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• cubic yards of spoil from an area about 20' wide X 20 ' long X 20 deep. Samples were to be analyzed for BTEX, ED8, & TPH-G. The removed spoil and the domestic water well on the property were also to be sampled and tested. Refer to Exhibit E for details of the workplan. On September 4, 1991 , Wm. Hunter, R. G. , picked up a sealed sample kit from EGL Environmental . Crushed ice was purchased & placed in the ice chest in insure that the collected soil samples would be at the proper temperature while awaiting transport to the lab. Jim Thorpe Oil equipment arrived on location, and began removing concrete and soil from the site. Excavation began on the west side; soils consisted of a firm to hard reddish-brown clayey loam dawn to about B feet, grading to looser, less consolidated clays and clayey sands. No odor or staining was noted down to 10 , where some obvious contamination was observed in the sandy lenses. Some darker lenses of gray to greenish-gray sands and sandy clays were present, but close visual examination revealed that the calor was due primarily to an abundance of dark colored f erromagnesian minerals and not contamination. However, some portions of the lenses did have a definite petroleum odor. Removed spoil was placed in a large dump truck directly from the . backhoe bucket and placed on plastic in an open flat area to the east of the work site. A large tree at the west and of the excavation and a fence on the south side prevented further work in those directions. The backhoe was relocated, and began to remove spoil from the north side as close as possible to a small corrigated metal storage shed. A definite petroleum odor was evident in some of the harder layers below the reddish-brown loam. due to the limitations of the equipment, it was not possible to remove any more spoil from the site without removing the tree, fence, and shed. Rather than wait for larger equipment, it was decided to take soil samples and await the results prior to continuing the operation. The dimensions of the excavation were approximately 24' E-W, 22 ' N-S, and 18-20 ' deep; (refer to Plate VII . ) Because of the depth of the hole, and the possibility of caving , it was agreed that the backhoe bucket would be used to remove spoil for sampling. The sample locations were picked by Mr. Hunter & Mr. Knoll , the representative of the EHB; sail samples were collected from the teeth of the backhoe bucket by driving a clean 2" X 3" brass tube directly into the soil , promptly sealing the ends with teflon tape and plastic end caps, and wrapping the tube securely with duct tape. Samples were labeled and placed on ice for preservation. A total of b soil samples were taken from the bottom and sides of the excavation as shown can Plate VII 3