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Description: 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 The dark color of the ground water pumped into the bucket is due to thick non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) withdrawn from the well.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.
Date Taken: 3/12/2007
Category: Site Photo
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