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"1 l 3.0 SOIL TREATMENT PROGRAM The soil from the underground storage tanks release area was treated using a thermal soil desorption process. The thermal soil treatment program consisted of the following technical segments: (1) soil sampling of the stockpiled soil prior to transportation; (2)transportation of the stockpiled soil to the fixed thermal treatment plant; (3)thermal soil treatment; (4)confirmation sampling and analysis; and(5)landfilling of the treated soil. A description of each segment is presented in the following sections. 3.1 SOIL SAMPLING PRIOR TO TRANSPORTATION On December 18, 1996 during the tank removal program, a representative of Blaes Environmental collected three soil samples (SP-1, SP-2, and SP-3) to confirm the presence and evaluate the concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons in the stockpiled soil. The soil samples were transported to Columbia Analytical Services, Inc, of Canoga Park, California for independent laboratory analysis. The soil samples were analyzed for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) using EPA Method'8015 Modified, for Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Total Xylenes(BTEX)using EPA Methods 5030/8020, for Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) using EPA Methods 5030/8020, and for Total Lead using EPA Methods 3010/6010. The laboratory report is presented in Appendix A. A summary of the results are presented in Table 2. Soil sample locations are depicted in Figure 2. Table 2 Laboratory Results of the Pre-Treatment Soil Sample Sample TPH Benzene Toluene Ethylbenzene Total Xylenes MTBE Total Lead I.D. (ppm) (PPS) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (Ppm) (Ppm) SP-1 1,300 ND ND ND 0.008 <2 ND SP-2 0.2 ND ND ND ND ND ND SP-3 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Reporting 0.1 0.005" 0.005 0.005 0.005 4:010 5 Limit Note: TPH -Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons using EPA Method 8015 Modified MTBE -Methyl tert-Butyl Ether using EPA Methods 5030/8020 ppm -parts per million ND -not detected above the laboratory method reporting limits IN., 5