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, I 'm p lannin g to

adh e r e s t r i c t l y

t o t he li s t o f c o m pound s f o r e a c h f a c ili t y and e m i s s i o ns

s ou rc e

. F o r e x a m ple

, I 'm a s s u m i ng t ha t a s k i ng f o r He x a v alen t Ch r o m ium

t e s t i n g o n B u sc h Uni t D bu t n o t on B u s c h Un i t G f o r t he Ci t y o f I ndu s t ry

f a c ili t y i s in t en t iona l.

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. K

. Y e s

, f ol l ow t he t e s t m a t r i x a s w r i t t en.

2 ) T e s t M e t h od s : I a m c o n c e r ned abou t t he f oo t no t e “ * * ”

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lan g uage s ee m s ba ck wa r d s be c au s e t h e g e ne r al in t en t i s t o “ d e t e c t”

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o r L E S S T H A N 2

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m ea s u r ed r e s ul t s a t o r a bo v e t he m e t hod de t e c t i o n l e v e l

. “ Ca n y ou

ple a s e c la r i f y t h e in t en t o f t hi s f o o t no t e?

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s houl d r e f e r t o m ini m u m v olu m e s b elow t h e s pe c i f ied v olu m e r a t he r t han

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le v el.

3a ) T e s t M e t hod s : E P A M e t h od 2 9 : F ul l d i ge s t i o n p e r m e t hod

s a t i s f i e s r equ i r e m e n t s f o r “ + c o m pou n d s ”

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r equ i r e d.

Re s pon s e : O

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3b ) T e s t M e t hod s : E P A M e t h od 2 9 : I s i t a c c ep t ab l e t o t e st

f o r M e rc u ry pe r M e t ho d 29 in s t ead o f u s i ng a s epa r a t e s a m pling t r ain?

A l t e r na t i v el y

, M e rc u ry m a y be in c o r po r a t ed in t o C A R B M e t ho d 43 6 ( as

p r o m ulg a t ed ) r a t he r t h an a s epa r a t e t e s t pe r C A R B M e t h od 101 / 101 A.

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. M e t ho d 2 9 o r C A R B M e t h o d 4 3 6 a r e a c c e p t a b le f or

m e rc u ry

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101 / 101 A.4 ) T e s t M e t h od s : He x a v a l en t Ch r o m iu m pe r S W

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M e t hod r equi r e s u s e o f K O H

, w h i c h m a y be c on t a m i na t e d ( l i k e Na O H )

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ha v e s ub s t i t u t ed NaHC O 3 i n l ieu o f Na O H w i t h g r ea t s u c c e ss f o r W E SP A ir

T o x i cs T e s t ing a t Ci t y o f I ndu s t r y

. W e had an i ss ue wi t h l o w al k a l ini ty

la s t y e a r s o t h e l abo r a t o ry r e c o mm ende d bu ff e r ing t he s o l u t i on wi t h a

sm all a m oun t o f Na O H ( eno u gh t o bu ff e r t he s olu t ion wi t hout

c on t a m ina t ing i t )

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all o wed.

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bu ff e r s ol u t i o n o f NaHC O 3 an d Na O H f o r t he K O H p r o v i ded t h a t t he t e s t er

m ain t ain s t h e r e q ui r ed pH ( 8

. 5 ) in t he c o lle c t ion s o lu t ion.

5 ) T e s t M e t h od s : T o t al H y d r o c a r bon s

, s pe c i f i c all y P A H s ? : Co n f i rm

t ha t t e s t ing f o r P A H ( i

. e

. , C A R B M e t hod 429 ) i s N O T r equ i r e d i f t e s t ing

f o r T HC i s pe r f o rm ed pe r E PA M e t hod 25 A ( C E MS / F I A ).

Re s pon s e : Co rr e c t ! Y o u d o no t need t o s pe c i a t e t he P A H c o m p ounds

u s ing C A R B M 429.

6 ) T e s t M e t h od s : Dio x in s / F u r an s : A nal y t i c al d e t e c t ion li m i t s f or

E P A M e t h od 2 3 a n d C A R B M e t hod 428 a r e c o m pa r abl e

... wh y a r e s a m p le

t i m e s / v ol u m e s di ff e r en t ( whe n t he y don’ t ha v e t o be )?

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S ub j e c t : Q ue s t ion s Rega r di n g T e s t M a t r i x

- R S R Co r po r a t io n

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J u s t wan t ed t o p r epa r e y o u s l i gh t l y in ad v an c e f o r s o m e o f t he que s t ions

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R S R C o r p o r a t i on.

1 ) R e ga r ding t he s c op e o f t e s t ing a t ea c h f a c il i t y

, I 'm p lannin g to

adh e r e s t r i c t l y

t o t he li s t o f c o m pound s f o r e a c h f a c ili t y and e m i s s i o ns

s ou rc e

. F o r e x a m ple

, I 'm a s s u m i ng t ha t a s k i ng f o r He x a v alen t Ch r o m ium

t e s t i n g o n B u sc h Uni t D bu t n o t on B u s c h Un i t G f o r t he Ci t y o f I ndu s t ryf a c ili t y i s in t en t iona l.

2 ) T e s t M e t h od s : I a m c o n c e r ned abou t t he f oo t no t e “ * * ”

... t he

lan g uage s ee m s ba ck wa r d s be c au s e t h e g e ne r al in t en t i s t o “ d e t e c t”

c on s t i t u en t s o f c o n c e r n o r r epo r t de t e c t io n l i m i t s a t o r below t he

t a r ge t M DL ( i

. e

. , a highe r de t e c t i on li m i t i s c oun t e r- p r odu c t i v e )

. T he

f oo t no t e wo u ld m a k e m o r e s en s e i f i t r e ad : “ **No t e : S a m ple v olu m e s at

o r L E S S T H A N 2

. 3 m 3 a r e a c c e p t ab l e p r o v i ded ea c h t e s t r u n p r o v i des

m ea s u r ed r e s ul t s a t o r a bo v e t he m e t hod de t e c t i o n l e v e l

. “ Ca n y ou

ple a s e c la r i f y t h e in t en t o f t hi s f o o t no t e?

3a ) T e s t M e t hod s : E P A M e t h od 2 9 : F ul l d i ge s t i o n p e r m e t hod

s a t i s f i e s r equ i r e m e n t s f o r “ + c o m pou n d s ”

, i

. e

. , no f u r t he r a c t ion

r equ i r e d.

3b ) T e s t M e t hod s : E P A M e t h od 2 9 : I s i t a c c ep t ab l e t o t e st

f o r M e rc u ry pe r M e t ho d 29 in s t ead o f u s i ng a s epa r a t e s a m pling t r ain?

A l t e r na t i v el y

, M e rc u ry m a y be in c o r po r a t ed in t o C A R B M e t ho d 43 6 ( as

p r o m ulg a t ed ) r a t he r t h an a s epa r a t e t e s t pe r C A R B M e t h od 101 / 101 A.

4 ) T e s t M e t h od s : He x a v a l en t Ch r o m iu m pe r S W

- 846 M e t h od 0061 : T e st

M e t hod r equi r e s u s e o f K O H

, w h i c h m a y be c on t a m i na t e d ( l i k e Na O H )

. We

ha v e s ub s t i t u t ed NaHC O 3 i n l ieu o f Na O H w i t h g r ea t s u c c e ss f o r W E SP A ir

T o x i cs T e s t ing a t Ci t y o f I ndu s t r y

. W e had an i ss ue wi t h l o w al k a l ini ty

la s t y e a r s o t h e l abo r a t o ry r e c o mm ende d bu ff e r ing t he s o l u t i on wi t h a

sm all a m oun t o f Na O H ( eno u gh t o bu ff e r t he s olu t ion wi t hout

c on t a m ina t ing i t )

. W e r e c o mm end t h i s s ub s t i t u t i on in lieu o f K O H if

all o wed.

5 ) T e s t M e t h od s : T o t al H y d r o c a r bon s

, s pe c i f i c all y P A H s ? : Co n f i rm

t ha t t e s t ing f o r P A H ( i

. e

. , C A R B M e t hod 429 ) i s N O T r equ i r e d i f t e s t ing

f o r T HC i s pe r f o rm ed pe r E PA M e t hod 25 A ( C E MS / F I A ).

6 ) T e s t M e t h od s : Dio x in s / F u r an s : A nal y t i c al d e t e c t ion li m i t s f or

E P A M e t h od 2 3 a n d C A R B M e t hod 428 a r e c o m pa r abl e

... wh y a r e s a m p le

t i m e s / v ol u m e s di ff e r en t ( whe n t he y don’ t ha v e t o be )?

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