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Operation Environmental Evaluation

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

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| SOEE#         | Title:                               | **Revision:  |
|               |                                      | 1**          |
| **S           | **Air Sampling With Adsorbent Tubes  |              |
| HSD-EMS-05B** | Or Filter**                          | **Date:      |
|               |                                      | 09/19/06**   |
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|               |                                      | Approved by: |
|               |                                      |              |
|               |                                      | R. Selvey,   |
|               |                                      | IH Manager   |
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| "}**Operation |                                      |              |
| D             |                                      |              |
| escription:** |                                      |              |
| Ambient air   |                                      |              |
| is drawn      |                                      |              |
| through glass |                                      |              |
| tubes with an |                                      |              |
| adsorbent or  |                                      |              |
| filters to    |                                      |              |
| collect       |                                      |              |
| chemicals in  |                                      |              |
| the ambient   |                                      |              |
| air. The      |                                      |              |
| tubes or      |                                      |              |
| filters are   |                                      |              |
| sent to AIHA  |                                      |              |
| Accredited    |                                      |              |
| laboratories  |                                      |              |
| off-site for  |                                      |              |
| analysis. The |                                      |              |
| tubes and     |                                      |              |
| filters are   |                                      |              |
| disposed by   |                                      |              |
| those         |                                      |              |
| facilities in |                                      |              |
| accordance    |                                      |              |
| with          |                                      |              |
| regulatory    |                                      |              |
| regulations   |                                      |              |
| that is       |                                      |              |
| verified in   |                                      |              |
| the AIHA      |                                      |              |
| Accreditation |                                      |              |
| validation.   |                                      |              |
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| **Frequency   |                                      |              |
| of            |                                      |              |
| Operation:**  |                                      |              |
| 10-20 times   |                                      |              |
| per month for |                                      |              |
| collection of |                                      |              |
| samples to be |                                      |              |
| sent          |                                      |              |
| off-site.     |                                      |              |
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| **            |                                      |              |
| Environmental |                                      |              |
| impact:**     |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| No            |                                      |              |
| environmental |                                      |              |
| impact at     |                                      |              |
| BNL. Disposal |                                      |              |
| is handled by |                                      |              |
| off-site      |                                      |              |
| vendor        |                                      |              |
| laboratory.   |                                      |              |
| Conformance   |                                      |              |
| of proper     |                                      |              |
| disposal by   |                                      |              |
| the off-site  |                                      |              |
| vendor        |                                      |              |
| laboratory is |                                      |              |
| validated to  |                                      |              |
| BNL IH        |                                      |              |
| Group's       |                                      |              |
| satisfaction  |                                      |              |
| in the AHIA   |                                      |              |
| Accreditation |                                      |              |
| process.      |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| When unused   |                                      |              |
| media (that   |                                      |              |
| is treated by |                                      |              |
| the           |                                      |              |
| manufacturer) |                                      |              |
| has expired,  |                                      |              |
| it is         |                                      |              |
| disposed of   |                                      |              |
| as per the    |                                      |              |
| m             |                                      |              |
| anufacturer's |                                      |              |
| instruction.  |                                      |              |
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| **Waste       |                                      |              |
| Disposal:**   |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   None at   |                                      |              |
|     BNL.      |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   When      |                                      |              |
|     unused    |                                      |              |
|     media     |                                      |              |
|     (that is  |                                      |              |
|     treated   |                                      |              |
|     by the    |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| manufacturer) |                                      |              |
|     has       |                                      |              |
|     expired,  |                                      |              |
|     it is     |                                      |              |
|     disposed  |                                      |              |
|     of as per |                                      |              |
|     the       |                                      |              |
|     m         |                                      |              |
| anufacturer's |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|  instruction. |                                      |              |
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| **Qualitative |                                      |              |
| Environmental |                                      |              |
| Impact Risk   |                                      |              |
| Assessment:** |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| Negligible    |                                      |              |
| Acceptable    |                                      |              |
| Moderate      |                                      |              |
| Substantial   |                                      |              |
| Intolerable   |                                      |              |
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| **OSH Job     |                                      |              |
| Risk          |                                      |              |
| Assessment:   |                                      |              |
| [SHSD-JRA-03  |                                      |              |
| ](http://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.   |                                      |              |
| Minor texts   |                                      |              |
| changes for   |                                      |              |
| clarity, no   |                                      |              |
| policy        |                                      |              |
| change.       |                                      |              |
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