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detection limits and below the primary clearance and secondary numeric criteria.
Dioxin
Before deeming Semiples - Four pre-cleaning wipe samples were collected and analyzed
for dioxin. The results indicate that there was dioxin present; however, the TEQ
concentration for each sample was below the primary clearance criterion of 4 ng/m^.
Post P‘ deeming Semiples - Four post-cleaning wipe samples were collected and analyzed
for dioxin. The results indicate that the concentrations of dioxin detected were similar to
the pre-cleaning samples and that the TEQ concentrations for each sample were well
below the primary clearance criterion of 4 ng/m^. Because the dioxin samples were below
the primary clearance criterion for all of the samples collected, no additional samples were
collected for analysis of dioxin.
Gypsum
Before deaning Samples - Pre-cleaning air samples were not collected.
Post f* deeming Semiples - Two air samples were collected after the first cleaning.
Gypsum was not detected in any sample. Because gypsum was below the detection limits
for all of the samples collected, no additional samples were collected for analysis of
gypsum.
Lead
Before deaning Semiples - Three micro vacuum samples and four wipe samples were
collected. The results indicate that all three micro vacuum samples were below the
detection limit and at concentrations below the comparison value of 25 pg/ft^. Two of the
four wipe samples had detectable concentrations of lead; however, they were below the
primary clearance criterion of 25 pg/ft^. The third sample was below the detection limit.
The fourth sample was lost at the laboratory and was not analyzed.
Post P‘ deeming Semtples - Two air samples, three micro vacuum samples and four wipe
samples were collected after the first cleaning. The two air samples were below the
primary clearance criterion of 1.0 pg/m’. All three micro vacuum samples and one of the
four wipe samples were below the detection limit. Two wipe samples were below the
primary clearance criterion and the fourth wipe sample was above the primary clearance
criterion. Due to the one lead sample being above the primary clearance criterion, as well
as the asbestos samples that exceeded the primary clearance criterion, this unit was
cleaned a second time.
Post 2^ deeming Samples - Two lead wipe samples were collected after the second
cleaning in the area where the post-first cleaning lead exceedance occurred. One of the
samples was received broken at the laboratory and was not analyzed. The other sample
was below the detection limit and below the primary clearance criterion. The results fi-om
the second cleaning indicate that the cleaning technique was effective in removing the
elevated concentration of lead that was observed after the first cleaning.
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