The Air Force may have forced the US EPA to remove any reference to the radioactive contamination at George AFB from its website.
The 1991 US EPA National Priorities List Sites CA and HI report mentions radioactive waste at George AFB.
Threats and Contaminants
Groundwater and soil are contaminated with heavy metals including lead, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and radioactive wastes. Potential health risks exist
through direct contact with or accidental ingestion of contaminated groundwater or soils.
- 1991-09-xx
- 1991-09-xx EPA – National Priorities List Sites California and Hawaii – Full report (PDF – 5.33 MB)
The new US EPA’s GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE Contaminant List does not mention radioactive waste or isotopes.
https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.contams&id=0902737
California Water Board’s George AFB lists radioactive isotopes.
POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN.
ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS (ACM), AVIATION, BENZENE, CHLORDANE, DIESEL, EXPLOSIVES (UXO, MEC), GASOLINE, HEATING OIL / FUEL OIL, MTBE / TBA / OTHER FUEL OXYGENATES, MUNITIONS DEBRIS (MD), NITRATE, OTHER INSECTICIDES / PESTICIDE / FUMIGANTS / HERBICIDES, OTHER PETROLEUM, OTHER SOLVENT OR NON-PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS), POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS), RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES, TETRACHLOROETHYLENE (PCE), TOLUENE, TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE), VINYL CHLORIDE, WASTE OIL / MOTOR / HYDRAULIC / LUBRICATING, XYLENE
POTENTIAL MEDIA OF CONCERN
AQUIFER USED FOR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, CONTAMINATED SURFACE / STRUCTURE, INDOOR AIR, SOIL, SOIL VAPOR
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/profile_report.asp?global_id=T10000001963
At Army’s Request, EPA Deletes Website Reference to Request for PFAS Tests of Creeks in Former Seneca Army Depot
Peter Mantius – 07/10/ 2024
https://waterfrontonline.blog/2024/07/10/at-armys-request-epa-deletes-website-reference-to-request-for-pfas-tests-of-creeks-in-former-seneca-army-depot/
Camp Lejeune Report Author Says Redactions Compromise the Science, Sen. Burr Calls for IG Investigation
By Dana Liebelson – 03/08/2012
“Today, accusations were released from the author of the report on the Camp Lejeune water contamination, detailing how the scientific integrity of the report was compromised by redactions requested by the Navy/Marine Corps and granted by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). ..”
https://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2012/03/camp-lejeune-report-author-says-redactions-compromise-the-science-sen-burr-calls-for-ig-investigation.html
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