U. S. Coast Guard Support Center; Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City, North Carolina | 1986-Sep-05

Initial Notification: The U. S. Coast Guard Support Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina recently discovered two paper drums of nitrocarbonitrate which had been abandoned by an unknown party three years ago. Preliminary research by the Coast Guard's Facility Engineering Division showed that this substance is classified as an oxidizer and used as a blasting agent in explosives. The Coast Guard, working with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), determined that detonating the substance on-site was the best method of disposal. The manufacturer of the nitrocarbonitrate was Unite, Inc. of Big Rock, Virginia. The company went out of business 10 years ago and consequently, was of no assistance in providing information on specific properties of the substance. USCG district 5.