{"id":20259,"date":"2022-12-28T13:13:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T13:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/soil-impacted-with-chemicals-at-kahului-airport-fire-training-pit\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T13:13:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T13:13:37","slug":"soil-impacted-with-chemical-compounds-at-kahului-airport-fire-training-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/soil-impacted-with-chemical-compounds-at-kahului-airport-fire-training-pit\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil impacted with chemical compounds at Kahului Airport Fire Training Pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-3085130\">\n<div class=\"entry-headline\">\n<p>Fencing of impacted floor has gone up at Kahului Airport on Maui as a short lived measure to stop direct contact with the soil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"playht-iframe-player\" id=\"playht-iframe-player\" height=\"90px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"max-height: 90px; height: 90px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/play.ht\/embed\/?article_url=https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/?p=3085130&amp;voice=en-US_AllisonV3Voice&amp;appId=MjmFoGoWdJhUu3c&amp;trans_id=-NKKtavjI5dgaG6brDE8\" data-voice=\"en-US_AllisonV3Voice\" article-url=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/?p=3085130\" data-appid=\"MjmFoGoWdJhUu3c\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance) is a part of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) utilized in firefighting at airports. The use of AFFF is critical for firefighting at <a href=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/prague-airport-continues-to-reduce-emissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">airports<\/a> as a result of nature of plane gas fires.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is taking steps to handle PFAS impacted soil within the neighborhood of the Kahului Airport (OGG) Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Training Pit. The steps HDOT is taking embody fencing off the world the place soil sampling exhibits PFAS and submission of an interim remedial motion plan to the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH).<\/p>\n<p>While AFFF is now not launched in firefighting coaching at the moment, it was utilized in coaching previous to 2021. ARFF automobiles statewide have been retrofitted to restrict using AFFF solely to fires with or close by plane gas.<\/p>\n<p>Based on historic use, the Hawaii Department of Transportation started soil sampling for PFAS at six areas. These areas are: 1) the OGG ARFF Training Pit, 2) the previous ARFF Training Pit on the Daniel Okay. Inouye International Airport, 3) the ARFF Training Pit on the Ellison Onizuka International Airport at Keahole, 4 &amp; 5) the previous ARFF Training Pits on the Hilo International Airport, and 6) the previous ARFF Training Pit on the Lihue Airport. The OGG web site sampling detected a number of PFAS compounds at or above Hawaii Department of Health environmental motion ranges for normal contact with the soil over a few years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vce-bg-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><strong>Groundwater beneath the hearth coaching space has additionally been impacted by PFASs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The groundwater isn&#8217;t a supply of ingesting water and doesn&#8217;t threaten different ingesting water assets on the island. Additional investigation of the groundwater contamination is ongoing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpd-inline-shortcode wpd-inline-closed\" id=\"wpd-inline-10\">\n<div class=\"wpd-inline-icon-wrapper\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"wpd-inline-icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path class=\"wpd-inline-icon-first\" d=\"M20 2H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 22l4-4h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V4c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm-2 12H6v-2h12v2zm0-3H6V9h12v2zm0-3H6V6h12v2z\"\/><path class=\"wpd-inline-icon-second\" d=\"M0 0h24v24H0z\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpd-inline-form-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpd-inline-form-question\">Please depart a suggestions on this<span class=\"wpd-inline-form-close\"><a href=\"#\">x<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are possible hundreds of PFAS which are at the moment current within the United States. Each of those chemical compounds has completely different properties and could also be used for various functions or could merely be current as unintended byproducts of sure manufacturing or different processes. The toxicity of the chemical compounds varies. HDOT will proceed to work with HDOH on remedial actions at this web site.<\/p>\n<p>More info on PFASs is obtainable at <a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/heer\/environmental-health\/highlighted-projects\/per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health.hawaii.gov\/heer\/environmental-health\/highlighted-projects\/per-and-polyflouroalkl-sbstances-pfass<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pfas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">epa.gov\/pfas<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Related News<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"st-related-posts\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/anguilla-launches-international-love-anguilla-contest\/\" title=\"Anguilla launches international \u201cLove, Anguilla\u201d contest\u00a0 (December 16, 2022)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anguilla launches worldwide \u201cLove, Anguilla\u201d contest\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eturbonews.com\/destination\/\" title=\"21180 topics\" rel=\"tag noopener\" 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PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance) is a part of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) utilized in firefighting at airports. 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