Conceptual Site Model - Argonne National Laboratory

WVDP Phase 1 CSAPE.9.6Buried Infrastructure Soil SamplingSoils associated with buried infrastructure within WMA 5 will be sampled to determine theircontamination status.• Three locations along each piece of buried infrastructure that is of concern within WMA5 will be trenched. These locations will be selected to maximize the possibility thatcontamination will be encountered (e.g., locations where historical or current GWS dataindicate surface contamination exists). During excavation, exposed soils will bemonitored by scans for evidence of elevated gross activity. The purpose of this samplingis to evaluate the presence of contaminated soils associated with buried infrastructure.[required]oIf elevated readings are encountered below a depth of 1 m, soils exhibiting thehighest levels of gross activity will be sampled and analyzed.oIf elevated readings are not encountered below a depth of 1 m, a samplerepresentative of soils deeper than 1 m will be collected. In the case ofinfrastructure that did not carry waste or wastewater, the sample will be fromsoils immediately above the line. In the case of infrastructure that did carry wasteor wastewater, the sample will be from soils immediately beneath the line.• If contamination above background conditions is encountered at any selected location,trenching will continue to depth until background conditions are observed. An additionalsample will be collected from the base of the trench to verify background conditions. Thepurpose is to vertically bound observed contamination. [contingent]• If buried infrastructure soil sampling identifies contamination impacts greater thanbackground, biased sampling will continue following the line until at least twoconsecutive locations yield soil samples below surface soil CG w requirements. Locationspacing will be based on engineering judgment, including the geometry of the line, thelevel of contamination encountered, and surface evidence of contamination. The purposeRev. 1 E-18