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Operation Environmental Evaluation

> **Environmental Management System ISO 14001 (IH50900)**

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| SOEE#         | Title:                               | **Revision:  |
|               |                                      | 1**          |
| **            | **Perchlorate Testing**              |              |
| SHSD-EMS-04** |                                      | **Date:      |
|               |                                      | 09/19/06**   |
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|               |                                      | Approved by: |
|               |                                      |              |
|               |                                      | R. Selvey,   |
|               |                                      | IH Manager   |
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| D             |                                      |              |
| escription:** |                                      |              |
| 0- 2000 ppm   |                                      |              |
| calibration   |                                      |              |
| solutions of  |                                      |              |
| Perchloric    |                                      |              |
| Acid in       |                                      |              |
| Ammonium      |                                      |              |
| Sulfate       |                                      |              |
| solution are  |                                      |              |
| made. Field   |                                      |              |
| samples with  |                                      |              |
| potential     |                                      |              |
| Perchlorates  |                                      |              |
| (in distilled |                                      |              |
| water) are    |                                      |              |
| tested with a |                                      |              |
| specific ion  |                                      |              |
| conductivity  |                                      |              |
| probe. The    |                                      |              |
| meter         |                                      |              |
| response for  |                                      |              |
| samples is    |                                      |              |
| compared to   |                                      |              |
| the           |                                      |              |
| calibration   |                                      |              |
| standards. In |                                      |              |
| each batch of |                                      |              |
| tests, 0.173  |                                      |              |
| ml of         |                                      |              |
| Perchloric    |                                      |              |
| acid and 26 g |                                      |              |
| of ammonium   |                                      |              |
| sulfate are   |                                      |              |
| used.         |                                      |              |
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| **Frequency   |                                      |              |
| of            |                                      |              |
| Operation:**  |                                      |              |
| 1-4 times per |                                      |              |
| year          |                                      |              |
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| **            |                                      |              |
| Environmental |                                      |              |
| impact:**     |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| At end of the |                                      |              |
| test, the     |                                      |              |
| ammonium      |                                      |              |
| sulfat        |                                      |              |
| e/perchlorate |                                      |              |
| solutions are |                                      |              |
| sink disposed |                                      |              |
| with copious  |                                      |              |
| amounts of    |                                      |              |
| water for     |                                      |              |
| safety        |                                      |              |
| reasons.      |                                      |              |
| Disposal of   |                                      |              |
| the solutions |                                      |              |
| by dilution   |                                      |              |
| in large      |                                      |              |
| amounts of    |                                      |              |
| water is by   |                                      |              |
| far the       |                                      |              |
| safest        |                                      |              |
| disposal      |                                      |              |
| method and    |                                      |              |
| has           |                                      |              |
| negligible    |                                      |              |
| environmental |                                      |              |
| consequences. |                                      |              |
| Once diluted  |                                      |              |
| into BNL's    |                                      |              |
| waste water   |                                      |              |
| system's      |                                      |              |
| volume, all   |                                      |              |
| risk of the   |                                      |              |
| reactiv       |                                      |              |
| ity/explosion |                                      |              |
| hazard is     |                                      |              |
| eliminated.   |                                      |              |
| Policy is     |                                      |              |
| documented in |                                      |              |
| IHG SOP       |                                      |              |
| IH75200. As   |                                      |              |
| per "Liquid   |                                      |              |
| Effluent      |                                      |              |
| Evaluation    |                                      |              |
| Form" dated   |                                      |              |
| 08/30/04, if  |                                      |              |
| analysis of   |                                      |              |
| field samples |                                      |              |
| are conducted |                                      |              |
| in a period   |                                      |              |
| when the BNL  |                                      |              |
| Sanitary      |                                      |              |
| treatment     |                                      |              |
| Plant is      |                                      |              |
| experiencing  |                                      |              |
| elevated      |                                      |              |
| levels of     |                                      |              |
| Perchlorates, |                                      |              |
| permission    |                                      |              |
| for sink      |                                      |              |
| release will  |                                      |              |
| be suspended  |                                      |              |
| and the       |                                      |              |
| samples will  |                                      |              |
| need to be    |                                      |              |
| containerized |                                      |              |
| for waste     |                                      |              |
| disposal. For |                                      |              |
| PPE used      |                                      |              |
| during        |                                      |              |
| testing or    |                                      |              |
| analysis,     |                                      |              |
| washing the   |                                      |              |
| outer         |                                      |              |
| surfaces over |                                      |              |
| a sanitary    |                                      |              |
| sink is       |                                      |              |
| appropriate.  |                                      |              |
| The PPE can   |                                      |              |
| then be       |                                      |              |
| disposed of   |                                      |              |
| in the        |                                      |              |
| non-hazardous |                                      |              |
| trash.        |                                      |              |
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| **Waste       |                                      |              |
| Disposal:**   |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Ammonium  |                                      |              |
|     sulfat    |                                      |              |
| e/perchlorate |                                      |              |
|     solutions |                                      |              |
|     are sink  |                                      |              |
|     disposed  |                                      |              |
|     with      |                                      |              |
|     copious   |                                      |              |
|     amounts   |                                      |              |
|     of water  |                                      |              |
|     for       |                                      |              |
|     safety    |                                      |              |
|     reasons.  |                                      |              |
|     As per    |                                      |              |
|     "Liquid   |                                      |              |
|     Effluent  |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    Evaluation |                                      |              |
|     Form"     |                                      |              |
|     dated     |                                      |              |
|     08/30/04, |                                      |              |
|     if        |                                      |              |
|     analysis  |                                      |              |
|     of field  |                                      |              |
|     samples   |                                      |              |
|     are       |                                      |              |
|     conducted |                                      |              |
|     in a      |                                      |              |
|     period    |                                      |              |
|     when the  |                                      |              |
|     BNL       |                                      |              |
|     Sanitary  |                                      |              |
|     treatment |                                      |              |
|     Plant is  |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|  experiencing |                                      |              |
|     elevated  |                                      |              |
|     levels of |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| Perchlorates, |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    permission |                                      |              |
|     for sink  |                                      |              |
|     release   |                                      |              |
|     will be   |                                      |              |
|     suspended |                                      |              |
|     and the   |                                      |              |
|     samples   |                                      |              |
|     will need |                                      |              |
|     to be     |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| containerized |                                      |              |
|     for waste |                                      |              |
|     disposal. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   PPE used  |                                      |              |
|     during    |                                      |              |
|     testing   |                                      |              |
|     or        |                                      |              |
|     analysis, |                                      |              |
|     washing   |                                      |              |
|     the outer |                                      |              |
|     surfaces  |                                      |              |
|     over a    |                                      |              |
|     sanitary  |                                      |              |
|     sink is   |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|  appropriate. |                                      |              |
|     The PPE   |                                      |              |
|     can then  |                                      |              |
|     be        |                                      |              |
|     disposed  |                                      |              |
|     of in the |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| non-hazardous |                                      |              |
|     trash.    |                                      |              |
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| **Qualitative |                                      |              |
| Environmental |                                      |              |
| Impact Risk   |                                      |              |
| Assessment:** |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| Negligible    |                                      |              |
| Acceptable    |                                      |              |
| Moderate      |                                      |              |
| Substantial   |                                      |              |
| Intolerable   |                                      |              |
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| **OSH Job     |                                      |              |
| Risk          |                                      |              |
| Assessment:   |                                      |              |
| [SHSD-JRA-0   |                                      |              |
| 4](http://www |                                      |              |
| .bnl.gov/esh/ |                                      |              |
| shsd/OHSAS/PD |                                      |              |
| F/JRA_04_Perc |                                      |              |
| hlorate_sampl |                                      |              |
| ing_analysis. |                                      |              |
| pdfhttp:/www. |                                      |              |
| bnl.gov/esh/s |                                      |              |
| hsd/OHSAS/PDF |                                      |              |
| /JRA_03_IH_La |                                      |              |
| b_work.pdf)** |                                      |              |
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| **Revision    |                                      |              |
| History:**    |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| Rev1:         |                                      |              |
| Converted     |                                      |              |
| from old      |                                      |              |
| IH50900       |                                      |              |
| Attachment    |                                      |              |
| 9.1 format.   |                                      |              |
| No content    |                                      |              |
| change.       |                                      |              |
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