San Nicolas Island
Outlying Landing Field
Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island is a military airport located on San Nicolas Island, in Ventura County, California.
The airport is administered by Naval Base Ventura County and is one of several Naval Outlying Landing Fields operated by the US Navy.
San Nicolas is identified as a DOD installation with known or suspected releases of PFOS/PFOA, according to a DOD Report to Congress on Aqueous Film-Forming Foam - Nov. 3, 2017.
No testing results were made public regarding the base, only that it is likely contaminated with the ”forever chemicals.”
San Nicolas Island OLF
Soil Contaminants:
Acenaphthene 0.49 ppb
Anthracene 1.4 ppb
Antimony and compounds 28.6 ppb
Benz[a]anthracene 6.2 ppb
Benzo[a]pyrene 3.6 ppb
Benzo[b]fluoranthene 5.2 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 2.7 ppb
Cadmium and compounds 2.3 ppb
Carbazole 0.83 ppb
Chromium (total) 93.3 ppb
Chrysene 6.2 ppb
Copper and compounds 53.4 ppb
DDT 0.21 ppb
Dibenz[ah]anthracene 0.13 ppb
Dieldrin 0.04 ppb
Dimethylphenol, 2,4- 140.0 ppb
Fluoranthene 12.0 ppb
Fluorene 0.28 ppb
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene 2.0 ppb
Lead 6560.0 pp
Mercury and compounds (inorganic) 0.67 ppb
Methylphenol, 4- 1200.0 ppb
Naphthalene 0.36 ppb
Pentachlorophenol 0.69 ppb
Phenanthrene 5.7 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 1.1 ppb
Pyrene 8.1 ppb
Selenium 2.8 ppb
Zinc 244.0 ppb
Groundwater Contaminants:
Ethenylbenzene 50,000.0 ppb
Pentoxide 40,000.0 ppb
Soil Contaminants:
Acenaphthene 0.49 ppb
Anthracene 1.4 ppb
Antimony and compounds 28.6 ppb
Benz[a]anthracene 6.2 ppb
Benzo[a]pyrene 3.6 ppb
Benzo[b]fluoranthene 5.2 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 2.7 ppb
Cadmium and compounds 2.3 ppb
Carbazole 0.83 ppb
Chromium (total) 93.3 ppb
Chrysene 6.2 ppb
Copper and compounds 53.4 ppb
DDT 0.21 ppb
Dibenz[ah]anthracene 0.13 ppb
Dieldrin 0.04 ppb
Dimethylphenol, 2,4- 140.0 ppb
Fluoranthene 12.0 ppb
Fluorene 0.28 ppb
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene 2.0 ppb
Lead 6560.0 pp
Mercury and compounds (inorganic) 0.67 ppb
Methylphenol, 4- 1200.0 ppb
Naphthalene 0.36 ppb
Pentachlorophenol 0.69 ppb
Phenanthrene 5.7 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 1.1 ppb
Pyrene 8.1 ppb
Selenium 2.8 ppb
Zinc 244.0 ppb
Groundwater Contaminants:
Ethenylbenzene 50,000.0 ppb
Pentoxide 40,000.0 ppb