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Cleaning Method - This unit was cleaned using Test 2 A; a Ridgid® shop vacuum and a Eureka®
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upright vacuum with a HEPA filter. No AFDs were used. All horizontal surfaces were wet-
w wiped. This cleaning method was used for each cleaning event.
Cleaning Results - This unit met the clearance listed in Table 1.0 for each compound after being
cleaned twice.
Asbestos
Before Cleaning Samples - Six micro vacuum and five wipe samples were collected for
asbestos. These samples indicate that asbestos was present in the unit prior to cleaning.
All six of the micro vacuum samples detected chrysotile above the detection limit. Two of
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the five wipe samples were below the detection limit, although one detected chrysotile.
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Post P* Cleaning Samples - Three air, six micro vacuum samples and five wipe samples
were collected for asbestos. The samples were analyzed using PCM, TEM AHERA, and
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PCMe. The results for the PCM analysis indicate that two of the three samples were
* below the secondary numeric criterion of 0.01 f/cc. The third slightly exceeded this value
« with a concentration of 0.02 fee. The TEM AHERA results indicate that all three
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samples were below the secondary numeric criterion of 0.022 S/cc. The PCMe results
indicate that two of the three air samples were below the primary clearance criterion of
0.0009 S/cc. The third sample detected chrysotile and was at the primary clearance
criterion of 0.0009 S/cc.
The results of the six micro vacuum samples indicate that asbestos was present at levels
lower than those observed before cleaning.
The results of the five wipe samples indicate that asbestos was present in all of the samples
at concentrations similar to or lower than those observed before cleaning.
Diojfin
Before Cleaning Samples - Four pre-cleaning wipe samples were collected and analyzed
for dioxin. The results indicate that dioxin was present; however, the TEQ concentration
for each sample was below the primary clearance criterion of 4 ng/m\
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Post P* Cleaning Samples - Four post-cleaning wipe samples were collected and analyzed
for dioxin. The results indicate that there was dioxin present at concentrations lower than
those observed in the pre-cleaning samples. In addition, the TEQ concentration for each
sample was below the primary clearance criterion of 4 ng/m^. This indicates that the
cleaning techniques were effective at reducing dioxin concentrations.
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w Before Cleaning Samples - Pre-cleaning air samples were not collected.
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Post P‘ Cleaning Samples - Two air samples were collected after the first cleaning.
Gypsum was not detected above the detection limit of 0.016 mg/m’ for these samples.
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