UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

DATil Oecalber 101 1986

bullubullJICTI AtYiw of Ikaft Aamadial Investigation for Nil Re-Solve Suparflnd Site

Matt Schwoiabe-n1~ 0 Plaming 1 Stardards Section (~P-2103)1

Mater ()Jali ty Branch

Steptwn JC~Jce MA 9Jporflrd section (HRS-1908) -te Management Brandl

I rwiwed tte abject rtpOrt vith ngard to the iMUB ~ wtlarda -- Oonorally I fltu1d thot tho RI-- --rdliaauo in a oatlafactoty

Mpteially an c-erlbiiQ t levela tn-a ard -of oont-inatiCIl in wetlards 1he pn~lillinary conclueione crMl in the nport with regard to oontunatton bull- HMONble In ldctition I fltu1d thot tho dlaracterlutlon (biologically) of the tlardo ourrourdlng tt eit8 bullbullbull ldrlqlata tto4l not bull ttD~ bull oUrwetlard _nta that I haw nviS Still it enouctt to garner an ~ntanding ~ tJw etta U wtlards ard heM tty rtate

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Out to tho -nt high lovola of contunatlon In tho uardl and bzodla tho ampIMiblll tv obgtcly will hM IXgt canfully analyoo all potential middot ~ to theoo ltMOUltOH Sial alternatl- oro dlocuooell llo It Ia llkoly that - of tho altornatlwo prqlOOOd at haw ol~lflcant --~ the uano~o quantifying onc1 qualifying t11eoo potential ~to will bo ~runt Llkowlbull llitlgotlng for-- lllpcta ohculd aloo bo dlocuooell In dotlll

If you hi 1nf ~atiorw ple- call bull at 56s-3353

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Dece11ber 10 1986

Draft Remedial Inveatigation Report Nove11ber 1986 Re-Solve Inc Dartmouth HA

o- Peter R Kahn EnviTOtlllantal Enaineer lSD Ur Section (ESA-UX)

Stephen T Joyce Project Hanqer WHD MA Superfund Section (KRS-1908)

1 have reviewed the Hovebullber 1986 Draft aMdial tnveat11at1on Report for the la-Solve lac luptrfuad lite in Dartouth HA My review focued pdurtly on the Air InveltiJation uudal preoted 1n Section 7 of thta report The follovtnamp c~ota oeed to be addned 1o order to fully evaluate and approve the Uta aDd concludonl drawn frc the air inveatiption atudy

1 AceordiQI to Table 7-1 a field bl~nk (lbullple code 243-Ao-QOG-PI) vaa autitted for analyda However ao field blank Uta appean in Table 7-2 nor 1a it aentioncl in the report In llddition the hdtnc corr shypondtns t o Table 7-1 11 tncor~act

0 2 Then 11 no bullntlon of whether a back-up 1t0l1d aorbant bullbullpliQI

tuba vaa uaad to detanlina 1f contallinanu broke throuah the pdbullry 11apU-rw tube Percent bnakthrouah data ahould be nported

3 Praabullpllna tuba acnaninamp Uta ahould ba pr11antad and dileuuld surw tube bull ahould have baan aenaned for contaainatton prior to conductinamp field ltudy and the data bullnentad frobull thil acraeninamp reported

4 Precent recovery data ehould ba reported for tho ecpounda vhieh have been quantified Thil infortioo providea a quality control check to help IVIluau the thoda perforance

s The particulate aonitodq r ulu ahould ineldcle not only downwind abullbhnt levell of reaplrable duat but alao lnala auoclated vith bacltground The tvo lavale vould provide a na of detenininamp vbat lenla ue actually charactarlatie of t_ atte

6 Ttra 11 no bullntion of vbat apunc bullUodoloampiea ven nployad to achieve theae naulta It would ba helpful to au-rin theae activitiea in the 11 report

Unfortunately a thorouah ralvev of thil report can not ba carried out Mcauae thia of fica vu navar ampivan the opportunity to review eaant or approve any of the plerw leadina up to thia atucty If 1 un be of any further auilunce to you pleua feel free to contact M at 861-6700

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Review - Preliminary rraft Remedial Investigation Report Re-Solve SUperfund Site

r~i =~ogist t6f Stephen Joyce a-oject ManaJer ttauachusette SuperpoundDlCI Section

Hydrogeologicly the atMy H4IM adequate to characterize the eituation flOil the water 8CIPlY perspective lbl inferred aouroas of pr-ivata woll contamination appear technicallY alg)OCtabla llgta tar SUJplylranch ia concerned about the 0~ vater oontllnination and particularly the aite derived contamination of HYeral ltSown-oracUent private wella _a- to nitlgatloo of the IJ1Ud water and woll contamination from thia eite vill contirue aa Bunch concraquoms

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DeC81tler 1~~1IJl STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

RBview - Preliminary Daft Remedial Investigation Report Re-Solve SUperfund Site

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Stephen Joyce Project Mafa98r Massachusetts Superflud Section

Hydrogeologicly the at~ aeens adequate to characterize the situation free the water supply penpective 1ha inferred IOOfOH of private well conUrnination appear technically a4Pl[table nMI Water Buwly Branch ia concerned about the ground water oontllnination and partio~larly the site ~rived contamination of HYHal ctcwn-oradiWit private walla ApprOaChes to mitigetion of the grotrd water and well contamination from

this site will contirue as Branch oonatrNIbull

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DeC81tler 1~~1IJl STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

RBview - Preliminary Daft Remedial Investigation Report Re-Solve SUperfund Site

=r~i =~~cgist jIR

Stephen Joyce Project Mafa98r Massachusetts Superflud Section

Hydrogeologicly the at~ aeens adequate to characterize the situation free the water supply penpective 1ha inferred IOOfOH of private well conUrnination appear technically a4Pl[table nMI Water Buwly Branch ia concerned about the ground water oontllnination and partio~larly the site ~rived contamination of HYHal ctcwn-oradiWit private walla ApprOaChes to mitigetion of the grotrd water and well contamination from

this site will contirue as Branch oonatrNIbull

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1. barcode 553984
2. barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 553984