US Air Force Installation Restoration Program  Unites States Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Various Delivery Locations  Services:    Environmental Studies   Chemical Sampling and Analysis Preliminary Assessment Mitigation/Ecosystem Restoration Technical Reports Schedule: 11 Years Budget: $50 Million Tasks:   Biological Assessments of Fish and Wildlife Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Surveys Bioassays Testing Bulk Sediment Testing Familiarity with Drinking Water Requirements Site Visits Coordination with Federal, state, and local agencies Preliminary Surveys Agency Coordination Endangered Species Surveys Population Studies Habitat Evaluation Biological Inventory (Aquatic) Site Mapping (Utilizing GIS Review of historic records and maps and aerial photographs and databases relative to landfills, hazardous waste sites, and hazardous spills    Project Highlights:     Delivered services for Installation Restoration Programs nationwide with 19 separate delivery orders Provided environmental and ecological investigation, remedial design, and support services at 21 Air Force installations in 12 states for a period of 11 years Researched life history requirements of species and evaluated quality of available habitat on the base Remediated contaminated soils on an inactive hazardous waste site Tortoises found to be inhabiting burrows on the site were relocated to clean areas during the remediation process. The operation required Worked closely with state wildlife officials to relocate tortoises found in on-site burrows while cleaning areas during remediation process Conducting fish surveys and investigations in applied research Completed shoreline repair and stabilization project along the Banana River Collected over 200 species-specific composite fish samples totaling over 1,000 individuals from over 50 sample locations Conducted RI/FS, RFI/CMS, IRM and related activities at over 70 sites Environmental planning Historical information review Pathway/exposure route evaluations Sampling strategy development Human health and ecological risk assessments Biota and habitat evaluations Performed nearly 50 ecological risk assessments to evaluate potential impacts of chemical exposure to aquatic and terrestrial biota Surveyed endangered, threatened, and special concern species to evaluate risk levels posed as a result of exposures to hazardous wastes  Return to Project listing