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d. For studio apartments 3 samples shall be collected. For 1-bedroom apartments and
above 5 samples shall be collected. Sampling equipment shall be placed in living
areas and away from obstructions. The sampling cassette must be placed on a tripod
and not taped to existing surfaces.
e. Common spaces will be sampled using modified aggressive sampling techniques
(20 inch fans,). For small spaces, less than .2601inear feetand 160 square feet, 3
samples will be collected. For large spaces greato^ffiah^601mear feet or 160 square
feet and less than 25,000 square feet 5 samples will be collected. For spaces greater
than 25,000 square feet, 1 sample will be collected for each 5,000 square feet.
Sampling equipment shall be placed away from obstructions. The sampling cassette
mnsthenlaced on a tripod and not taped to existing surfaces.
f. AsbestoT^ir samples shall be collected in accordance with the procedures specified
m Method 7400. Air sampling pumps will be operated at 10 liters per minute
for eight (8) hours to achieve the minimum volume requirement of4800 liters.
g* Samples must be labeled and accompanied with completed chain of custody forms
before shipping to the designated laboratory. The label must include the EPA Project
Tracking Number. Samples will be packed, sealed and shipped to USEPA Contract
Laboratory for analysis.
h. All information must be maintained using the secure EPA website(url, user name and
password to be provided by EPA). Dates for monitoring and/or cleaning shall be
provided to EPA electronically in an EPA approved format within 24 hours.
Information on sampling activities (date, sample H)} will beprovided to EPA, via the
website, within 24 hours ofcompletion of analysis.
16. Pre-cleaning and Post-cleaning Wipe Sampling Procedures
a. The Project Monitor will collect pre and post-cleanup wipe samples at 5 percent of
the residences cleaned up to a maximum of 50 units per quadrant. This sampling will
consist of the collection of 3 pre clean-up and 3 post clean-up wipe samples for total
metals and mercmy (Note: a,separate wipe sample is require for analysis for
mercury). All wipe samples will be collected in accordance with procedures
specified in HUD Appendix 13.1.
b. Samples must be labeled and accompanied with completed chain of custody forms
before shipping to the designated laboratory. The label must include the EPA Project
Tracking Number. Samples will be packed sealed and shipped to USEPA Contract
Laboratory for analysis. Metals samples will be analyzed using EPA Method SW-
846 601OB. Mercury samples will be analyzed using EPA Method SW-846 7471.
17. Post Clean-up Air Sampling Procedures
a. Sampling shall not begin until a visual inspection confirms the absence of visible
dust and debris. Post cleaning air sampling shall be completed within 24-hours of
the completion of cleaning activities.
b. All surfaces must be completely diy prior to the start of sampling.
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