The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has entered into an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under which Argonne National Laboratory provides technical assistance for hazardous waste site characterization and remediation for the CCC/USDA. Carbon tetrachloride is the contaminant of primary concern at sites in Kansas where former CCC/USDA grain storage facilities were located. Argonne applies its QuickSite(reg sign) Expedited Site Characterization (ESC) approach to these former facilities. The QuickSite environmental site characterization methodology is Argonne's proprietary implementation of the ESC process (ASTM 1998). Argonne has used this approach at several former CCC/USDA facilities in Kansas, including Agenda, Agra, Everest, and Frankfort. The Argonne ESC approach revolves around a multidisciplinary, team-oriented approach to problem solving. The basic features and steps of the QuickSite methodology are as follows: (1) A team of scientists with diverse expertise and strong field experience is required to make the process work. The Argonne team is composed of geologists, geochemists, geophysicists, hydrogeologists, chemists, biologists, engineers, computer scientists, health and safety personnel, and regulatory staff, as well as technical support staff. Most of the staff scientists are at the Ph.D. level; each has on average, more than 15 …

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Let to right, H.J. Leslie, Andy Koettker, S. R. Sachin, standing, left to right, R. Wagle, Watt White, T. C. "Pat" Murphy."

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Harry Truman being diagnosed with colitis.

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 5017, 4-8-4, on RI train No. 4, "Golden State Ltd.", on its side, struck an auto at a crossing which then caught in switch points derailing the train about 6:40 pm, Jan. 23, 1938, just west of Topeka, KS. No one injured. Wreck cleaned up by K.C. Terminal and RI wreckers. [see also 2008.008.1035, 1036 & 5511]

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) "Rock Island" 5017 on train No. 4, "Golden State Limited", wreck in Topeka, KS. [see also 2008.008.1036, 5510 & 5511]

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) "Rock Island" 5017 on train No. 4, "Golden State Limited", wreck in Topeka, KS. 3rd of 3 prints. [see also 2008.008.1035, 5510 & 5511]