Exhibits Vol 2 - Independent Pilots Association
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Crash site cleanup cost $850,000 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<br />
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Crash site cleanup cost $850,000<br />
By The Tribune-Review Wednesday, September 11, 2002<br />
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The state Department of Environmental Protection has approved the final<br />
cleanup report for the United Airlines Flight 93 crash site near Shanksville in<br />
Somerset County.<br />
"United Airlines did a thorough job in its investigation of the environmental<br />
effects from the September 2001 plane crash," said Charles A. Duritsa, the<br />
DEP southwest regional director.<br />
"Site samples indicate that the site meets Pennsylvania's Act 2 statewide health<br />
standards for soil and groundwater for the fuel known as jet "A" fuel. We<br />
consider cleanup work at the site completed."<br />
Betsy Mallison, a DEP spokeswoman, said it cost United Airlines $850,000 for<br />
the environmental investigation and remediation at the site of the crash in an<br />
old strip mine.<br />
The site became a burial ground for 40 passengers and crew members who<br />
died after the jetliner was hijacked by four terrorists one year ago today.<br />
United Airlines' site investigation included tests on samples of soil, sediment<br />
and groundwater in the immediate crash impact area, and also in the areas<br />
lying in the south and southeast corners of the site. The areas tested included a<br />
sediment pond drained during the FBI site investigation.<br />
Soil sampling areas included the excavated pit, the area surrounding the pit and<br />
the backfill material.<br />
"The backfill material was made up mostly of soil and dirt excavated from the pit<br />
during the criminal investigation," Duritsa said.<br />
The material was in an area most likely to be contaminated by jet fuel, he said.<br />
"Tests showed the area is considered safe," Duritsa added.<br />
Soil sampling was conducted in a grid pattern and samples were collected<br />
down to 6 inches, according to the DEP. A geoprobe was used throughout the<br />
crash site to evaluate deeper impacts. Groundwater samples were collected<br />
from four monitoring wells installed in the zone.<br />
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