Open AccessContamination source review for Building E3236, Edgewood Area, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Author(s) -
S.D. Zellmer,
M.P. Smits,
A.K. Draugelis,
Glen,
J. Rueda,
R.E. Zimmerman
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/204640
Subject(s) - obsolescence , hazardous waste , documentation , contamination , forensic engineering , engineering , civil engineering , environmental science , construction engineering , architectural engineering , waste management , environmental planning , computer science , business , ecology , biology , marketing , programming language
The US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) commissioned Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to conduct a contamination source review to identify and define areas of toxic or hazardous contaminants and to assess the physical condition and accessibility of APG buildings. The information obtained from the review may be used to assist the US Army in planning for the future use or disposition of the buildings. The contamination source review consisted of the following tasks: historical records search, physical inspection, photographic documentation, geophysical investigation, and review of available records regarding underground storage tanks associated with each building. This report provides the results of the contamination source review for Building E3236. Many of the APG facilities constructed between 1917 and the 1960s are no longer used because of obsolescence and their poor state of repair. Because many of these buildings were used for research, development, testing, and/or pilot- scale production of chemical warfare agents and other military substances, the potential exists for portions of the buildings to be contaminated with these substances, their degradation products, and other laboratory or industrial chemicals. These buildings and associated structures or appurtenances may contribute to environmental concerns at APG