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Metro Container Corporation

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Metro Container Corporation Superfund Site, Identification of On-Site Features (Figure 1-P62)<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Aerial Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Excavation and removal of historic buried pipework in south western area of the Site. <br />Date Taken: 10/28/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Product leaking from underground pipes (4") in Grid 34. These liquids and adjacent impacted soils were removed and staged for future off-site disposal. <br />Date Taken: 10/21/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Excavation of the 15-inch steel pipe in Grid 34.<br />Date Taken: 10/21/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Concrete containment feature (the former "screen box") discovered at current grade in Grids 38 and 39. A 15-inch-diameter steel pipe originating from the former operations building containing strongly alkaline liquids entered this feature in the northeastern corner.<br />Date Taken: 10/21/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Remains of a cylindrical object found buried about 3 to 5 feet below grade near the northeastern corner of Feature B. The object appears to contain a cast-iron outer wall and layers of a hard, yellow solid on the inside.<br />Date Taken: 12/4/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sump box identified approximately 30 feet northeast of concrete basin<br />Date Taken: 10/30/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of concrete impoundment (referenced in site records as "screen box"). This impoundment was cleaned and backfilled with clean fill during the 1988-89 Removal Action. Pipes connected to this impoundment were found during the current response action to still contain oily water and strongly alkaline liquids. Trench excavations of pipe systems can be seen in the center and left. View facing southwest.<br />Date Taken: 10/29/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Removed section of the 15-inch steel pipe found between the large bay opening on the western side of the main building and the triple-chambered concrete basin. See Action Item "I" in POLREP #51 for more information regarding the discovery of this pipe.<br />Date Taken: 10/24/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of black fine solid and yellow coarse solid materials found in an excavation located in or near Grids 31 and 36.<br />Date Taken: 10/24/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of the 15-inch-diameter steel pipe entering the "screen box" concrete impoundment. A strongly alkaline clear liquid was present in the pipe, which was plugged at the visible outfall location during the 1988-89 Removal Action.<br />Date Taken: 10/22/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of three pipes uncovered on the southwestern portion of the property. These pipes were connected to or in the proximity of a concrete junction box. A 12- or 15-inch-diameter terra cotta pipe extended to the southwest (the direction opposite the viewer). Pipe A is an 8-inch-diameter steel pipe that connected on its northern end to the 15-inch-diameter steel pipe entering the "screen box" concrete impoundment. Pipe B is a 4-inch gray, Schedule 80 PVC pipe that did not enter the junction box. Pipe C is a 12-inch-steel pipe that intersected and appeared for some distance to flow in the terra cotta pipe. Both Pipe A and Pipe C contained a signficiant volume of oily liquid material and sludge. Additionally, Pipe A contained solidified sludge-like material. The terra cotta pipe is not visible in this photograph. Viewer faces east. Pipe designations in this photograph apply to this photograph only and should not be confused with overall pipe nomenclature used in POLREPs.<br />Date Taken: 12/2/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of the interior of Feature O. Note the stone side walls and partially emulsified liquids. The photograph was taken through the circular opening in the cover prior to removal.<br />Date Taken: 12/13/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of Feature O. Note the circular opening on the remaining (eastern) portion of the concrete cover. The viewer faces north-northeast.<br />Date Taken: 12/13/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of Feature O, a double-chambered, stone-walled structure containing water and LNAPL.<br />Date Taken: 12/13/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of the northern, upper side of a steel underground tank located adjacent to the sand-blasting room in the far southeastern corner of Grid 30. View faces south. Pipe TT is located about 10 feet south of the tank, and Pipe PP crosses about 3 feet from the corner of the tank, trending from the front left to right rear of the photo. A brownish yellow (10 YR 6/8) translucent liquid with a strong chemical odor was present within the tank. The liquid was miscible in water and had a pH of between 10 and 11. Headspace readings of over 200 ppm on a PID for hydrogen sulfide and over 220 for VOCs were recorded. The medium brown NAPL in the excavation, ubiquitous in this area of the site, is due to contamination in ground water from unspecified on-site sources, not from the contents of the tank.<br />Date Taken: 6/11/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of four pipes between the large and small annexes on the north side of the main building. From left to right, the pipes are 6-inch terra cotta (pinkie, Pipe AB), two 4-inch metal (middle, Pipe AC, and index, Pipe AD), and 12-inch terra cotta (Pipe ZZ). Pipe ZZ discharged a thick, orange-brown NAPL upon exposure. The large annex is located just to the left of the photograph. Viewer faces north.<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Closeup of orange-brown NAPL that discharged from Pipe ZZ. Viewer faces north.<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of the upper northwestern corner of the UST uncovered near the northwestern corner of the main building, adjacent to the low concrete wall comprising part of the western boundary of the open-air sand-blasting area. The dark brown to black material on the surface of the water is NAPL in ground water that entered the excavation. Sample "G30-Tank" was collected from a puncture inadvertently made in the upper part of the tank during exploration. The light-colored material on the surface in the left of the photograph is silica sand from sand-blasting operations. Viewer faces south-southeast.<br />Date Taken: 6/10/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Ground water sampling at the former lagoon area. The dark color of the ground water pumped into the bucket is due to thick non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) withdrawn from the well. The National Research Council defines NAPLs as “contaminants that enter the subsurface in the form of an oily liquid. NAPLs do not mix readily with water and therefore flow separately from ground water. If the NAPL is more dense than water (known as DNAPL), it will tend to sink once it reaches the water table. If the liquid is less dense than water (known as an LNAPL), it will tend to float on the water table.” NAPL of this consistency has been observed below the ground surface in excavations dug during the 2013 Removal Action in the area of the former impoundment.<br />Date Taken: 3/12/2007<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Confluence of Stony Creek and the Delaware River<br />Date Taken: 11/27/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photograph of the eastern portion of Source Area B (trench) in foreground and Source Area A (lid room) in background.<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2016<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.8254972222222<br />Longitude: -75.3985527777778<br />Tags:
Arranged bricks beneath the concrete in the trench. Note arrangement of the bricks and "Widemire" label. According to available information, Widemire bricks were manufactured from 1921 to 1942.<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2016<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.8254611111111<br />Longitude: -75.3987583333333<br />Tags:
Photograph of 3-inch steel pipe identified while attempting to relocate Pipe PP. Pipe was located about 2.5 feet below ground and below concealed railroad tracks. Two additional steel pipes (one 2-inch and one 3-inch) were also identified in this locale prior to rediscovery of Pipe PP. All three newly identified pipes trended approximately east-west, perpendicular to the former west wall of the building.<br />Date Taken: 8/25/2016<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 39.825275<br />Longitude: -75.3993444444445<br />Tags:


Metro Container Corporation Superfund Site, Identification of On-Site Features (Figure 1-P62) Excavation and removal of historic buried pipework in south western area of the Site. Product leaking from underground pipes (4 Excavation of the 15-inch steel pipe in Grid 34. Concrete containment feature (the former Remains of a cylindrical object found buried about 3 to 5 feet below grade near the northeastern corner of Feature B. The object appears to contain a cast-iron outer wall and layers of a hard, yellow solid on the inside. Sump box identified approximately 30 feet northeast of concrete basin Photograph of concrete impoundment (referenced in site records as Removed section of the 15-inch steel pipe found between the large bay opening on the western side of the main building and the triple-chambered concrete basin. See Action Item Photograph of black fine solid and yellow coarse solid materials found in an excavation located in or near Grids 31 and 36. Photograph of the 15-inch-diameter steel pipe entering the Photograph of three pipes uncovered on the southwestern portion of the property. These pipes were connected to or in the proximity of a concrete junction box. A 12- or 15-inch-diameter terra cotta pipe extended to the southwest (the direction opposite the viewer). Pipe A is an 8-inch-diameter steel pipe that connected on its northern end to the 15-inch-diameter steel pipe entering the Photograph of the interior of Feature O. Note the stone side walls and partially emulsified liquids. The photograph was taken through the circular opening in the cover prior to removal. Photograph of Feature O. Note the circular opening on the remaining (eastern) portion of the concrete cover. The viewer faces north-northeast. Photograph of Feature O, a double-chambered, stone-walled structure containing water and LNAPL. Photograph of the northern, upper side of a steel underground tank located adjacent to the sand-blasting room in the far southeastern corner of Grid 30. View faces south. Pipe TT is located about 10 feet south of the tank, and Pipe PP crosses about 3 feet from the corner of the tank, trending from the front left to right rear of the photo. A brownish yellow (10 YR 6/8) translucent liquid with a strong chemical odor was present within the tank. The liquid was miscible in water and had a pH of between 10 and 11. Headspace readings of over 200 ppm on a PID for hydrogen sulfide and over 220 for VOCs were recorded. The medium brown NAPL in the excavation, ubiquitous in this area of the site, is due to contamination in ground water from unspecified on-site sources, not from the contents of the tank. Photograph of four pipes between the large and small annexes on the north side of the main building. From left to right, the pipes are 6-inch terra cotta (pinkie, Pipe AB), two 4-inch metal (middle, Pipe AC, and index, Pipe AD), and 12-inch terra cotta (Pipe ZZ). Pipe ZZ discharged a thick, orange-brown NAPL upon exposure. The large annex is located just to the left of the photograph. Viewer faces north. Closeup of orange-brown NAPL that discharged from Pipe ZZ. Viewer faces north. Photograph of the upper northwestern corner of the UST uncovered near the northwestern corner of the main building, adjacent to the low concrete wall comprising part of the western boundary of the open-air sand-blasting area. The dark brown to black material on the surface of the water is NAPL in ground water that entered the excavation. Sample Ground water sampling at the former lagoon area. The dark color of the ground water pumped into the bucket is due to thick non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) withdrawn from the well. The National Research Council defines NAPLs as “contaminants that enter the subsurface in the form of an oily liquid. NAPLs do not mix readily with water and therefore flow separately from ground water. If the NAPL is more dense than water (known as DNAPL), it will tend to sink once it reaches the water table. If the liquid is less dense than water (known as an LNAPL), it will tend to float on the water table.” NAPL of this consistency has been observed below the ground surface in excavations dug during the 2013 Removal Action in the area of the former impoundment. Confluence of Stony Creek and the Delaware River Photograph of the eastern portion of Source Area B (trench) in foreground and Source Area A (lid room) in background. Arranged bricks beneath the concrete in the trench. Note arrangement of the bricks and Photograph of 3-inch steel pipe identified while attempting to relocate Pipe PP. Pipe was located about 2.5 feet below ground and below concealed railroad tracks. Two additional steel pipes (one 2-inch and one 3-inch) were also identified in this locale prior to rediscovery of Pipe PP. All three newly identified pipes trended approximately east-west, perpendicular to the former west wall of the building.