{"id":11975,"date":"2022-07-12T11:38:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T16:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=11975"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:04:44","slug":"preguntas-frecuentes-west-chicago-kerr-mcgee-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/07\/12\/frequently-asked-questions-west-chicago-kerr-mcgee-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES: El legado radiactivo de la f\u00e1brica Kerr-McGee en el oeste de Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5b56b300f0\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>This fall, Illinois will begin the final cleanup of West Chicago\u2019s notorious Rare Earths Facility, once the largest producer of radioactive thorium in the world. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency plans to clean up contaminated groundwater beneath the old factory site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5b56b31740\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5b56b322a2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5b56b32971\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>The latest cleanup comes after decades of remediation and radiation cleanup in West Chicago. Previously, certain residential areas, Reed-Keppler Park, Kress Creek and the West Chicago Sewage Treatment Plant were designated as national Superfund sites because of extensive contamination from thorium processing at the Rare Earths Facility, also known as the Kerr-McGee factory. Reed-Keppler Park and the Sewage Treatment Plant were removed from the Superfund National Priorities List after the completion of cleanup operations. The EPA anticipates that the residential areas and Kress Creek will be delisted in the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about current and past remediation efforts:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-was-in-the-contaminated-material-that-many-residential-areas-received\"><b>What was in the contaminated material that many residential areas received?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>While thorium-232 was the primary pollutant, the element breaks down into radium and then radon gas, which all emit radiation that can be harmful at concentrated levels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency used radium in the soil, present at constant levels with other elements along the decay chain but more radioactive, to detect factory-related contamination.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy metal contamination \u2014 including barium, chromium \u2014 and lead, was found on the factory site along with the radioactive materials. However, the levels did not reach the threshold required for cleanup on residential properties.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"when-and-how-did-the-government-test-for-contamination-related-to-the-kerr-mcgee-factory\"><b>When and how did the government test for contamination related to the Kerr-McGee factory?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission began aerial surveys of the factory area for radiation starting in 1976. In the late 1980s, the EPA began more detailed ground-level studies that included scanner vans and neighborhood walkovers with radiation detectors to identify potentially contaminated properties. The agency further surveyed these properties at five-foot intervals for gamma radiation and took soil and indoor radon samples.<\/p>\n<p>Radon is a radioactive gas that has been found in homes across the United States. Tests are recommended, but not required, for real estate purchases. The EPA did find elevated radon at some properties, but they attributed it to the breakdown of naturally-occuring uranium, since it was not the type that comes from thorium decay. After initial testing, the agency didn\u2019t use radon to further screen for factory-related contamination.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-happened-during-the-cleanup\"><b>What happened during the cleanup?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Between 1994 and 2015, cleanup occurred on the factory site, Reed Keppler Park, Kress Creek, residential areas and the West Chicago Sewage Treatment Plant (the last two received thorium tailings as fill).<\/p>\n<p>For residential properties, any soil with more than 7.2 picocuries per gram of radium (which is 5 pCi\/g above average naturally-occurring levels) was removed and eventually shipped to a hazardous waste disposal facility in Utah. The areas were then backfilled with clean soil.<\/p>\n<p>Cleanup of 670 residential properties finished by 2003. However, in 2007 the EPA reviewed homes that Kerr-McGee remediated in the 1980s, and determined that 13 properties had contamination above agency standards and needed further remediation. Those homes were cleaned up by 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69d5b56b33f30\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-12006\" class=\"post-12006 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-environmentandhealth category-investigation tag-kerrmcgeefactory\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/07\/12\/west-chicago-is-cleaning-up-the-last-of-its-nuclear-contamination-residents-exposed-to-radiation-say-its-not-over\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/22.07.11_Thorium_featured-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sandra and Jesse Arzola in front of Sandra&#039;s family\u2019s house in West Chicago\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/07\/12\/west-chicago-is-cleaning-up-the-last-of-its-nuclear-contamination-residents-exposed-to-radiation-say-its-not-over\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">West Chicago is Cleaning Up the Last of its Nuclear Contamination. Residents Exposed to Radiation Say &#8216;It\u2019s Not Over&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/liuan-huska\/\" title=\"View all posts by Liuan Huska\">Liuan Huska<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/07\/12\/west-chicago-is-cleaning-up-the-last-of-its-nuclear-contamination-residents-exposed-to-radiation-say-its-not-over\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">julio 12, 2022<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d5b56b38249\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h3 id=\"will-there-be-more-testing\"><b>Will there be more testing?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>According to the EPA, further testing is not required at residential properties because the agency and state have already done verification testing to ensure that cleanup standards were met.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"could-there-be-remaining-pollutants-that-werent-found-earlier-but-may-now-be-detectable-because-of-radioactive-decay\"><b>Could there be remaining pollutants that weren\u2019t found earlier, but may now be detectable because of radioactive decay?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>It takes 14 billion years for thorium-232 to lose half of its radioactivity. As it slowly breaks down, its radioactive byproducts go through much shorter decay processes, in the span of years, days and even seconds.<\/p>\n<p>These byproducts, including radium and radon, are expected to exist at constant levels along with the thorium throughout its extremely long half-life. In other words, testing would have picked up any factory-related pollution posing a current or future risk. The EPA does not expect that any new hazards will emerge because of previous remediation efforts.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"why-are-they-doing-the-groundwater-remediation-now\"><b>Why are they doing the groundwater remediation now?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The soil around the factory, which was the source of contamination, had to be addressed before groundwater remediation could take place, according to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Soil remediation finished in 2015. However, the sheet piling that was initially installed to protect workers excavating contaminated soil now traps residual contaminants, preventing the groundwater from naturally diluting them over time.<\/p>\n<p>Though the factory groundwater pollutants exceed protection standards, it is not dangerous to human health unless ingested, according to IEMA\u2019s Branch Chief of Radiation Protection Services, Kelly Horn. The groundwater is too far below ground to emit radiation that could reach residents.<\/p>\n<p>Using nearly all of the remaining $36 million allotted for cleanup, the agency plans to reduce contaminants as close to state protection standards as possible, but Horn said the agency doesn\u2019t have enough money in its budget to reach those standards. Any remaining pollutants should not be a concern because of procedures in place preventing people from using the contaminated groundwater. These contaminants are expected to dilute over time.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-will-the-final-stage-of-groundwater-remediation-involve\"><b>What will the final stage of groundwater remediation involve?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>IEMA\u2019s plan involves three steps. First, they will treat parts of the ground by pumping a chemical solution to dissolve the residual radioactive materials and remove them. This soil was already cleaned by Kerr-McGee to government standards. Although the fine particles of radioactive material were removed, the remaining rocks still contain trace levels of uranium that could leach into the groundwater and concentrate there.<\/p>\n<p>After treating these rocks, they will pump out contaminated groundwater across an area of 10 acres of the 43-acre factory site, and then<a href=\"https:\/\/19january2021snapshot.epa.gov\/sites\/static\/files\/2015-04\/documents\/a_citizens_guide_to_pump_and_treat.pdf\"> they will treat the water<\/a>. Finally, they will remove the sheet piling and allow natural groundwater flow to dilute any remaining contaminants.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"has-the-groundwater-contamination-under-the-factory-impacted-the-city-water-supply\"><b>Has the groundwater contamination under the factory impacted the city water supply?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The city\u2019s drinking water is not impacted by factory contamination, said Horn. The city draws water from several deep and shallow aquifers. The deep aquifers are well below the depth of the groundwater contamination at the factory, while the shallow ones are at least a mile away from the factory and in a different groundwater flow path.<\/p>\n<p>There is \u201cno connectivity,\u201d Horn said, between the city\u2019s water sources and the factory\u2019s contaminated water. He also noted that groundwater contamination beneath the factory is very localized, extending at most 700 feet beyond the factory perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>Some residents have raised concerns about previous testing that has found that radium counts in the city water exceed EPA standards. These counts are the result of natural radium deposits in deep aquifers, said Horn.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s water treatment plant, which includes treatments to reduce radium, went online in 2005. In 2021, the most recent test for radiological contaminants, which are required every three years, met EPA standards. The latest water quality report is available <a href=\"https:\/\/westchicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2021-Consumer-Confidence-Report-for-The-City-of-West-Chicago.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-about-private-wells\"><b>What about private wells?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The last properties near the factory with private wells were moved to city water in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no detectable contamination in any of the monitoring wells west of the factory [where these properties are located],\u201d Horn said. \u201cWe did it as a precaution, another layer of insurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are currently no potable drinking water wells in the area of concern around the factory. IEMA plans to do an additional well survey \u201cto make sure nothing is slipping through the cracks,\u201d Horn said.<\/p>\n<p>Current city ordinances prevent new wells from being drilled in the area.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-do-i-find-the-results-of-past-remediation-scans-of-my-property-and-whether-my-property-was-remediated\"><b>How do I find the results of past remediation scans of my property and whether my property was remediated?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>West Chicago residents who want to know the results of EPA testing or remediation on their property can contact EPA\u2019s Rachel Linduska at (312)-886-6806 or email Kelly Poulos at <a href=\"mailto:poulous.kelly@epa.gov\">poulous.kelly@epa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The West Chicago Public Library also houses an archive of government records related to the Superfund cleanup that anyone can access by going to their building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"\" data-color=\"default\" class=\"divider-border\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><em>Have a story about West Chicago that you want to share? 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