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Environmental Screenings Chanute, Kansas |
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Federal and state regulators have completed the second phase of environmental screenings in Chanute, Kan. These results are for the odor screening sampling conducted between August 2011 and March 2012 by scientists and technicians in a joint state-federal partnership between the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7. The odor monitoring effort was designed to sample and identify potential odor-causing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) when odors were reported by the public to the KDHE spill line. Results indicate that the VOCs identified in the air samples were consistent with the amounts commonly found in urban outdoor air in the United States. The final report and associated data are available at the links below.
The final phase of environmental screening in Chanute involves ambient air sampling for particulate matter. EPA and KDHE began collecting these samples in December 2011. An interim report on the status of this study is also available in the links below. The data collected to date are very comparable and well below the PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Comparison of the Chanute screening level data set for PM2.5 will be performed with additional quality-assured continuous PM2.5 data from surrounding metropolitan areas when it becomes available.
- Interim Report on Particulate Matter Monitoring (PDF) (6 pp, 738K, About PDF)
- Final Report: Results of Odor Screening in Chanute, Kan. (PDF) (5 pp, 71K, About PDF)
- EPA/KDHE News Release, Dec. 9, 2011: Initial Chanute Environmental Screenings Complete; Air Monitors In Place
- Odor Screening Level Study (EPA) (PDF) (1 pg, 75K, About PDF)
- Village Creek Environmental Sampling Results (KDHE) (PDF) (2 pp, 110K, About PDF)
- Environmental Sampling Plan for Village Creek, near Chanute, Kan. (PDF) (7 pp, 262K, About PDF)
- Response to Comments - Environmental Sampling Plan for Village Creek, near Chanute, Kan. (KDHE) (PDF) (4 pp, 84K, About PDF)
- Chanute Air Monitoring Plan (PDF) (5 pp, 211K, About PDF)
Science Documents
- Chanute, Kan., Odor Study - Final Data Results (PDF) (34 pp, 1.9MB, About PDF)
- Graph of Odor Screening Sample Results, August 2011-March 2012 (PDF) (2 pp, 194K, About PDF)
- Map of Sample Locations - Odor Study, August 2011-March 2012 (PDF) (1 pg, 595K, About PDF)
- Toluene Emissions Inventory - Chanute, Kan. (PDF) (1 pg, 19K, About PDF)
- ATSDR Toluene Toxicological Profile
Reference Websites
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- EPA and FDA - Consumption Advice: Joint Federal Advisory for Mercury in Fish
- Kansas Fish Tissue Contaminant Monitoring Program
- KDHE News Release, Jan. 5, 2012: KDHE Issues Revised Fish Consumption Advisories
For more information, please contact Beckie Himes, Community Involvement Coordinator, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. EPA Region 7, 901 N. Fifth Street, Kansas City, KS 66101; phone (913) 551-7253 or toll-free (800) 223-0425.