Enhanced Preliminary Assessment Report: Topsfield Army Housing Units, Topsfield, Massachusetts
Abstract
Argonne National Laboratory has conducted an enhanced preliminary assessment of the Army housing property located in Topsfield, MA. The objectives of this assessment include identifying and characterizing all environmentally significant operations, identifying areas of environmental contamination that may require immediate remedial actions, identifying other actions which may be necessary to resolve all identified environmental problems, and identifying other environmental concerns that may present impedients to the expeditious sale of this property. The Topsfield housing facility was built in 1958, originally as part of a Nike missile antiaircraft defense battery, and consists of 16 houses. Although the area was part of the missile battery, it has always been used solely for the housing of military personnel. Industrial activities have never occurred on-site. No problem associated with the collection and disposal of solid wastes for the facility was reported. The following actions are recommended prior to release of this property: a) Visually inspect the remaining units to determine the possible presence and condition of asbestos-containing water pipe insulation materials and remediate any problems found. b) Remove the abandoned oil tanks near the leach field and dispose of them in an acceptable manner. The recommendations assume this property will most likely continue to be used for residential housing. (KT)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA213382
Entities
Organizations
- Argonne National Laboratory