ACAT FOIA Repository 144

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 144, Date Received February 2024
Year: 2005
Page(s): 4
Document Title: Letter from Ron Scrudato/Jeff Chiarenzelli to Jerald Reichlin
Agency/Organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fortier & Mikko, P.C.

Document Summary:
This letter from Ron Scrudato and Jeff Chiarenzelli to Jerald Reichlin addresses the determination that contaminants found at the site as being of biogenic origin. Ron and Jeff question this determination, expressing that the processes used and test results lack credibility. They counter Shannon & Wilson's argument that it is difficult to determine whether contaminants are of biogenic or petrogenic origin with the fact that "numerous powerful analytical and statistical tools are now available to help distinguish between biogenic and petroleum hydrocarbons, none of which were employed by the Corps' consultant".