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Da t e : 06 / 21 / 2011 10 : 08 A M
S ub j e c t : B a t t e ry Re c yc l i ng -Ar e c i bo

Mr

. F r en c h :

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, P u e r t o R i c o

. W e w i l l be s end i ng y ou v ia e m a i l a s

m u c h i n f o r m a t i on a s po s s i b l e r e l a t ed w i t h s t a ck t e s t, d e s cr i p t i on

, a ss e s s m en t s and an y e l e c t r o n i c f i l e

a v a il a b l e

. I n c a s e o f ha r d c op i e s

, w e de f i n i t e l y need y o u r add r e s s

.

W e w i ll s end s e v e r al f i l e s s i n c e s o m e a r e b i g i n s i z e

.

T he f i r s t p d f f i l e i s a RCR A pho t o a l b u m o f t he f a c il i t y

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# THE BATTERY RECYCLING CO. ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO

INSPECTION #3 PHOTO ALBUM



# 28 MARCH 2011

U.S. EPA by Region 2 DECA

- RCB (Carl Plössl)

# Front entrance and offices, The Battery Recycling Company, AKA Arecibo Battery, PR

- 2 km 72.2, Barrio Cambalache , Arecibo, PR

00612

# Respirator station. Note: visitors and employees only wore respirators or filter masks in the direct vicinity of the lead smelting operations.

# Employee check in station.

# Check in station.

# Locker room and laundry renovation.

# Current laundry area.

# Leaving the locker room and laundry renovation. Luis Figueroa, President, in background.

# Current locker room w/shower at far end.

# Current locker room to laundry pass

- thru.

# UPS truck in operations area. Note: visitors and employees only wore respirators or filter masks in the direct vicinity of the lead smelting operations.

# Entering the lead smelting operations building. Note: visitors and employees only wore respirators or filter masks in the direct vicinity of the lead smelting operations.

# Material storage in lead smelting operations building.

# Material storage in lead smelting operations building. Note:

“ arsenico ” (arsenic), used in refining lead.

# Material storage in lead smelting operations building. Note: soda

ash for furnace.

# Lead smelting operations building. Furnace in the background to the right of the opening, refining kettles to the right (middle ground), lead ingot molds and slag/dross in the foreground. Lighting was fairly bright from both sunlight and overhead HI lighting (appears darker in photo).

# Lead smelting operations building: refining kettles.

# Lead smelting operations building: lead ingot molds and slag/dross. Behind are baghouse dust drums. The battery breaker conveyor is visible in the background.

# Lead smelting operations building: open, unlabeled drums of K069 furnace flue dust (~210

- gal baghouse dust drums).

# Lead smelting operations building: furnace mixing station. Note: camera flash (strobe) reflections from dust.

# Lead smelting operations building: dross from kettles.

DROSS

SLAG REFINED

LEAD

# Lead smelting operations building: battery breaking operation across from wet lead oxide and damp lead oxide piles. Note: camera flash (strobe) reflections from dust.

# Lead smelting operations building: furnace mixing station. Note: camera flash (strobe) reflections from dust.

# Lead smelting operations building: floor between battery breaking operation and wet lead oxide and damp lead oxide piles. Note: camera flash (strobe) reflections from dust.

# Lead smelting operations building: shoveling out dross/slag from

kettles. Note: dust above metal bin.

# Lead smelting operations building: shoveling out dross/slag from

kettles. Note: dust above metal bin.

# Lead smelting operations building: shoveling out dross/slag from

kettles. Note: dust above metal bin.

# Lead smelting operations building: Furnaces (smelters). Note: camera flash (strobe) reflections from dust.

# Lead smelting operations building: Plastic waste from battery breaking/crushing ops. Note: camera flash (strobe) reflections from

dust.

# Lead smelting operations building: Plastic waste from battery breaking/crushing ops. Note: fine material/dust.

# Lead smelting operations building: Staging/storage area for waste batteries for recovery.

# Lead smelting operations building: Staging/storage area for waste batteries for recovery. NiCad storage area to right of photo (Facility reports having found company to accept NiCads ).

# Lead smelting operations building: Staging/storage area for waste batteries for recovery. Unlabeled industrial batteries.

# Behind the lead smelting operations 

# building, north side air pollution control, open baghouse. Note: camera flash (strobe) reflections

from dust.

# Behind the lead smelting operations building, north side air pollution control, open baghouse with drum inside.

# Behind the lead smelting operations building, north side air pollution control, open baghouse with drum inside.

# Behind the lead smelting operations building, north side air pollution control, open baghouse with drum inside. Note: camera flash (strobe) reflections from dust.

# Behind the lead smelting operations building, north side air pollution control, open baghouse with drum inside.

# Behind the lead smelting operations building and north side air pollution control area: stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (east side). EQB Officer, Frances

M. Segarra Román , taking notes.

# Behind the lead smelting operations building and north side air pollution control area: stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (east side). New drainage conveyance just constructed.

# Stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (east side).

# Stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (east side).

# Stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (east side). New drainage conveyance just constructed with flow off property to east.

# Stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (east side). New drainage conveyance just constructed with flow off property to east.

# Facility, as viewed from east.

# Facility, as viewed from east. Note: baghouse remained open.

# New construction along north east. Tanks are used oil storage.

# Northern property boundary, looking west.

# Looking thru northern property boundary fence: hoof print.

# Northern property boundary, looking west.

# Northern property boundary, looking west. Lime sludge management with heavy equipment.

# Along northern property boundary, behind wastewater treatment operations. Lime sludge management with heavy equipment. Note: operator without respirator and open cab.

# Along northern property boundary, behind wastewater treatment operations. Lime sludge management with heavy equipment.

# Along northern property boundary, behind wastewater treatment operations. Lime sludge management with heavy equipment.

# Across northwestern property boundary: blockhouse, said by Mr.

Rosello to be old AAA pump building.

# New stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (northwest corner).

# New stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (northwest corner). Drainage conveyance to property boundary.

# Across northwestern property boundary: blockhouse, said by Mr.

Rosello to be old AAA pump building.

# Across northwestern property boundary: blockhouse, said by Mr.

Rosello to be old AAA pump building.

# Along western property boundary: coal storage.

# New stormwater/wastewater drainage collection basins/tanks and pumping system (northwest corner). Drainage conveyance to property boundary.

# View from northwest corner. WWT to left, slag storage to right.

# Arsenic storage cans.

# Slag storage.

# Slag storage.

# Front gate to operations area. Offices to left, cafeteria to right. Operations employees exit facility thru small gate just to the left of the main gate.

# Battery Recycling parking lot. Operations employees exit facility thru small gate just to the left of the main gate. Strong wind blowing from east to west throughout inspection. Dust was visibly blown in both operations and parking lot areas.