Background:
This airport profile deals with land and facilities that have been used for air passenger, freight transport and flying training facilities. The sites can be civilian and military and may more recently being used as an airport but now being used for other uses such as animal grazing, parks, housing and industrial activities.
Potential Processes and Operations:
The key activities undertaken on an airport facility are:
- Fuelling
- De-icing
- Aircraft servicing and maintenance
- Other airport operations including fire control
Potential Contaminants of Concern:
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| Fuel delivery storage transport | Maintenance service areas | Runways and aprons | Drainage systems and soakways | Waste disposal | Electrical transformer areas | |||
| Organic | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene |
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| Dioxins and furans | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
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| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | 209 congeners including PCB 28, 52, 101 |
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| Pesticides and herbicides | Dieldrin, hexachlorocyclohexane |
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| Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) | Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) |
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| Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) | Endosulfan, chlordane, DDT |
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| Inorganic | Metals | Arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper, zinc |
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| Explosives | Trimethylene, trinitromine, nitroglycerine |
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| Radionuclides | Caesium-137, strontium-89 |
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