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FACT SHEETS |
Description |
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| Final Results of the North Pole Garden Sampling Project |
1/18/11 |
 41K |
| Results of the North Pole Garden Sampling Project: Testing of Early Harvest Plants for Sulfolane |
8/16/10 |
41K |
| Community Health Concerns about Sulfolane |
4/22/10 |
152K |
| CSP Update on Sulfolane Cleanup |
2/3/10 |
153K |
| Sulfolane Health Fact Sheet |
1/12/10 |
17K |
| Sulfolane Material Safety Data Sheet by Chevron Phillips |
6/25/09 |
 73K |
| Understanding Contaminant Concentrations |
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91K |
| Introduction to Groundwater |
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412k |
NEWSLETTERS |
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| DEC Sulfolane Investigation Update - April 2012 |
4/27/12 |
807K |
| DEC Sulfolane Investigation Update - January 2012 |
1/23/12 |
162K |
| DEC Sulfolane Investigation Update - October 2011 |
10/21/11 |
201K |
| DEC North Pole Sulfolane Newsletter - April 2011 |
4/18/11 |
784K |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
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| Frequently Asked Questions - June 2011 |
6/16/11 |
218K |
PRESS RELEASES |
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| North Pole sulfolane health impact evaluation released |
1/19/12 |
126K |
| Test results released from sulfolane garden project |
1/18/11 |
43K |
| Sulfolane levels low or undetected in tested North Pole garden plants |
8/16/10 |
75K |
PRESENTATIONS |
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| ADEC open house center display pane – May 2012 |
5/3/12 |
242K |
| ADEC open house left and right display board panes – May 2012 |
5/3/12 |
299K |
DRINKING WATER: Project Specific Reports and Documents |
Description |
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| Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures for Analysis of Sulfolane in Water for the Flint Hills Refinery |
1/21/11 |
 122K |
Executive Summary on Sulfolane Research Report
Sulfolane Technical Assistance and Evaluation Report
Appendices A-E
Appendix F
Prepared for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation by Oasis Environmental of Anchorage, Alaska. |
6/1/10 |
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14MB
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"Water Quality Guidelines for Sulfolane" Prepared for the
British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Water Management Branch
Prepared by: Komex International Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta |
10/2001 |
 319K |
| Reference Materials |
| "Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines for Sulfolane: Water and Soil / Scientific Supporting Document" Published by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. |
2006 |
 720K |
"An investigation of maximum allowable concentration of sulfolane in surface water" Zhu Zhenhua, et al, Department of Environmental Hygiene, West China University Medical school; Xiao bangliang, et al, Research Unit of Toxicology; Dong Yunhua, et al, Department of Clinical Medical Laboratory.
Published in Journal of West China University Medical Society 18(4), 376-380. 1987 |
1987 |
75K |
| Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric determination of sulfolane in wetland vegetation exposed to sour gas-contaminated groundwater by J.V. Headley, K.M. Peru, L.C. Dickson, Published in Journal of Chromatography A, 859 (1999) 69–75 |
1999 |
113K |
SITE CHARACTERIZATION and REMEDIATION : Project Documents and Reports
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| Third party review of lab analysis of North Pole city water: "Assessment of Sulfolane Split-Sample Data Associated with the Flint Hills Resources Fuel Refinery in Fairbanks, Alaska," December 9, 2009, Environmental Standards Inc. |
12/9/09 |
154K |
| December 2009 Monthly Groundwater Remediation Status Report, from Flint Hills Resources to DEC. Includes historical benzene sampling from 1987 and sulfolane concentrations from 2006. References two maps of the current groundwater concentrations from shallow (water-table) monitoring wells. |
1987-2006 |
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| DEC's approval letter of 2002 Corrective Action Plan, 1/24/2006, setting sulfolane cleanup level.
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96K
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June 2002 Site Characterization and Corrective Action Plan, submitted to DEC for Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc. (formerly MAPCO Alaska Petroleum, Inc.). and approved by DEC in January 2006 after Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC. acquired the refinery. |
June 2002 |
3.3MB |
| Contaminant Characterization Study, for Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc., by Shannon and Wilson, 2001. Identified sulfolane as a contaminant, has monitoring results. |
2001 |
2MB |
| Reference Materials |
Report on groundwater flow in the Fort Wainwright area: "Estimate of Aquifer Properties by Numerically Simulating Ground-Water/Surface-Water interactions, Fort Wainwright, Alaska," by Allan S. Nakanishi and Michael R. Lilly for the U.S. Geological Survey, 1998.
This study used a model to mimic the flow of water between the aquifer and the Chena River at Fort Wainwright. The USGS collects groundwater and surface-water data to understand the movement of water through the ground in the area. Data was collected monthly and sometimes more frequently to document short-term changes in groundwater caused by rapid changes in the Chena and Tanana Rivers. This document is in part used to guide DEC's conclusions about how groundwater moves in the area of North Pole. |
1998 |
5.3MB |
Groundwater levels in an Alluvial Plain Between the Tanana and Chena Rivers
Latest USGS report describing the regional groundwater flow in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. |
1996 |
4MB |
HUMAN HEALTH and TOXICOLOGY: Project Documents and Reports |
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DHSS Health Consultation - Sulfolane Plume in Groundwater: Evaluation of
Community Concerns about Sulfolane in Private Water Wells, Jan. 19, 2012
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public
Health, Section of Epidemiology, Environmental Public Health Program. |
1/19/12 |
792K |
ATSDR Health Consultation on Sulfolane, May 2, 2011
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Emergency Response Team. |
5/2/11 |
402K |
Results of the North Pole Garden Sampling Project: Testing of Early Harvest Plants for Sulfolane, Aug. 16, 2010
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology. |
8/16/10 |
41K |
Community Health Concerns about Sulfolane, April 22, 2010
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology. |
4/22/10 |
152K |
ATSDR Health Consultation on Sulfolane, Feb. 8, 2010
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Emergency Response Team. |
2/8/10 |
772K |
Companion Guide to ATSDR's Health Consultation on Sulfolane, Feb. 9, 2010
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology. |
2/9/10 |
51K |
Sulfolane Health Fact Sheet, Jan. 12, 2010
Alaska Department.of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology. |
1/12/10 |
17K |
| Reference Materials |
Particle Size Distribution and Inhalation Dose of Shower Water Under Selected Operating Conditions, April 2007
Inhalation Toxicology, April 2007, volume 19(4), pages 333-342. Yue Zhou, Janet M. Benson, Clinton Irvin, Hammad Irshad and Yung-Sung Cheng, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (The author manuscript is through the National Institutes of Health Public Access system. The NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)
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4/13/12 |
1.4MB |
| Acute Toxicity and Skin Irritant Properties of Sulfolane, 1966
British Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1966, volume 23, pages 302-304. (The British Journal of Industrial Medicine is now published as Occupational & Environmental Medicine.) V.K.H. Brown, L.W. Ferrigan and D.E. Stevenson, from Shell Research Ltd., Tunstall Laboratory, Sittingbourne, Kent, England; received for publication on April 13, 1966.
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4/10/12 |
422K |
Studies on Toxicokinetics of 3H-Sulfolane in Rat after Oral Administration, 1988
Journal of West China University Medical Society, 1988, volume 19, pages 61-64.
Zhu Zhenhua, Gao Ning, Guo Jitong, Sun Mianling, Wu Desheng and Yang Zaichang, of the Department of Environmental Hygiene, West China University Medical school. Also, Li Zhimin and Lei Youdao of the Laboratory of Isotopes, Institute of Atomic Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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2010 |
22K |
EARLY PROJECT COMMUNICATION |
Project Update Emails |
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| Update 1: Introduction to email list |
1/5/10 |
45K |
| Update 2: Sulfolane health fact sheet available |
1/12/10 |
51K
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| Update 3: Questions and answers about monitoring |
1/20/10 |
74K |
| Update 4: Links to toxicological studies added to website |
1/28/10 |
52K |
| Update 5: New questions and answers, fact sheet added to Web |
2/4/10 |
51K
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| Update 6: Health reports available |
2/10/10 |
17K
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| Update 7: Plume information |
2/12/10 |
29K |
| Update 8: Public meeting reminder |
2/17/10 |
12K |
| Update 9: Questions and answers about benzene |
2/25/10 |
25K |
| Update 10: Questions and answers about groundwater |
3/4/10 |
14K |
| Update 11: Questions and answers about groundwater |
3/11/10 |
49K |
| Update 12: Announcement of Technical Project Team |
3/23/10 |
23K |
| Update 13: Review of key information |
4/14/10 |
49K |
| Update 14: New fact sheet on sulfolane from health department, "Community Concerns about Sulfolane" |
4/23/10 |
152K
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| Update 15: Open House announcement and TPT meeting summary |
4/28/10 |
14K |
| Update 16: Garden study announcement and new maps available |
5/14/10 |
14K |
| Update 17: General update |
5/28/10 |
77K |
| Update 18: General update |
8/21/10 |
77K |
| Update 19: Open House announcement, and sulfolane research report |
9/30/10 |
38K |
TECHNICAL PROJECT TEAM DOCUMENTS |
Description (click on text to download file)
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| 2012 |
| Jan. 18, 2012, Meeting |
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| 2011 |
| Dec. 1, 2011, Meeting |
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| Oct. 14, 2011, Meeting |
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| Sept. 14, 2011, Meeting |
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| Aug. 24, 2011, Meeting |
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| June 23, 2011, Meeting |
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| May 17, 2011, Meeting |
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| March 30, 2011, Meeting |
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| Feb. 16, 2011, Meeting |
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| 2010 |
| Dec. 14, 2010, Meeting |
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| Nov. 3, 2010, Meeting |
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| Sept. 14, 2010, Meeting |
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| July 14, 2010, Meeting |
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| June 18, 2010, Meeting |
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| May 6, 2010, Meeting |
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| April 15, 2010, Meeting |
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