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Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 7): Pester Refinery, Butler County, El Dorado, KS. (First Remedial Action), September 1992.

PB93964305

Publication Date	1992
Page Count	64
Abstract	The 10-acre Pester Refinery site is a former petroleum refining facility located in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas. Petroleum refining operations in the area began in 1917, and from 1958 to 1977, Fina Oil Company operated a petroleum refinery at this site. Process wastes, such as slop-oil emulsion solids, API separator sludge, and heat exchanger bundle cleaning sludge were sent through a pipe to a burn pond. Gaseous waste products were ignited at the end of the pipe, and whatever did not burn was discharged to the pond. The ROD provides a final remedy for the principal source of contamination at the site, the burn pit sludge. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and sludge are VOCs, including ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylenes; other organics, including PAHs and phenols; and metals, including arsenic, chromium, and lead.
Keywords	Superfund Hazardous materials Waste disposal Pollution control Petroleum refineries Soil contamination Sludge Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Phenols Metals Record of Decision First remedial action Cleanup El Dorado(Kansas) Butler County(Kansas) Volatile organic compounds
Source Agency	Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
NTIS Subject Category	68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 43F - Environment 91A - Environmental Management & Planning
Corporate Authors	Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Emergency and Remedial Response.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199324

Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 7): Pester Refinery, Butler County, El Dorado, KS. (First Remedial Action), September 1992.

Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 7): Pester Refinery, Butler County, El Dorado, KS. (First Remedial Action), September 1992.
PB93964305

Publication Date	1992
Page Count	64
Abstract	The 10-acre Pester Refinery site is a former petroleum refining facility located in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas. Petroleum refining operations in the area began in 1917, and from 1958 to 1977, Fina Oil Company operated a petroleum refinery at this site. Process wastes, such as slop-oil emulsion solids, API separator sludge, and heat exchanger bundle cleaning sludge were sent through a pipe to a burn pond. Gaseous waste products were ignited at the end of the pipe, and whatever did not burn was discharged to the pond. The ROD provides a final remedy for the principal source of contamination at the site, the burn pit sludge. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and sludge are VOCs, including ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylenes; other organics, including PAHs and phenols; and metals, including arsenic, chromium, and lead.
Keywords	Superfund Hazardous materials Waste disposal Pollution control Petroleum refineries Soil contamination Sludge Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Phenols Metals Record of Decision First remedial action Cleanup El Dorado(Kansas) Butler County(Kansas) Volatile organic compounds
Source Agency	Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
NTIS Subject Category	68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 43F - Environment 91A - Environmental Management & Planning
Corporate Authors	Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Emergency and Remedial Response.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199324