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TDD: S05-9803-005 PAN: 8M0501SIXX

May 13, 1998

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Emergency and Response Branch

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Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1-1Background.................................................................................................................. 2-12.1 Site Description.....................................................................................................2-12.2 Site History ......................................................................................................... 2-1Site Assessment............................................................................................................3-1Analytical Results......................................................................................................... 4-1Discussion of Potential Threats.....................................................................................5-1Summary .....................................................................................................................6-1

Appendix Page

A Hunter, Inc. Environmental Services Site Investigation ............................................ A-1B Mostardi-Platt Associates, Inc. Site Investigation ..................................................... B-1C Photodocumentation................................................................................................. C-1D Validated Data Package............................................................................................ D-1

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2-1 Site Location Map................................................................................................... 2-3

2- 2 Site Features Map ................................................................................................... 2-43- 1 Sample Location Map.............................................................................................. 3-3

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4-1 Summary of Analytical Results.................................................................................4-2

1. Introduction

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) tasked the Ecology and

Environment, Inc. (E & E), Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) to assist U.S. EPA On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Brad Benning in performing a site assessment of the

Carbographics site. The Carbographics site is located in Harwood Heights, Cook County, Illinois. START was requested under Technical Direction Document (TDD) S05-9803-005 to prepare and

implement a health and safety plan; conduct a site reconnaissance; perform air monitoring; collect samples and subcontract analytical services; document on-site activities; and evaluate potential threats

to human health and the environment. The site assessment was performed in accordance with the

National Contingency Plan (NCP) in the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Section 300.415, to

evaluate on-site conditions and possible threats to human health, welfare, and the environment. The

site assessment was conducted on March 13, 1998.

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2. Background

2.1 Site DescriptionThe Carbographics site is an abandoned metal parts silk screening facility located at 4757 North

Ronald Street, in Harwood Heights, Cook County, Illinois (Figure 2-1). Coordinates for the site are

latitude 41°58’00" N, and longitude 87‘’48' 11.7" W. The site is located in a suburban

residential/industrial neighborhood. The site is bordered on the north by an alley and an apartment building; on the east by residences; on the south by an industrial facility; and on the west by Ronald

Street. The homes adjacent to the east fence of the site are within 10 feet of the property. There is an

elementary school located approximately 0.25 mile southeast of the site and a high school located

approximately 0.5 mile southwest of the site.The site consists of a one-story, industrial, brick building on the northern portion of the

property, and an asphalt parking lot on the southern portion of the property (Figure 2-2). The facility

is vacant and has been severely vandalized. There are approximately one hundred and fifty 55-gallon

drums scattered throughout the building. There are also over one thousand 1-gallon, 5-gallon, and

other various sized containers scattered throughout the building. There is fencing only along the rear of the building, with no other means of restricting access to the building. There is graffiti, garbage,

and broken windows throughout the building. City workers informed START that trespassers often

dump garbage in the parking lot. The City plans to board up the property to prevent unauthorized

access to the site.

2.2 Site HistoryInformation on whom has occupied the site and for how long was not available at the time of

the site assessment. OSC Benning was informed by the Mayor of Harwood Heights that the site has

not been occupied since 1990.

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In May of 1990, Carbographics Industries, Inc., the potentially responsible party (PRP), hired

Hunter, Inc. Environmental Sciences (Hunter) to conduct a limited subsurface investigation at the site

to determine the presence of soil contamination associated with two underground storage tanks (USTs). The Hunter investigation found the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 2-butanone, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene in varying concentrations in all five boring locations (Appendix A). The

Hunter report stated that VOC concentrations in the soil appeared to decrease with increasing distance

from the tanks. The report concluded that, “The contaminated soil appears to be associated with the

USTs and could have resulted from leakage, overfilling or spillage at sometimes in the past."(Appendbc A)

In 1991, the law firm of Tinkoff, Popko and Associates retained Mostardi-Platt Associates Inc. (MPA) to perform a Phase II Environmental Assessment and review the report prepared by Hunter (Appendix B). The MPA assessment included eight soil borings and nine samples. The MPA report concluded, “Soil contamination within the soil boring profile was highest in the top three feet, indicating contamination from surface activities, as opposed to leaking USTs where high contamination

levels would characteristically be anticipated much lower in the profile.” (Appendix B) MPA attributed

the soil contamination to leaking drums whose contents migrated to the soil through cracks in the

asphalt. The MPA conclusion differs from the Hunter conclusion.On January 9, 1995, the Office of the Illinois Fire Marshall ordered the PRP to remove the two

USTs. There is no evidence that the USTs were ever removed.

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3. Site Assessment

START members Stephanie Wenning and Jeffrey Hughes mobilized to the Carbographics site

on March 13, 1998, and met with OSC Brad Benning to conduct the site assessment. The weather was

partly cloudy skies, windy, and a temperature of approximately 33°F.Upon arriving on site START noted several broken windows and doors to the building, making

it easily accessible to trespassers. After a safety meeting to discuss on-site safety hazards, access to the

building was gained through an overhead door on the south wall. This door was unlocked and easily

opened. The site reconnaissance was conducted in Level D personal protective equipment. During the

site reconnaissance, air monitoring was conducted using a 2020 photoionization detector (PID). No

organic vapor readings above background were detected throughout the site using the PID.There were approximately twelve 55-gallon drums to the right of the south entrance. Several

drums were empty and could not be accessed because they were located behind other drums or boxes

of wooden stakes that were piled in the area. In the main area of the building, there were

approximately sixty 55-gallon drums and over one hundred 5-gallon containers. Several of these

containers had frozen contents, some held trash, and some were empty. The majority of the drums

were in deteriorating condition and several were open. Many of the drums in this area were labeled

"Flammable" or "Combustible."On the southeast side of the building was a room that contained flammable liquids and a paint

room. The flammable liquids room had no windows so the only illumination available was from

flashlights. The paint room had windows along the east wall so it had sufficient illumination. The

flammable liquids room contained approximately two hundred 1-gallon cans and fifty 5-gallon cans.The paint room contained approximately two hundred 1-gallon cans and twenty 5-gallon cans. Some of

the labels on the containers in these two rooms read: "Flammable," "Phosphoric Acid," "Organic

Peroxide," "Xylene," "Toluene," "Ferric Chloride," "Caustic Soda Material," and "Methylene

Chloride."

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Adjacent to the paint room was a small plating area where chrome and possibly copper plating

was done. There were five vats containing sludge in this area. Due to weather conditions the sludge in

the vats was frozen. All the windows near the plating area were broken and there was a large hole in

the roof near the area.

There were drums, paint and chemical containers scattered throughout the remainder of the

building, most were in deteriorating condition. In one office area there were documents and papers

strewn about the floor. START found a folder from the Custom Chemical Company of Palatine, Illinois, that contained Technical Bulletins and material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for "Water Wash

513," "Liquid Premix 6101ND," "Phos Coat 116," "A1 Coat #1," and "Soak 552." These materials

were apparently used in the metal silk screening process that took place at the site.The rear garage area of the building is accessible by climbing through a missing panel in the

overhead door (Appendix C). This area contains approximately thirty 55-galIon drums and six

acetylene tanks. Level C personal protective equipment was worn in this area. Air monitoring

conducted in the area with the PID detected no organic vapors above background level. A combustible

gas indicator (CGI) detected a lower explosive limit (LEL) gas of 40% in the headspace of a drum

labeled “Thinner-Mild.”

Four sample locations were designated from drums in the rear garage area (Figure 3-1).Sample D-1 was a brownish liquid collected from a drum labeled “Caustic.” On-site testing of sample

D-1 exhibited a pH value of 14 standard units. Sample D-2 was gold in color and collected from a

drum labeled “Phosphate Sol.” Sample D-3 was taken from the drum with the elevated LEL reading

and was a bright yellow color. Sample D-4 contained a thick black material and its drum had no

visible label. All samples were collected by OSC Benning using a glass dmm thief.The samples were packaged and delivered by START to Gabriel Environmental Services in

Chicago, Illinois, for analysis. Samples D-1, D-2, and D-4 were analyzed for pH and sample D-3 was

analyzed for flash point. A U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Quality Assurance Level II data package was requested. All samples were analyzed under analytical

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4. Analytical Results

Analytical results indicate that samples D-1, D-2, and D-4 are Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (RCRA) corrosive hazardous wastes, and sample D-3 is a RCRA ignitable hazardous

waste. Analytical results are summarized in Table 4-1. The validated data package is included in

Appendix D.The characteristic of a corrosive waste, as defined in 40 CFR Section 261.22, has a pH value

less than 2 standard units or greater than 12.5 standard units. Analytical results revealed that samples

D-1, D-2, and D-4 exhibit pH values of 13.2, 0.8, and 0.2 standard units, respectively. The

characteristic of an ignitable waste, as defined in 40 CFR Section 262.21, is a liquid with a flash point

less than 140°F. Sample D-3 exhibits a flash point of 77®F.

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SUMMARY OF ANALYTICAL RESULTS CARBOGRAPfflCS

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Sample Designation/Matrix

Parameter D-l/Liquid D-2/Liquid D-3/Liquid D-4/Liquid

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Source: Gabriel Environmental Services, Chicago, Illinois, analytical TDD S05-9803-806.

5. Discussion of Potential Threats

Conditions present at the Carbographics site that constitute a threat to human health and/or the

environment, and may be used to determine the appropriateness of a removal action as set forth in Section

300.415 (b)(2) of the NCP are;

• Actual or potential exposure to nearby human populations, animals, or the food chain from hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants. A threat of human exposure to the hazardous materials is present at the Carbographics site. The site is currently open to any trespassers or children, windows and doors are missing throughout the facility, and graffiti and garbage is also prevalent. Homes are adjacent to the site on the north and the east.There are active industrial facilities located directly to the south and southwest of the site. There is an elementary school located within 0.25 mile of the site, anda high school located within 0.50 mile of the site. Samples D-1, D-2, and D-4 were found to be corrosive, and sample D-3 was found to be ignitible. There were containers on site labeled "Xylene" and "Toluene." Long-term exposure to xylene or toluene may cause damage to the brain, liver, kidneys, lungs, and blood tissue.

• Hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants in drums, barrels, tanks, or other bulk storage containers, that may pose a threat of release.The four drums that were sampled all contain RCRA hazardous substances. The drums in the rear garage area are easily accessible and could have their contents overmmed onto the ground. Other containers on site are in deteriorating condition and could rupture, causing their contents to be released to the environment.

• Weather conditions that may cause hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants to migrate or be released. Snow and rain have already entered the building through broken windows and holes in the roof, causing an accumulation of water. As snow and ice melts it will discharge to the City sewer system and may contain unknown contaminants. When high temperatures occur in summer months there is the potential for containers to rupture or ignite.

• Threat of fire or explosion. There is a potential threat of fire or explosion at the site. Sample D-3 was collected from an open drum and has a flash point of 77“F. There are also hundreds of paint cans and other containers on site marked "Flammable."

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Based on the analytical results and site conditions, mitigative actions are necessary at the Carbographics

site to abate potential and imminent threats to human health and the environment posed by hazardous conditions

present at the site.

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6. Summary

It is recommended that actions be taken to mitigate the human health and environmental threats resulting

from the presence of RCRA hazardous wastes at the Carbographics site. Due to the serious threat of fire and

explosion on site, easy site access, and the presence of nearby schools, there is a significant potential for nearby

populations to be exposed to hazardous substances. Furthermore, not all containers of potentially hazardous

wastes were sampled during the investigation. This site should be secured, and the fire and explosion threat eliminated.

Appendix A

Hunter, Inc. Environmental Services Site Investigation

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The site is located in Harwood Heights, IL, in a suburban industrial neighborhood with surrounding residential and commercial areas. Carbographic Industries, Inc. currently occupies the site and operates a metal parts silk screening business. In May of 1990, Hunter, Inc. Environmental Sciences conducted a limited subsurface investigation at the site to determine the presence of soil contamination associated with 2 underground storage tanks (USTs) . Fiv-e shallow test borings and 1 monitoring well were completed.

Soil samples were collected from each of the borings and monitored on-site for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Representative samples taken at the 5 foot depth from 3 of the borings were analyzed for VOCs using ERA Method 8240.

Soil samples were screened in the field for VOCs with an HNU Photoionization Meter immediately upon opening the sampling device and also using the jar/headspace method. Both screens indicated the presence of VOCs in several of the samples. Laboratory analysis of 3 soil samples confirmed on-site readings and, more specifically, determined the presence of 2-butanone, (methyl ethyl ketone), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene.

To date the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (lEPA) has not promulgated Soil Objective Guidelines for fuel cleanup situations, but has no generic guidelines applicable to this site.

INTRODUCTION

In May of 1990, Carbographic Industries, Inc. contracted Hunter, Inc. Environmental Sciences to conduct a limited subsurface soil investigation. The site, located at 4757 N. Ronald Street houses a metal parts silk screening business. Two underground storage tanks located south of the building, beneath an asphalt parking lot, were used until approximately 3 months ago to store toluene, xylene, and a thinner mixture of ketones and petroleum distillates. These tanks were installed approximately 7 years ago as replacements for underground storage tanks which had been in place for over 20 years. The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate whether soil in the immediate vicinity of the tanks was contaminated with VOCs which might have originated from these USTs. Work performed under this contract did, in part, fulfill requirements for soil contamination investigations in a typical Phase II Environmental Assessment.

During t.he course of the investigation, 5 test borings and 1 monitoring well were installed using hollow stem auger/split spoon. Soil samples were obtained from each boring. Three of these samoles were analyzed in the laboratory for the presence of VOCs.

All conclusions in this report are based on these investigative actions.

TEST BORINGS AND MONITORING WELLS

Test boring was conducted in order to observe subsurface soil types, search for possible contaminated soil, and to provide access for the possible installation of monitoring wells. Drilling was conducted by Fox Drilling of Hammond, IN on May 24, 1990 under the supervision of Hunter, Inc. Soil samples were obtained using standard ASTM methods for split spoon sampling.

Test boring sites were located in an attempt to obtain a representative profile and to determine the extent of possible soil contamination that might have arisen from the underground storage tanks.

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Bore holes were advanced using hollow stem auger method. The locations of the soil borings are shown in Appendix A.

BORING DESCRIPTIONS

Borina 1, 2 and 3 - Sampling was conducted at a depth of 5 feet, and continuously thereafter from 6 to 10 feet. The boring was then advanced to a depth of 15 feet where a sample was taken. A silty clay was encountered throughout each boring down to the 15 foot depth. A monitoring well was installed in Boring 2 for future groundwater sampling as necessary.

Upon completion ground water was present in Boring 1 at a depth of 11 feet and in Boring 2 at a depth-cf 7.5 feet. Boring 3 was dry. Discussions with Illinois Geological Survey personnel in Urbana, IL indicated that soil in the area (SE quarter of NW quarter of Section 13, Township 40 North, Range 13 East) is predominately clay to a depth of approximately 110 feet, and that, if water table aquifer is present, it would more than likely be at the 20 to 25 foot depth. Using this infomnation as a basis, it appears that the water encountered is not indicative of the saturated zone, but results from the preferential flow of percolating rainwater from the previous several days of heavy downfall. This contention was further confirmed by the fact that water was seen infiltrating into the boring holes from surrounding soil as the water level rose in the boring holes.

Borinas 4 and 5 - Sampling was conducted at a depth of 5 feet, and continuously thereafter from 6 to 10 feet. A silty clay was encountered to the 10 foot depth in both borings.

Water was encountered at a depth of approximately 2 feet in Boring 4 and 6.5 feet in Boring 5. Once again, it is speculated that this water was a result of the heavy rains that occurred several days preceeding the drilling.

ANALYSTS OF SOIL SAMPLES

A. HNU Meter ScanEach of the soil samples obtained from each boring was screened at the.site for VOCs both when removed from the split spoon and after residing in a sample jar container for at least 10 minutes and undergoing at least 15 seconds of agitation. An HNU Systems, Inc. PlOl Phocoionization Meter (10.2 ev lamp) calibrated using benzene was used. The HNU meter will detect certain VOCs, such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,and xylene, but does not detect all compounds and does not give quantitative data. It does, however, aid in the detection of VOCs which could be present in the environment. Refer to Appendix B for results.

Readings from soil samples at Boring 1 ranged from 90 to 150 ppm down to the 5 foot depth. VOC concentrations then steadily decreased to 2 ppm at the 10 foot depth, but were found to be 50 ppm at the 15 foot depth. Boring 2 readings ranged from 80 to 100 ppm down to t.he 5 foot depth, and then steadily decreased to less than 5 ppm at the 15 foot depth.

Readings of samples taken from Boring 3 increased from less than 5 ppm at the surface to approximately 50 ppm at the 5 foot depth. They then decreased rapidly to less than 5 ppm at the 8 foot depth and remained less than 5 ppm to the 15 foot depth.

Samples from Borings 4 and 5 were less than 5 ppm throughout their 10 foot depth.

B. Laboratory Analysis

Three soil samples, one each from Borings 2, 3, and 5 were submitted to ALEX Analytical Laboratory for Environmental Excellance, Inc. and analyzed for the presence of VOCs using EPA Method 8240. Refer to Appendix C for laboratory reports.

The results of these analyses show that the sampled soil was contaminated with five different VOCs. .Specifically,Boring 2 showed levels of 2-butanone at 783 ug/kg, benzene at 36.3 ug/kg, toluene at 89.5 ug/kg, ethylbenzene at 6000 ug/kg, and xylene at 12,600 ug/kg. Boring 3 had levels of ethylbenzene at 526 ug/kg and xylene at 2820 ug/kg. Boring 5 showed benzene at 28.8 ug/kg, ethylbenzene at 34.9 ug/kg and xylene at 636 ug/kg. All values were at the 5 foot depth.

CONCLUSTONS

Based upon the findings in this investigation the followingconclusions are presented:

1. VOCs were present in the soil in varying concentrations at all boring locations.

2. 2-butanone, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene were present in Boring 2; ethylbenzene and xylene were present in Boring 3 and benzene, ethylbenzene and xylene were present in Boring 5.

3. The contaminated soil appears to be associated with the USTs and could have resulted from leakage, overfilling or spillage at sometime in the past.

4. VOC concentrations appear to decrease with increasing distance from the tanks.

5. Soil in the immediate vicinity of the tanks as well as in surrounding areas is predominantly silty clay.

6. Water encountered while drilling appears to have resulted from the preferential flow of rainwater percolating through the soil into the bore holes, rather than from the true water table.

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Mostardi-Platt Associates, Inc. Site Investigation

MOSTARDf-PLATT ASSOCIATES, IIMC

Environmental Contraa Engineering Services

1077 Entry Drive Sensenvifle. (L 60106 (708) 860-5900

PHASE n ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PERFOPvMED FOR

TINKOFT', POPKO AND ASSOCIATES ON THE PROPERTY OCCUPIED BY

CARJBOGRAPmC INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED 4757 NORTH RONALD STREET

HARWOOD HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS APRIL 11, 1391

®Copyright 1991 All rights reserved in

Mostardi-Platt Associates, Inc.1077 Entry Drive, Eensenville, IL 60106

(708)860-5900

PROJECT NO. 04717

MOSTARDI-PLATT ASSOCIATES, INC.

Environmental Contract Engineering Sen/ices

1077 Enrry Drive 3ensenvitie. IL 60106 (7081 860-5900

PHASE n ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Performed For

TINKOFT, POPKO AND ASSOCIATES On The Property Occupied By

Carbographic Industries Incorporated 4757 North Ronald Street Harwood Heights, Illinois

April 11, 1991

1.0 INTRODUCTION

MOSTARDI-PLA.TT ASSOCIATES INC. OIPA) was retained by TINKOFF, POPKO AND ASSOCLA.TES to periorm a Phase II Environmental .Assessment (Phase II) on the propeny commonly known as 4757 North Ronald Street, Harwood Heights, Illinois. This Phase fl assessment was periormed in an effon to identify the presence of specific compound contamination, if any, in ±e soil located in and around areas that have been idendrled by a prior environmental consultant.

The Phase H Environmental Assessment includes a review of a "Subsurface Investigation for Soil Contamination" repon on the property prepared by Hunter, Inc. Environmental Sciences, dated May 1990, and rieid investigations (by MP.A) involving soil borings and analyses. Also, MPA reviewed available topographic and geologic maps of the area.

2.0 LOCATION AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

The property is located at 4757 North Ronald Street, Harwood Heights, Cook County, Illinois. The property is situated north of Irving Park Road, south of Higgins Road, east of Harlem Avenue, and west of Oak Park Avenue. The property contains a one-story, industriai, brick building on the north portion of the property and an asphalt parking on the south portion of the property. A property location map and a map showing the location of major physical features of the property is appended.

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3.0 GEOLOGIC DEFORMATION FOR THE PROPERTY AREA

MPA reviewed the Illinois State Geologic Survey publications entitled "Potential for Contamination of Shallow Aquifers in Illinois", "Stack-Unit Mapping of Geologic Materials in Illinois to a Depth of Fifteen Meters," and "Handbook of Pleistocene Stratigraphy in Illinois". A review of those documents indicates that surface soil in the area of the property consists of clayey and silty clay till soil of the Wedron Formation. The soils of the property area are generally described therein as uniform, relatively impermeable, clayey till material of greater than 20 feet in thickness. Soil borings penbrmed by MPA on the property during this investigation correspond to the ISGS information.

Published information concerning the potential for impact from the suriace spillage of contaminants on shallow groundwater aquifers in thie area indicates that there is a low potential for groundwater

contamination from tiiose activities.

.According to published studies regarding aquifer characteristics of till materials in Illinois, the hydraulic conductivities of the soils at the property would generally lie in the range of 1 x 10"* to 1 X 10"’ centimeters per second for clayey till materials. Hydraulic conductivities in those ranges suggest that contaminant migration would be impeded by the clayey soils in the property area.

MP.A review the United States Geologic Survey topographic quadrangle map for the property. That map showed that the property lies at approximately 650 feet above Mean Sea Level. The ground sunace in the property’ area slopes gently toward the east.

4.0 FIELD INVESTIGATION

4.1 Soil Boring InvestigationEight soil borings were performed at the property on February 28, 1991. Soil boring locations were selected utilizing an offset grid pattern surrounding the UST area. Soil borings were drilled under the supervision of Mr. Clayton Heffter, Soil Scientist of MPA. All soil borings were advanced by a truck-mounted, rotary-type, drilling rig equipped with hollow stem augers. Soil samples were taken at 2-foot intervals utilizing a 2-foot split spoon pushed into the undisturbed soil immediately below the hollow stem augers. Prior to drilling and sampling, all equipment was decontaminated using an Alconox soapy wash and a deionized water rinse. Also, all augers were steam cleaned between borings. Decontamination using these methods helps to prevent cross- contamination from one soil boring location to another.

Soil samples were collected from each split spoon and placed in 125 ML. jars cleaned to meet EPA specifications, sealed with Teflon-lined septa screw-on closures, and refrigerated for preservation of volatile compound constituents. Mr. Heffter kept a field log of soil conditions encountered during the drilling procedures. Copies of those drilling logs and a boring location plan are appended to this repon.

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After sznipies were containerized and placed in a sample preservation cooler, the remaining soil was removed from the spUt spoon and inspected to determine soil type, color, odor, and appearance. That soil was visually classified in accordance with the Unified Soil Qassification System as per American Society for Testing and Material Guidelines. The soil descriptions on the drilling logs are in conformance with this classification system. The specific soil conditions encountered at the individual boring locations during this invesdgadon are described in the drilling logs appended to this repon.

4.2 GroundwaterWater was encountered in boring No. B-8 at a depth of approximately eight feet. No visual or olfactor/ evidence of petroleum products in groundwater was apparent in this boring. No water was encountered in the other seven soil borings.

5.0 LABORATORY ANALYSIS

Tne soil samples collected by MP.A. from the property were analyzed for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and 2-butanone. Those compounds had been idenhned in the Hunter, Inc. Environmental Sciences repon as being present in the soil.

Collected soil samples exhibiting the highest concentration of organic vapor or odor from each of the eight soil borings performed at the property, along with soil samples taken from the assumed depth of lie base of USTs (9-11 feet) from borings surrounding the UST area, were submitted for analysis :cr benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and 2-butanone. Those soil samples with high organic vapor and/or odor are andcipated to have the highest level of target contaminant compounds. MPA sent these samples to Roy F. Weston, Inc. - Gulf Coast Laboratories (Weston), located in University Park, Illinois, for analyses using Method No. 8240 as described in the United States Envhronmental Protecdon Agency Publicadon No. SW-846.

According to Weston, nine of the twelve samples analyzed contained measurable concentradons of those specific compounds. The most common and highly concentrated compounds were ethylbenzene and xylene. Benzene, toluene, and 2-butanone were measured in lower concentradons in six of the twelve soil samples chosen for analysis.

A summar/ of the laboratory analysis is provided in Table 1 on Page 4.

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TABLE 1VOLATILE ANALYSIS SUMMARY

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6.0 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

The highest level of soil contamination appears to be in the southeast comer of the property, approximately 25 feet from the UST area. As discussed in section 3.0, soil in the property area is anticipated to impede contaminant migration.

Soil contamination within the soil boring profile was highest in the top three feet, indicating contamination from sunace acrivities, as opposed to leaking USTs where high contamination levels would characteristically be anticipated much lower in the profile. Soil samples from the 9-11 foot depth were selected from four borings surrounding the UST area. In one of the four soil boring samples xylene was detected at a level of 7 parts per billion. That level of xylene may be attributable to sample contammadon from shallow soil in the same boring which contained a level of 54,OCX) parts per billion xylene. The sample from boring No. B-5 contained low levels of 2- butanone, but did not contain measurable levels of other target contaminant compounds. The samples from Boring Nos. B-4 and B-6 did not detect measurable levels of the target contaminants in question.

.Areas of apparent surficial contaminadon appeared to coincide with high levels of shallow (less than 3 feet) subsunace soil contaminadon. In certain areas of soil contaminadon, >/lP.A noted circular pane.ms indicauve of drum storage areas, darkly stained areas of orange and white material caked at the sunace, and drums remaining on the property. The asphalt in these areas was cracked and damaged providing migratory paths for infiitradon of contaminants spilled at the surface. Photographs of the stained, caked, and cracked surricial areas are appended. A map showing the areas of heaviest staining is given in Figure 1.

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SITE: Carbographics DATE: March 13, 1998LOCATION: Harwood Heights, Illinois DIRECTION: West SUBJECT: Collapsed roof near plating area.

Appendix D

Validated Data Package

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ecology and environment, inc.International Specialists in the Environment

33 North Dearborn StreetChicago, Illinois 60602Tel. 312/578-9243, Fax; 312/578-9345

MEMORANDUM

DATE: April 30, 1998

TO: Stephanie Wenning, START Project Manager, E & E,Chicago, Illinois

FROM: David Hendren, START Analytical Services Manager,E & E, Chicago, Illinois

THROUGH: Patrick Zwilling, START Assistant Program Manager,E & E, Chicago, Illinois

SUBJECT: Data Quality Review for Flash Point and pH,Carbographics, Harwood Heights, Cook County, Illinois

REFERENCE: Project TDD S05-9803-005 Analytical TDD S05-9803-806 Project PAN 8M0501SIXX Analytical PAN 8MAF01TAXX

The data quality assurance (QA) review of three drum waste samples collected from the Carbographics site is complete. The samples were collected on March 13, 1998, by the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contractor. Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E & E). The samples were submitted to Gabriel Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois. The laboratory analyses were performed according to ASTM 3828-87 and SM 4500.

Sample Identification

START LaboratoryIdentification No. Identification 1

D-1 C803115-01AD-2 C803115-02AD-3 C803115-03AD-4 C803115-04A

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Data Qualifications:

I. Sample Holding Time: Acceptable

The samples were collected on March 13, 1998, and analyzed on March 16 and 18, 1998. The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Directive 9360.4-01 (April 1990) does not specify holding times for these parameters.

II. Calibrations: Qualified

The laboratory could not provide documentation regarding calibration for either flash point or pH. Although analysis of a control sample such as xylene is not required for flash point, it is performed by most laboratories. All results have been qualified as estimated.

III. Overall Assessment of Data for Use: Qualified

The overall usefulness of the data is based on criteria for QA Level II as outlined in OSWER Data Validation Procedures, Section 9.0, Generic Data Validation Procedures. Based upon the information provided, the data are qualified as stated above.

Data Qualifiers and Definitions:

J - The associated numerical value is an estimated quantity because the reported concentrations were less than required detection limits or quality control criteria were not met.

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Gabriel Log No.: C803115-01A Sample ID: Dl DRUM REAR GARAGE Date Collected: 03/13/98

Sample Matrix: LIQUID Date Received: 03/16/98 Collected By: CLIENT PERSONNEL

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