Jet A Fuel Spill Greece International Airport
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Instead of using the OSE II the fire crew used foam to prevent fire. Now the site has both Jet A fuel and foam to contend with.
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The fuel had spilled on the ground and flowed downhill into a concrete lined water retention pond.
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The cleanup problem was to detoxify the fuel which had soaked into the soil and the fuel which flowed into the adjacent holding pond and mixed with water. The goal was to bring both the water and the soil below the acceptable levels for the contaminate.
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Once the OSE II was on site it was mixed 50:1 with water to treat both the Jet A fuel and the foam. The mixture contained 300 gallons of OSE II and 8000 gallons of water. A fire hose was used treat the affected areas.
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After 3 to 4 weeks the entire site was found to be below the acceptable contaminate level.
