DTIC ADA467850: Fort Dix Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study for MAG-1 Area

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FORT DIIX
REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY
US. Army FOR MAG-1 AREA
Environmental
Center
FINAL
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN
DATA ITEM A005
CONTRACT DAAA15-91-D-0008
TASK ORDER 0007
U.S. ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND
20070424331
JANUARY 1994
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
Distribution unlimited,
approved for public release
AEC Form 45, 1 Feb 93 replaces THAMA Form 45 which is obsolete.
REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY
FORT DIX U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION
FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY
MAG-1 AREA
FINAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN
DATA ITEM A005
CONTRACT NUMBER DAAA15-91-D-0008
TASK ORDER NO. 0007
Preparedf or
U.S. Army Environmental Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Preparedb y:
ABB Environmental Services, Inc.
Portland, Maine 04112
Project No. 7134-03
JANUARY 1994
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Title Page No.
1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................ 1-1
1.1 PURPOSE .......................................... 1-2
1.2 SCOPE ............................................. 1-2
2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................. 2-1
2.1 PROJECT SCOPE ..................................... 2-1
2.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVE .................................. 2-1
2.3 SITE BACKGROUND .................................. 2-1
2.4 FIELD OPERATIONS .................................. 2-2
2.4.1 M obilization ................................... 2-3
2.4.2 Geophysical Techniques ......................... 2-4
2.4.2.1 Ground Penetrating Radar ................ 2-4
2.4.2.2 Natural Gamma Logging .................. 2-5
2.4.3 Test Pits .................................... 2-6
2.4.4 Exploratory Drilling ............................ 2-8
2.4.4.1 Predrilling Activities and Permitting .......... 2-8
2.4.5 Drilling Techniques ........................... 2-10
2.4.5.1 Hollow-Stem Auger Borings .............. 2-10
2.4.5.2 Mud Rotary .......................... 2-11
2.4.6 Monitoring Well Installation ..................... 2-12
2.4.6.1 Monitoring Well Design and Construction .... 2-12
2.4.6.2 Monitoring Well Construction Procedures .... 2-13
2.4.7 Piezometer Installation ......................... 2-15
2.4.8 Monitoring Well Development ................... 2-16
2.4.9 Septic Tank and Underground Storage Tank Sampling 2-18
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2.5 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES .............................. 2-18
2.5.1 General Soil Sampling Methodology ............... 2-19
2.5.1.1 Soil Sample Logging and Shake Test
Procedures ........................... 2-19
2.5.1.2 Surface Soil Sampling ................... 2-20
2.5.1.3 Test Pit Sampling ...................... 2-21
2.5.1.4 Subsurface Soil Sampling ................. 2-22
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2.5.1.5 Geotechnical Sampling .................. 2-24
2.5.2 General Water Sampling Methodology ............. 2-26
2.5.2.1 Surface Water Sampling ................. 2-26
2.5.2.2 Sediment Sampling ..................... 2-28
2.5.2.3 Staff Gauges .......................... 2-29
2.5.2.4 Groundwater Sampling .................. 2-30
2.5.2.5 Groundwater Sample Collection with Screened
Hollow Stem Augers .................... 2-33
2.5.3 Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling .............. 2-34
2.6 DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES AND RESIDUALS
MANAGEMENT ...................................... 2-35
2.6.1 Decontamination of Laboratory Analytical Sampling
Equipm ent ................................. 2-35
2.6.2 W ater Pumps ................................ 2-36
2.6.3 Drilling Equipment ........................... 2-36
2.6.4 Investigation Derived Wastes .................... 2-37
2.7 FIELD SCHEDULE .................................... 2-37
2.8 AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION ......................... 2-37
2.8.1 W ater Levels . ................................ 2-37
2.8.2 Hydraulic Conductivity Testing ................... 2-38
2.9 ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR FIELD SCREENING SAMPLES .. 2-38
2.9.1 Volatile Organic Compounds .................... 2-39
2.9.2 RDX . ...................................... 2-39
2.9.3 Quality Control for Field Analytical Techniques ...... 2-39
3.0 PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY ............ 3-1
3.1 QA/QC FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS .................... 3-1
3.2 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR QA/QC ............... 3-2
3.2.1 USAEC Chemistry Branch, Technical Support Division.. 3-3
3.2.2 USAEC Contracting Officer's Representative ......... 3-4
3.2.3 ABB-ES Corporate Officer ....................... 3-5
3.2.4 Program Manager ............................. 3-5
3.2.5 Project M anager ............................... 3-6
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3.2.6 Functional Leaders ............................. 3-6
3.2.7 Project Review Committee ....................... 3-7
3.2.8 Quality Assurance Supervisor ..................... 3-7
3.2.9 Health and Safety Personnel ...................... 3-8
3.2.9.1 Health and Safety Supervisor ............... 3-8
3.2.9.2 Health and Safety Officer ................. 3-8
3.2.10 Laboratory Program Manager .................... 3-8
3.2.11 Laboratory Quality Assurance Coordinator .......... 3-9
4.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE OBJECTIVES ....................... 4-1
4.1 GENERALIZED SCOPE OF WORK ......................... 4-1
4.2 DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES ............................ 4-1
4.3 QA/QC APPROACH .................................. 4-3
4.4 LEVELS OF CONCERN ................................. 4-6
4.4.1 Levels of Concern in Groundwater ................. 4-6
4.4.2 Levels of Concern in Soil ........................ 4-8
4.4.3 Levels of Concern in Surface Water ................ 4-8
4.4.4 Levels of Concern in Sediments ................... 4-9
4.5 BLANK CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT ................... 4-10
5.0 SAMPLING ............................................... 5-1
5.1 SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION AND LABELING .................. 5-1
5.1.1 Sample Identification System ..................... 5-1
5.1.2 Site ID ....................................... 5-1
5.1.3 Field Sampling Number .......................... 5-2
5.2 CONTAINERS ........................................ 5-3
5.3 SAMPLE PRESERVATION ............................... 5-4
5.4 SAMPLE COLLECTION ................................. 5-5
5.4.1 Quality Control Samples Collected in the Field ........ 5-5
5.5 SAMPLE CUSTODY PROCEDURES ........................ 5-6
5.5.1 Field Custody ................................ 5-7
5.5.2 Sample Shipments ............................. 5-8
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5.5.3 Laboratory Custody ........................... 5-10
5.6 EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE .. 5-11
5.6.1 Calibration Procedures for Laboratory Equipment .... 5-11
5.6.2 Calibration Procedures and Frequency for Field
Instruments ................................. 5-11
5.6.3 Yellow Springs Instrument Salinity Conductivity
Temperature Meter (Model 33) .................. 5-12
5.6.4 Specific Ion M eter ............................ 5-12
5.6.5 Tripar Analyzer .............................. 5-13
5.6.6 Photoionization Meters ........................ 5-15
5.6.7 Yellow Springs Instrument Oxidation-Reduction
Potential Electrode Assembly (Model 4540) ........ 5-18
5.6.8 Hach Portable Turbidimeter (Model 2100P) ......... 5-18
6.0 ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES .............................. 6-1
6.1 SELECTION OF PARAMETERS .............................. 6-1
6.1.1 Volatile Organic Analyses ....................... 6-1
6.1.2 Semivolatile Organic Analyses .................... 6-1
6.1.3 M etals ...................................... 6-2
6.1.4 Additional Analyses ............................ 6-2
6.1.5 USAEC Certified and Upper Reporting Limits ........ 6-2
6.1.6 USEPA Quantitation Limits and Detection Limits ..... 6-3
6.2 PHYSICAL TESTING OF SOILS ........................... 6-3
6.2.1 Reference Materials ............................ 6-4
6.3 DATA VALIDATION, REDUCTION, AND REPORTING ............ 6-4
6.3.1 Collection ................................... 6-4
6.3.2 Reduction ................................... 6-5
6.3.3 Performance Demonstration and Data Review ........ 6-5
6.3.4 Reporting .................................... 6-7
7.0 DATA MANAGEMENT ................................... 7-1
7.1 ORGANIZATION ..................................... 7-1
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7.2 INSTALLATION RESTORATION DATA MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM .............................. 7-2
7.2.1 System Description ............................. 7-2
7.2.2 Data Management ............................. 7-2
7.3 PROJECT DATA ...................................... 7-4
7.3.1 Geotechnical Data ............................. 7-4
7.3.2 Sampling and Analytical Data ..................... 7-5
7.4 SAMPLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .......................... 7-7
8.0 SYSTEM CONTROLS ..................................... 8-1
8.1 QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLES ............................. 8-1
8.2 CONTROL CHARTS ................................... 8-1
8.3 OUT-OF-CONTROL CONDITIONS ........................... 8-2
9.0 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ............................. 9-1
9.1 ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION .......................... 9-1
9.2 FIELD INSTRUMENTS .................................. 9-1
10.0 RECORDKEEPING ..................................... 10-1
10.1 SAMPLING ........................................ 10-1
10.2 LABORATORY RECORDS ............................... 10-2
10.2.1 Field Analytical Records ....................... 10-2
10.2.2 Analytical Laboratory Records .................. 10-2
10.2.2.1 Laboratory Logging .................... 10-2
10.2.2.2 USAEC Sample Identification Numbers ..... 10-2
10.2.2.3 Analytical Records ..................... 10-3
11.0 AU D ITS .............................................. 11-1
11.1 SYSTEMS AUDIT ................................... 11-1
11.2 PERFORMANCE AUDIT .............................. 11-2
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11.3 PROJECT REVIEWS ................................. 11-2
11.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDIT REPORT .................. 11-3
11.5 QUALITY REVIEW OF STUDIES AND REPORT PREPARATION .. 11-3
12.0 CORRECTIVE ACTION ................................. 12-1
12.1 IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION ..................... 12-1
12.2 LONG-TERM CORRECTIVE ACTION ..................... 12-1
13.0 QUALITY CONTROL REPORTS .......................... 13-1
13.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL REPORTS .... 13-1
13.2 PROJECT DELIVERABLES ............................. 13-1
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A LEVEL B PURGE AND TRAP ANALYSIS OF
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY FIELD
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY - STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURE
APPENDIX B RDX EXPLOSIVES FIELD TEST KIT
PROCEDURES
APPENDIX C ESE MASTER QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT
PLAN FOR ANALYTICAL SERVICES
APPENDIX D USAEC STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
FOR DATA VALIDATION
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Title
2-1 MAG-1 Location at Fort Dix
2-2 Test Pit Record
2-3 Monitoring Well Installation Diagram
2-4 Monitoring Well Construction Diagram
2-5 Well Development Record
2-6 Surface Soil Sample Record
2-7 Soil Sample Field Data Record
2-8 Soil Boring Log
2-9 Surface Water and Sediment Sample Field Data Record
2-10 Sediment Core Log
2-11 Field Instrumentation and Material Quality Assurance Record
2-12 Groundwater Sample Field Data Record
2-13 RI Field Activities
2-14 Aquifer Test Completion Checklist
2-15 Field Permeability Test Data Sheet
3-1 Project Organization Chart
3-2 QA/QC Functional Organization Chart
5-1 Computerized Labels
5-2 Sample Manifest
5-3 Chain of Custody Record
5-4 Analytical Request Form
7-1 Data Management Scheme
11-1 Project Review Record
11-2 Quality Assurance Audit Report
11-3 Deliverable Review Release Form
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Title
2-1 Unified Soil Classification System
2-2 Summary of Chemical Analyses for Groundwater Samples
2-3 Summary of Chemical Analyses for Surface Water Samples
2-4 Summary of Chemical Analyses for Sediment Samples
2-5 Summary of Chemical Analyses for Soil Samples
2-6 Summary of Soil Samples to be Collected for Physical Analyses
4-1 Levels of Concern and Associated Certified Reporting Limits for TCL
Analytes in Groundwater
4-2 Levels of Concern and Associated Certified Reporting Limits for TAL
Metals in Groundwater
4-3 Levels of Concern and Associated Certified Reporting Limits for TCL
Analytes in Soils
4-4 Levels of Concern and Associated Certified Reporting Limits for TAL
Metals and TPH in Soils
4-5 Levels of Concern and Associated Certified Reporting Limits for TCL
Analytes in Surface Water
4-6 Levels of Concern and Associated Certified Reporting Limits for TAL
Metals in Surface Water
4-7 Levels of Concern and Associated Reporting Limits for TCL Analytes in
Sediment
4-8 Levels of Concern and Associated Certified Reporting Limits for TAL
Analytes in Sediment
4-9 Sediment Quality Criteria for Selected Organic Compounds
5-1 Sample Preservation, Bottle Requirements, and Holding Times for
Aqueous Samples
5-2 Sample Preservation, Bottle Requirements, and Holding Times for Soil and
Sediment Samples
5-3 Sample Preservation, Bottle Requirements, and Holding Times for Soil and
Sediment Samples for Physical Analyses
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