Field Sampling and Selecting On-site Analytical Methods for Explosives in Soil

The Federal Facilities Forum is a group of It is imperative that any persons working U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on sites believed to be contaminated with (EPA) scientists and engineers, representing explosive residues thoroughly familiarize EPA regional offices, committed to the themselves with the physical and toxic identification and resolution of issues affectproperties of the materials potentially ing the characterization and remediation of present and to take all measures as may be federal facility Superfund and Resource prudent and/or prescribed by law to protect Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites. life, health, and property. This publication Current forum members are identified in the is not intended to include discussions of the text. The forum members identified a need to safety issues associated with sites contamprovide Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) inated with explosive residues. Examples of and other federal, state, and private personnel safety issues to be considered include but are working on hazardous waste sites with a not limited to: explosion hazards, toxicity of technical issue paper that identifies screening secondary explosives, and/or personal procedures for characterizing soils contaminated protective equipment. Information pertaining with explosive and propellant compounds. to these concerns can be found in Roberts and Forum members Scott Marquess and Paul Hartley (1992) and Yinon (1990). Specifically, Leonard provided technical guidance and this paper is not intended to serve as a guide direction in the development of this Issue paper for sampling and analysis of unexploded and other Forum members provided comments. ordnance, bulk high explosives, or where