Oakland Army Base
The Oakland Army Base is a decommissioned Army base in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The base was located on the Oakland waterfront just south of the eastern entrance to the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.
Construction of the base commenced in 1941, as an expansion of the San Francisco Port of Embarkation based at Fort Mason on the San Francisco waterfront. In 1955 the San Francisco Port of Embarkation became the U.S. Army Transportation Terminal Command Pacific, and the Oakland Army Base became the Oakland Army Terminal. In 1964 the headquarters of the command moved from Fort Mason to the Oakland Army Terminal, and in 1966 the terminal was renamed back to the Oakland Army Base.
During the Vietnam War, Oakland Army Base served as a major transit station for U.S. soldiers en route to and returning from all deployment locations in East Asia—such as Vietnam and Korea. The base decommissioned in 1999.
Oakland Army Base - Source - DOD
The area is influenced by tidal action and has little gradient otherwise. There would be little recharge under reuse as most of the area is to be or remain paved. The groundwater is not potable. The majority of the area would be sealed under pavement with a small park area. The likely receptor would be construction workers through dermal contact.
Groundwater Contaminants:
Manganese and compounds 36600.0 ug/L
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 110.0 ug/L
1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis) 14.0 ug/L
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 180.0 ug/L
Arsenic 70.5 ug/L
Benz(a)Anthracene 16.0 ug/L
Benzene 190.0 ug/L
Benzo(a)Pyrene 6.2 ug/L
Benzo(b)Fluoranthene 6.4 ug/L
Benzo(k)Fluoranthene 5.7 ug/L
Cadmium and compounds 230.0 ug/L
Chromium 210.0 ug/L
Chrysene 16.0 ug/L
Ethyl benzene 450.0 ug/L
Lead 264.0 ug/L
Naphthalene 390.0 ug/L
PCE 3250.0 ug/L
Toluene 120.0 ug/L
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 220.0 ug/L
Vinyl Chloride 18.3 ug/L
Xylenes (isomers and mixtures) 930.0 ug/L
The extreme end of the area is to be a public park with oversight and restricted hours for recreational use. Subsoil construction is the only direct path to exposure in the industrial area. The park will be used for recreational purposes by all ages of the public.
Soil Contaminants:
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 2.0 mg/kg
Acetone 0.065 mg/kg
Aluminum 19700.0 mg/kg
Anthracene 1.0 mg/kg
Arsenic 47.5 mg/kg
Benz(a)Anthracene 3.1 mg/kg
Benzene 42.5 mg/kg
Benzo(a)Pyrene 2.6 mg/kg
Benzo(b)Fluoranthene 3.3 mg/kg
Benzo(k)Fluoranthene 1.4 mg/kg
Beryllium and compounds 1.03 mg/kg
Cadmium and compounds 55.2 mg/kg
Carbazole 0.7 mg/kg
Chromium 210.0 mg/kg
Chrysene 62.4 mg/kg
Copper and compounds 208.0 mg/kg
Ethyl benzene 91.0 mg/kg
Fluoranthene 7.3 mg/kg
Lead 8660.0 mg/kg
Manganese and compounds 10500.0 mg/kg
Methylene Chloride 7.0 mg/kg
Pyrene 8.94 mg/kg
Toluene 7.6 mg/kg 1,2,4-
Trimethylbenzene 7.9 mg/kg
Vanadium 104.0 mg/kg
Xylene (Mixed) 5.4 mg/kg
Xylenes (isomers and mixtures) 104.0 mg/kg
Zinc 2120.0 mg/kg
Sediment (Marine): High Risk
Sediment analyses indicate effects of long-standing maritime activities along shore and at piers have contaminated sediments which support benthic organisms. Benthic organisms at the bottom of the food chain which support fish population which in turn are predated on by threatened and endangered species and are also use for human consumption.
Copper 91.0 mg/kg
Acenaphthene 5.8 mg/kg
Anthracene 2.8 mg/kg
Arsenic 4.8 mg/kg
Benzo(a)Anthracene 4.5 mg/kg
Benzo(a)Pyrene 2.2 mg/kg
Chromium 48.4 mg/kg
Chrysene 0.66 mg/kg
DDT 0.032 mg/kg
Fluoranthene 18.0 mg/kg
Fluorene 3.9 mg/kg
Lead 24.1 mg/kg
Mercury 0.39 mg/kg
Nickel 43.4 mg/kg
PCBs 0.12 mg/kg
Phenanthrene 24.0 mg/kg
Pyrene 14.0 mg/kg
Zinc 56.4 mg/kg
Groundwater and surface water flow to adjacent marine environment is through shallow soil area with elevated PCBs in soil. Indigenous shellfish have been found to have elevated tissue levels of PCBs.
Contaminants: PCBs 6.0 ug/L
The area is influenced by tidal action and has little gradient otherwise. There would be little recharge under reuse as most of the area is to be or remain paved. The groundwater is not potable. The majority of the area would be sealed under pavement with a small park area. The likely receptor would be construction workers through dermal contact.
Groundwater Contaminants:
Manganese and compounds 36600.0 ug/L
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 110.0 ug/L
1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis) 14.0 ug/L
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 180.0 ug/L
Arsenic 70.5 ug/L
Benz(a)Anthracene 16.0 ug/L
Benzene 190.0 ug/L
Benzo(a)Pyrene 6.2 ug/L
Benzo(b)Fluoranthene 6.4 ug/L
Benzo(k)Fluoranthene 5.7 ug/L
Cadmium and compounds 230.0 ug/L
Chromium 210.0 ug/L
Chrysene 16.0 ug/L
Ethyl benzene 450.0 ug/L
Lead 264.0 ug/L
Naphthalene 390.0 ug/L
PCE 3250.0 ug/L
Toluene 120.0 ug/L
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 220.0 ug/L
Vinyl Chloride 18.3 ug/L
Xylenes (isomers and mixtures) 930.0 ug/L
The extreme end of the area is to be a public park with oversight and restricted hours for recreational use. Subsoil construction is the only direct path to exposure in the industrial area. The park will be used for recreational purposes by all ages of the public.
Soil Contaminants:
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 2.0 mg/kg
Acetone 0.065 mg/kg
Aluminum 19700.0 mg/kg
Anthracene 1.0 mg/kg
Arsenic 47.5 mg/kg
Benz(a)Anthracene 3.1 mg/kg
Benzene 42.5 mg/kg
Benzo(a)Pyrene 2.6 mg/kg
Benzo(b)Fluoranthene 3.3 mg/kg
Benzo(k)Fluoranthene 1.4 mg/kg
Beryllium and compounds 1.03 mg/kg
Cadmium and compounds 55.2 mg/kg
Carbazole 0.7 mg/kg
Chromium 210.0 mg/kg
Chrysene 62.4 mg/kg
Copper and compounds 208.0 mg/kg
Ethyl benzene 91.0 mg/kg
Fluoranthene 7.3 mg/kg
Lead 8660.0 mg/kg
Manganese and compounds 10500.0 mg/kg
Methylene Chloride 7.0 mg/kg
Pyrene 8.94 mg/kg
Toluene 7.6 mg/kg 1,2,4-
Trimethylbenzene 7.9 mg/kg
Vanadium 104.0 mg/kg
Xylene (Mixed) 5.4 mg/kg
Xylenes (isomers and mixtures) 104.0 mg/kg
Zinc 2120.0 mg/kg
Sediment (Marine): High Risk
Sediment analyses indicate effects of long-standing maritime activities along shore and at piers have contaminated sediments which support benthic organisms. Benthic organisms at the bottom of the food chain which support fish population which in turn are predated on by threatened and endangered species and are also use for human consumption.
Copper 91.0 mg/kg
Acenaphthene 5.8 mg/kg
Anthracene 2.8 mg/kg
Arsenic 4.8 mg/kg
Benzo(a)Anthracene 4.5 mg/kg
Benzo(a)Pyrene 2.2 mg/kg
Chromium 48.4 mg/kg
Chrysene 0.66 mg/kg
DDT 0.032 mg/kg
Fluoranthene 18.0 mg/kg
Fluorene 3.9 mg/kg
Lead 24.1 mg/kg
Mercury 0.39 mg/kg
Nickel 43.4 mg/kg
PCBs 0.12 mg/kg
Phenanthrene 24.0 mg/kg
Pyrene 14.0 mg/kg
Zinc 56.4 mg/kg
Groundwater and surface water flow to adjacent marine environment is through shallow soil area with elevated PCBs in soil. Indigenous shellfish have been found to have elevated tissue levels of PCBs.
Contaminants: PCBs 6.0 ug/L
East Bay Municipal Utility District Serves: 1,379,000 Data available: 2012—2017
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA0110005
Source: Surface water Contaminants Detected 1 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
12 Total Contaminants
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA0110005
Source: Surface water Contaminants Detected 1 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
12 Total Contaminants
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
The California Water Board did not test the water of the East Bay Municipal Utility District for PFOS/PFOA in 2019.
DoD's Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Sites that have not Achieved Response Complete (RC) January 2018
https://www.denix.osd.mil/derp/home/documents/installation-restoration-program-report-to-congress-january-2018/
Key: DERA - Defense Environmental Restoration Account funds
BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
Army California OAKLAND ARMY BASE BRAC DOI FOSET UPLAND SOILS
Army California OAKLAND ARMY BASE BRAC OARB 14 MARINE SEDIMENTS
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