Installation Restoration Program. Phase 2. Confirmation/Quantification. Stage 1. Iowa Air National Guard, Des Moines Municipal Airport, Des Moines, Iowa
Abstract
Soil and water samples were collected for chemical analyses from unconsolidated loess and glacial till surficial materials at 4 sites on the Des Moines Air National Guard Base. Analyses of samples used gas chromatograph-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) scans on all samples and gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) on selected samples. Interpretation was based on correlation of GC-FID scan retention time peaks between field sites and samples of known contaminated material or wastes. Results of GC-MS indicate the presence of acenapthene, phenenthrene, pyrene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, fluoranthene, butylbenzylphthalate, aliphatic hydrocarbons, naphthalenes, cyclohexanes, benzenes, and other organic substances in on or more of the samples. GC-MS analyses indicate the presence of priority pollutants in excess of detection limit concentrations at each site. Keywords: Groundwater contamination, HAZARDOUS WASTES, Des Moines, Installation Restoration Program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA196074
Entities
People
- Robert C. Buchmiller