McClellan Air Force Base (former)
Sacramento, California, USA · California
Major depot maintenance base placed on the Superfund National Priorities List for solvents, metals, fuels, and radiological materials.
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Documented hazards
Solvent plumes in soil and groundwater
- Documented period
- Operational period 1936–2001; cleanup ongoing
- Potential exposure pathways
- Groundwater, Soil, Fuel or solvent handling
What is documented
Decades of aircraft and electronics depot maintenance generated solvent, metal, and fuel wastes disposed in on-base pits and trenches, contaminating groundwater.
Documented hazard — not a VA presumptive exposure location
VA has not established a location-based presumption of exposure for this installation and period. Service here does not by itself establish exposure or service connection.
Low-level radioactive materials from instrument and equipment work
- Documented period
- Depot maintenance era; dates vary by shop and mission
- Potential exposure pathways
- Occupational handling, Soil
What is documented
Radium-dial instruments and other low-level radiological materials were handled and disposed at the depot; specific areas were addressed during cleanup.
Documented hazard — not a VA presumptive exposure location
VA has not established a location-based presumption of exposure for this installation and period. Service here does not by itself establish exposure or service connection.
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