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Show Aug. 20, 1992 "Because we can get a quick analyof the ground water, we can locate sis Continued from Page 1 the spilled fuel and not waste time taking samples in clean areas." Workers, under contract by the However, even with the advantages base, have been collecting ground of hydropunch, Gemperline said definwater samples in the housing area to ing the area of the spill is still a try to determine the extent of the difficult task. contamination. The crew is using a method known as hydropunch, which allows them to obtain ground water samples without having to drill a permanent monitor- "Because the contamination is underground, we have to estimate things like the direction of ground water flow, the geology of the soil and other factors," Gemperline said. ing well. Hydropunch allows engineers "It's kind of like placing a piece of to gather and analyze soil and ground over a picture, poking several water samples in a fraction of the time paper small holes in the paper and trying to of conventional methods. recreate the picture based on what follow our allows to us shows through the holes." "Hydropunch nose, so to speak," said Andrew GemGemperline said the contaminated in environmental an area is about 25 feet underground, engineer perline, the of reaches project. charge approximately 300 yards into Lt. col selectees announced the housing area and is about 150 yards wide at its widest point. Base bioenvironmental engineers say because of the depth of the contamination, it is unlikely that any fumes have reached the surface in any quantities to be a health hazard. However, they plan to test the air at representative houses in the area to be more certain. Initial investigations at the site in March tested the soil gas at the perimeter of the housing area. Soil gas testing gathers samples of the air trapped in the ground using probes driven about 15 feet deep. Analysis of the samples can find traces of contaminants indicating their presence in the soil or ground water. The March the housing area. While not always accurate, soil gas testing usually gives a good indication of what is in the soil or ground water. However, in this case, hydropunch samples taken during the last two weeks discovered a clay layer between the surface and the water table. According to Gemperline, this clay is probably the reason March soil gas tests did not indicate the plume. "The clay acts as a barrier that traps the fuel vapors beneath it. Therefore, our probes did not find any fuel vapors in the soil gas because there were none at those depths," Gemperline said. "This also means that if our probes didn't find anything, it is unlikely that any potentially dangerous fumes have reached the surface." tests showed no evidence of jet fuel in The News Briefs 3 Hilltop Times conference includes open house two-da- y ac- tivities at the Veterans Administration Medical Six majors from Hill AFB were selected to become Center in Salt Lake City Oct. 29 and a series of lieutenant colonels: speakers and other activities at the hotel Oct. 30. Aircraft Directorate: George M. Foster. til 5 p.m. and includes transportation from school, The VA open house includes a free mini health Public Affairs Office: Arthur J. Meredith. snack and special activities. screening, various displays and booths. Financial Management Directorate Kevin F. Cost is $3 per session, or $6 per day. The cost for Oct. 30 events include various lectures dealing Wille. St. Paul's and St. Joseph's students is $3.50 per ses- with women's issues. 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