardous substances in the HRS score for Peters Cartridge
Factory. Mercury is suspected as a hazardous substance in this discharge (Ref. 22, pp. 1 to 7). Mercury
has been identified as a hazardous substance in the Little Miami River that may not necessarily be
attributable to the Peters Cartridge Factory site (Ref. 4, p. 10). For these reasons, mercury is not evaluated
as part of the observed release for Peters Cartridge Factory surface water migration pathway.
The Kings Mills United States Arm Reserve Center (USARC) is located approximately 1000 feet southwest
of the Peters Cartridge Factory site. The USARC property covers approximately 16 acres and was formerly
part of the 110 acre Kings Mills Ordnance Plant. Currently, this facility houses several buildings and an
AMSA (Army maintenance sport activity) vehicle maintenance facility (Ref. 25, p. 4). The activities at the
vehicle maintenance facility involve the use of solvents, fuels, and antifreeze. In the past, waste may have
been disposed of on the ground (Ref. 25, p. 5). At the USARC, surface water and storm water drainage is
to the south, onto the adjacent property, and then to the west, down the bluff to the Little Miami River (Ref.
25, p. 6). Discharge from the USARC is south and downstream of the observed release evaluated for the
Peters Cartridge Factory site.
Hazardous Substances Released:
Copper
Lead
Observed Release Factor Value: 550
4.1.2.1.2 Potential to Release
Potential to Release by overland flow was not evaluated because an observed release has been established
(Ref. 1 Section 4.1.2.1.1, p. 51609).
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4.1.2,2 Drinking Water Threat Waste Characteristics
Toaeity/Persistence
P"""
,
1 o\icit> Persi i i mm
1 (Rnn> III
ij^pp-ity/Persis
—BLJ
1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-
Trifluoroethane
2
1
0.4
0.4
Ref. 2, p. B-19
Antimony
1
10,000
1
lxlO4
Ref. 2, B-2
Arsenic
1
10,000
1
1 x 104
Ref. 2, B-2
Copper
1
—
1
—
Ref. 2, p. B-6
Lead
1
10,000
1
,1 x 104
Ref. 2, p. B-13
Mercury
1
10,000
0.4
4,000
Ref. 2, p. B-13
Silver
1
100
1
lxlO2
Ref. 2, p. B-17
The hazardous substances with the highest Toxicity/Persistence Factor Value are antimony, arsenic, and
lead.
Toxicity/Persistence Factor Value: 1 x 104
4.1.2.2.2 Hazardous Waste Quantity
The hazardous constituent quantity for the sources at the site has not been adequately determined. Because
the Little Miami River is a fishery and sensitive environment subject to Level II concentrations, a hazardous
waste quantity factor value of 100 is assigned (Ref. 1, Section 2.4.2.2).
Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100
(Ref. 1, Table 2-6)
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4.1.2.2.3 Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value
Toxicity/Persistence Factor : 1 x 104
; Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100
Toxicity/Persistence x Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor (subject to a maximum of 1 x 108) = 1 x 10s
Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value: 32
(Table 2-7)
4.1.2.3 Drinking Water Targets
| No drinking water intakes were identified within the 15-mile target distance limit.
4.1.2.3 .3 Resources
The Little Miami River is designated for recreational use (Ref. 4, pp. iv, 22; 20).
Resources Factor Value: 5
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4,13,2 Human Food Chain Threat Waste Characteristics
4.1,3.2.1 Toxicity/Persistence/Bloaccunmlation
lubstuce
sunna
| OJ.OSC
m CUBIU
Iation
1,1,2-Trichloro-
1,2,2-Trifluoroelhane
2
1
0.4
50
20
Ref. 2, p. B-
19
Antimony
1
10.000
1
0.5
5 x 103
Ref. 2, p. B-
2
Arsenic
1
10,000
1
5
5 x !04
Ref. 2, p. B-
2
Copper
1
—
1
50,000
—
Ref. 2, p. B-
Lead
1
10,000
I
50
5 x10s
Ref. 2, p. B-
Mercury
1
10,000
0.4
50,000
2 x10s
Ref. 2, p, B-
13
Silver
1
100
1
50
5 x 101
Ref. 2, p. B-
17
The hazardous substance with the highest Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulati on Factor Value is mercury.
Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation Factor Value: 2 x 10"
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4.1.3.2.2 Hazardous Waste Quantity
The hazardous constituent quantity for the sources at the site has not been adequately determined. Because
targets are subjected to Level II concentrations, a hazardous waste quantity factor value of 100 is assigned
(Ref. 1, Section 2.4.2.2).
Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100
4.1.3.2.3 Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value
Toxicity/Persistence Factor: 4,000
Bioaccumulation Factor Value: 50,000
Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100
Toxicity/Persistence x Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor (subject to a maximum of 1 x 10s) = 4 x 105
toxicity/Persistence/Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor x Bioaccumulation Factor Value (subject to a
maximum of 1 x 1012) = 2xl010
Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value: 320
(Table 2-7)
4.1.3.3 Human Food Chain Threat-Targets
Actual Human Food Chain Contamination
The Little Miami River is a fishery (Ref. 4, AppendixF, p. 4; Ref. 16). A wildlife officer ofWarren County,
Ohio has frequently observed people fishing in the Little Miami River, adjacent to the Peters Cartridge
Factory (Ref. 16).
Level I Fisheries
No Level I Concentrations are scored.
Most Distant Level II Sample
Sample ID: Ditch 3 (Sample is Adjacent to Ditch 3 in the Little Miami River.)
Distance from probable point of entry: approximately 800 feet (Ref. 17, p. 5)
References: Ref. 4; Figure 3; Ref. 16; Ref. 17, pp. 4, 5,
Level II Fisheries
Actual contamination of the Little Miami River was documented with Level II concentrations of observed
release hazardous substances having a bioaccumulation potential factor of 500 or greater (copper) in
sediment samples Ditch 3 and Downstream Culvert 2. This fishery is subject to Level II concentrations
(Ref. 1, Sec. 4.1.3.3.1).
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Identity of fishery
Extent of the Level LI Fishery
(Relative to PPE)
References
Little Miami River
approximately 800 feet
Ref. 4, Figure 3; Ref. 16; Ref.
17, pp. 4,9; Ref. 19
&1.3.3.1 Food Chain Individual
Actual contamination of the Little Miami River was documented with Level II concentrations of observed
release hazardous substances having a bioaccumulation potential factor of 500 or greater (copper) in
sediment samples Ditch 3 and Downstream Culvert 2. This fishery is subject to Level II concentrations;
therefore, a value of 45 is assigned to the Human Food Chain Individual Factor Value (Ref. 1, Sec. 4.1.3.3.1).
Food Chain Individual Factor Value: 45
i4.1.3.3.2 Population
4.1.3.3,2.2 Level I Concentrations
There are no fisheries subject to Level I concentrations in the study area.
Level I Concentrations Factor Value: 0
4.1.3.3.2.2 Level II Concentrations
Actual contamination of the Little Miami River was documented with Level II concentrations of hazardous
isubstances in sediment samples collected in the Little Miami River at a location adjacent to Downstream
Culvert 2 and Ditch 3. All observed release of copper, a hazardous substance with a bioaccumulation factor
ivalue 50,000, has been documented in the Little Miami River (Ref. 1, Section 4.1.3.3.1; Ref. 4, Appendix
|B, p. 10; Ref. 12, p. 18). The zone of Level II contamination extends from the most upstream PPE at sample
llocationDownstream Culvert 1 to the most downstream sample documenting an observed release in the Little
(Miami River at the location of sediment sample at Ditch 3 (Ref. 17, pp. 4, 5; Ref. 19).
! A wildlife officer of Warren County, Ohio has frequently observed people fishing in the Little Miami River,
adjacent to the Peters Cartridge Factory (Ref. 16). Actual contamination of the Little Miami River was
documented with Level II concentrations of hazardous substances having a bioaccumulation potential factor
of 500 or greater (copper) in sediment samples Ditch 3 and Downstream Culvert 2. The annual production
for Little Miami River has not been documented, but this segment is a known fishery (Ref. 4, Appendix F,
p. 4; Ref. 16). Therefore, a minimum value of greater than 0 to 100 pounds is assigned as the human food
chain production (Ref. 1, Section 4.1.3.3.2.2). For an annual production of greater than 0 to 100 pounds per
year, a Human Food Chain Population Value of 0.03 is assigned for the fishery (Ref. 1, Table 4-18).
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Little Miami River
>0 lbs | 24
0.03
Sum of Level II Human Food Chain Population Values: 0.03
Level II Concentrations Factor Value: 0.03
4.1.3.3.2.3 Potential Human Food Chain Contamination
Potential human food chain contamination is not evaluated.
4.1.4.2 Environmental Threat Waste Characteristics
4.1.4.2.1 Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation
lla/ardou.s
substance
SSi-cfe
1 i-oumi-il}
(Fresh)
Persis-
tence
Bioae
cumu
lation
Tox/Persis-
tence/Bioacc
uin ulation
References
i
1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-
Trifluoroethane
2
1
0.4
50
2 x 101
Ref. 2, p. B-
19
Antimony
1
100
1
5
5 x 102
Ref. 2, p.
B-2
Arsenic
1
10
1
500
5 x 103
Ref. 2, p. B-
2
Copper
1
100
1
50,000
5 x10s
Ref. 2, p. B-
6
Lead
1
1,000
1
5,000
5 x 106
Ref. 2, p. B-
13
Mercury
1
10,000
0.4
50,000
2 x 108
Ref. 2, p. B-
13'
Zinc
1
10
1
500
5 x 103
Ref. 2, p. B-
20
The hazardous substance with the highest Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation Factor Value is mercury
Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaecumulation Factor Value: 2 x 108
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4.1.4.2.2 Hazardous Waste Quantity
The hazardous waste quantity for the sources at the site has not been adequately determined. Because targets
are subject to Level II concentrations, a hazardous waste quantity factor value of 100 is assigned (Ref. 1,
Section 2.4.2.2).
Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100
(Ref. 1, Table 2-6)
4.1.4.2.3 Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value
Ecotoxicity/Persistence Factor (lead) : 4,000
Bioaccumulation Factor Value (lead): 50,000
Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100
Ecotoxicity/Persistence x Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor (subject to a maximum of 1 x 108) = 4 x 10s
Ecotoxicity/Persistence/Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor x Bioaccumulation Factor Value (subject to a
maximum of 1 x 1012) = 2 x 1010
Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value: 320
(Table 2-7)
4.1.4.3 Environmental Threat Targets
Level I Concentrations
No Level I targets are scored.
Level II Concentrations
Most Distant Level II Sample
Sample ID: Ditch 3 (Sample is Adjacent to Ditch 3 in the Little Miami River.)
Distance from the probable point of entry: approximately 800 feet.
References: Ref. 4, Figure 3; Ref.17, pp. 4, 5; Refs. 19, 20, 21.
4.1.4.3.1 Sensitive Environments
4.1.4.3.1.1. Level I Concentrations
Sensitive Environments
No Level I targets are scored.
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4.1.4.3.1.2. Level II Concentrations
i
Sensitive Environments
The Little Miami River is a National and State designated scenic river (Ref. 4, p. iv, 22; Ref. 20; Ref. 21).
An observed release of copper and lead have been documented in the Little Miami River (Ref. 1, Section
4.1.3.3.1; Ref. 4, Appendix B, p. 10; Ref. 12, p.18). The zone of Level II contamination extends from the
most upstream PPE at sample location Downstream Culvert 1 in the Little Miami River to the most
downstream sample documenting an observed release in the Little Miami River at the location of sediment
sample at Ditch 3 (Ref. 17,19).
Sensitive Environment _
Distance from PPE to
|i:NfeSr'elt!'Si!nsitiW1
.:Enyiroiiment,,.j.',";." . :!
References! : .
Sensitive Environment
ViUue crabic:^);:
Little Miami River
0
Ref. 4, p. iv,
50
(National designated
22; Ref. 20;
scenic river)
Ref. 21
jSum of Level II Sensitive Environments Value: 50
Wetlands
There is insufficient information to determine the wetland frontage subject to actual or potential
contamination. Not scoring this factor does not impact the site score.
jSum of Level II Sensitive Environments Value + Wetlands Value: 50
Level II Concentrations Factor Value: 50
I
4.1.4.3.1.3 Potential Contamination
Sensitive Environments
There are several endangered species identified along the surface water migration pathway, but evaluation
af these sensitive environments for potential contamination does not impact the HRS score for the Peters
Cartridge Factory site (Ref. 19).
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