ROBERT A. EVANGELISTA

MERCURY in BUILDING

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This project focused on the determination of the extent of mercury contamination in a 34,000 sq ft military instrument repair and testing building and the development and evaluation of remedial techniques to remove that mercury from inside the building.

 

The first step to achieve the above objectives, the project team established sampling and analysis goals, researched and presented the site background, selected sampling and analytical methods, set down sampling quality assurance/quality controls, enacted personnel and equipment decontamination procedures, and provided a description of planned activities to develop and implement a written Sampling and Analytical Plan.

 

Concurrently, the team performed a physical and chemical cameraicon16a hazards evaluation, established engineering and personal protection controls, assessed waste characteristics, installed materials handling protocols, and outlined emergency response plan to develop and implement a sampling Health and Safety Plan.

 

After we evaluated cameraicon16b internal and external building components for the extent of mercury contamination, I developed and carried out treatability tests for mercury decontamination. cameraicon16c cameraicon16d cameraicon16e

 

We used field air monitoring instrumentation to monitor oxygen, explosive atmosphere, radiation, mercury, and volatile organic compounds during site sampling and remedial techniques development.

 

Lastly, after sampling, analyses, and treatability tests to decontaminate mercury, a report was written detailing the extent of mercury contamination, the effectiveness of treatability techniques to remove mercury, and remedial alternatives for remedial contractors.

 

More Information

R. Evangelista, Extent of Mercury Contamination in Building 252, Working Draft. Prepared for McClellan Air Force Base, 1990. PDF 7.4 MB

R. Evangelista, Sampling and Analytical Plan for the Extent of Mercury Contamination in Building 252. Prepared for McClellan Air Force Base, 1990. PDF 4.8 MB