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site, and placed it on plastic. The dimensions of the main excavation at this time were approximately 12 ' wide, (N-S, ) 12 ' long, and 12' deep. A smaller area at the west end was about 5 ' x 5 ' x 5 ' ; there had been no evidence of any staining or odors from that area. After removing some slough from the bottom of the excavation, an examination of the spoil from the teeth of the backhoe bucket indicated that most of the contamination was removed, but some minor odors were still detected. After consulting with Mr. Collins of the County EHD department, it was decided that some additional spoil should be removed prior to obtaining samples for analysis. Final excavation: On March 30 & 317 1992, Jim Thorpe Oil removed additional spoil from the UST site, which produced a final size of 15' x 15' x 16' deep; (see Plates VIII & IX. ) Mr. Hunter arrived on location at 1:30PM, and after consulting with the EHD representative, agreed that all evidence of contamination appeared to have been removed, and that soil samples should be taken. A total of 6 samples were taken from the teeth of the backhoe bucket by Mr. Hunter, by driving 2 1/2" x 3" brass tubes into the soil , promptly sealing the ends with teflon tape and plastic end caps, wrapping the caps with duct tape, labeling them, and placing them on crushed ice in a suitable container supplied by the geologist. The soil consisted of tan to brown clay, slightly plastic, damp, fairly friable, with occassional sand grains. There was no evidence of staining or odors in any of the samples. Two samples were taken from the bottom of the excavation at a depth of 16 ' , and one sample was taken from each of the four sides at a depth of 12' ; Plate Ili shows the approximate locations. The spoil pile was sampled by obtaining 3 composite samples from each end and the middle of the pile. They were promptly sealed, labeled and placed on ice for preservation. The spoil was stored on plastic placed on asphalt and thoroughly covered with heavy tJ black plastic. The spoil pile measured 62' long, 18' wide, and about 6 ' high, and was calculated to contain approximately 100 cubic yards of material . The excavation was left open pending the results of the laboratory analysis. Mr. Hunter transported the preserved soil samples to FGL Environ- mental for analysis under proper chain-of-custody, with instruct- ions to test for BTEX & TPH-G using LUFT manual procedures and detection limits. RESULTS OF LABORATORY ANALYSIS: Laboratory analysis of the 6 soil samples from the excavation and the 3 composite samples from the 4