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Main Title Amoco-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pollution Prevention Project, Yorktown, Virginia: Groundwater and Soil Data.
Author Cozens-Roberts, C. ; Kremesec, V. J. ; Hockman, E. L. ;
CORP Author Amoco Corp./Environmental Protection Agency, Yorktown, VA. Pollution Prevention Project.
Publisher Mar 91
Year Published 1991
Stock Number PB92-228576
Additional Subjects Volatile organic compounds ; Petroleum refining ; Pollution prevention ; Monitoring ; Subsurface drainage ; Ground water ; Drill holes ; Soil properties ; Water flow ; Sampling ; Observation wells ; Computerized simulation ; Oil wells ; Contamination ; Hydrocarbons ; Metals ; Chemical analysis ; Furans ; Chlorine organic compounds ; Yorktown(Virginia) ; Dioxin/tetrachloro-dibenzo
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NTIS  PB92-228576 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
At the Amoco Company refinery in Yorktown, Virginia, potential sources and sinks of groundwater contamination were evaluated to determine the affects of the plant on the subsurface. Subsurface characterization of the refinery included an extensive subsurface sampling program that included 39 soil borings, 181 monitoring wells, and 23 surface water sampling points. Groundwater flow was modeled using FTWORK, a modification of MODFLOW. Results showed that, due to above ground process piping, contamination at the Yorktown refinery was significantly less than that observed at other refineries. Free-phase hydrocarbons were only detected in one monitoring well. Metals contamination was limited to monitoring wells associated with historic waste management activities at the east end of the refinery. Contamination was detected in monitoring wells located adjacent to process units but affects were limited due to the process sewer acting as a collection point.