Jump to main content
US EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Search
Search
Main menu
Environmental Topics
Laws & Regulations
About EPA
Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)
Contact Us
Print
Feedback
Export to File
Search:
This record has one attached file:
Add More Files
Attach File(s):
Display Name for File*:
Save
Citation
Tags
HERO ID
2895233
Reference Type
Technical Report
Title
TPH Criteria Working Group Field Demonstration: Scott AFB, Belleville, IL
Author(s)
Merrill, EA
Year
1998
Report Number
NTIS/02942271_a
Volume
GRA and I
Issue
GRA and I
Abstract
A former underground storage tank site at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, was selected for a field demonstration of the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Criteria Working Group approach. Soil at the site was impacted by a release of JP-8 jet fuel. The Working Group approach assesses total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) mixtures in 13 fate and transport fractions and applies best available toxicity criteria to each of the fractions to develop Risk Based Screening Levels (RBSLs). TPH levels detected at the site were very low. The majority of the released JP-8 had been previously excavated during removal of the tanks. With the exception of the volatilization to indoor air pathway, the findings of this risk assessment suggest no further action is necessary. Due to the extremely low levels of volatile organic carbon detected and the fact that there is currently no structure on the site, volatilization to indoor air is not a complete pathway, nor likely to be. The RBSLs developed from the Working Group approach for this site were especially suitable due to the lack of carcinogenic benzene or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons detected.
Home
Learn about HERO
Using HERO
Search HERO
Projects in HERO
Risk Assessment
Transparency & Integrity