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This third case history was a 52 ha EPA Superfund site located in Tarpon Springs north of Tampa, Florida that had processed phosphate ore to produce elemental phosphorus. While the site had been investigated and a Record Of Decision (ROD) had been completed from EPA regarding the remediation, there remained concerns with the site. These concerns included the development of sinkholes on the site, as well as the presence of buried drums of elemental phosphorus waste material, and the potential for groundwater contamination. The project was carried out between 2001 and 2003 over a period of 30 months following our standard site characterization strategy. Because this was a superfund site, there were a number of stakeholders involved from beginning to end. The project included extensive meetings with local interests, county, state and federal agencies with EPA oversight. The client wanted this project completed right the first time with no questions left unanswered. Therefore, a large number of methods were utilized with heavy emphasis on surface, borehole and marine geophysical methods. Some of these methods were used to provide 100 % coverage of the property. The work at this site is probably one of the most complete karst site characterizations carried out.
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Benson, R.C., Yuhr, L.B. (2016). EPA Superfund Site. In: Site Characterization in Karst and Pseudokarst Terraines. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9924-9_27
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