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Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. Health, Safety, and Environmental Services 3380 Chastain Meadows Parkway, Suite 300 Kennesaw, GA 30144
Main: (770) 499-7701 Fax: (770) 499-7511 www.us.bureauveritas.com
September 18, 2015
MAXXAM ANALYTICSMelissa Dipinto
Dear Melissa Dipinto:
Reference: JOB# B5I2887
Bureau Veritas Work Order No. A1509134
200 Bluewater RoadDedford, Nova Scotia B4B 1G9
Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. received 2 samples on September 14, 2015 for the analyses presented in the following report.
The results apply only to the samples analyzed in this project. Please note that any unused portion of the samples will be discarded after a sixty-day holding period, unless you have requested otherwise.
This material is confidential and is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed. If this is received in error, please contact the number provided below.
We appreciate the opportunity to assist you. If you have any questions concerning the report, please contact the analyst whose name appears on the report or myself at (770) 499-7701.
Sincerely,
Jon PerrenoudSenior MicroscopistElectronic signature authorized through password protection
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18-Sep-15Date:CASE NARRATIVE
Project: JOB# B5I2887
CLIENT: MAXXAM ANALYTICS
Work Order No A1509134
ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR ASBESTOS IN BULK SAMPLES USING POLARIZEDLIGHT MICROSCOPY (PLM) USING POINT COUNTING
The results of this report relate only to the samples listed in the body of this report.
Unless otherwise noted below, the following statements apply: 1) all samples were received inacceptable condition, 2) all quality control results associated with this sample set were within acceptablelimits and/or do not adversely affect the reported results, and 3) the industrial hygiene results have notbeen blank corrected unless otherwise noted.
A representative portion of the bulk sample is transferred to a small dish. The sample is examined undera stereomicroscope at 10x to 40x magnification to note the physical characteristics of the sample.
A small subsample is extracted and mounted on a microscope slide using a refractive index liquid(Cargille Series E: HD [high dispersion]). The subsample is analyzed by polarized light microscopysupplemented by dispersion staining. Percentage of asbestos is determined using point counting onfibers >10:1 aspect ratio. For point counting, a minimum of four slides are prepared, with 100 non-empty points counted on each of the slides. Bulk samples analyzed by New York State methods followstratified point counting methods or Method 198.6 for PLM non-organically bound materials (NYDOHLab Code -11645). Bulk samples analyzed to meet the requirements of the State of California utilizecurrent EPA methods except 1000 points are counted instead of 400 points. All points counted use thecenter cross-hair reticle procedure. The percentage of asbestos points (identified by central stopdispersion staining) divided by the total points counted yields the percent asbestos. Final results arereported as type of asbestos and percent asbestos.
The Kennesaw, Georgia lab is accredited by NVLAP –Lab Code 101125-0.
References
McCrone, Walter C. 1980. The Asbestos Particle Atlas. Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor SciencePublishers, Inc.
United States Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory.1982. "Interim Method for the Determination of Asbestos in Bulk Insulation Samples." EPA-600/M4-82-020. Washington: GPO, December.
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Project: JOB# B5I2887
CLIENT: MAXXAM ANALYTICS
Work Order No A1509134
Method for the Determination of Asbestos in Bulk Building Materials. EPA-600/R-93/116, July 1993(PLM)
New York ELAP Method 198.1
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Work Order No.: A1509134
Client Reference: JOB# B5I2887
Method Referenc Asbestos Point Counting by EPA/600/R-93/116
Sample Type: Bulk
Date Received: 9/14/2015
9/18/2015 9:35:03 AMReport Date:
ANALYTICAL RESULTSCLIENT: MAXXAM ANALYTICS
Date: 18-Sep-15
Lab ID Client Sample ID Analyst Date AnalyzedDate Sampled
09/18/2015KH001A AYP520-01R \ BTH-1958 09/04/2015
Sample MorphologyLayer POB No. Points Counted Identification %Count(1) 2 Homogeneous Friable White Paint 400
0 < 0.25
Chrysotile 0Amosite 0
Crocidolite 0Anthophyllite 0
Actinolite 0Tremolite 0
< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25
TOTALS
(2) 98 Homogeneous Non-friable BrownCeiling Tile
400
0 < 0.25
Chrysotile 0Amosite 0
Crocidolite 0Anthophyllite 0
Actinolite 0Tremolite 0
< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25
TOTALS
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Work Order No.: A1509134
Client Reference: JOB# B5I2887
Method Referenc Asbestos Point Counting by EPA/600/R-93/116
Sample Type: Bulk
Date Received: 9/14/2015
9/18/2015 9:35:03 AMReport Date:
ANALYTICAL RESULTSCLIENT: MAXXAM ANALYTICS
Date: 18-Sep-15
Lab ID Client Sample ID Analyst Date AnalyzedDate Sampled
09/18/2015KH002A AYP521-01R \ BTH-1992 09/04/2015
Sample MorphologyLayer POB No. Points Counted Identification %Count(1) 2 Homogeneous Friable White Paint 400
0 < 0.25
Chrysotile 0Amosite 0
Crocidolite 0Anthophyllite 0
Actinolite 0Tremolite 0
< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25
TOTALS
(2) 98 Homogeneous Non-friable BrownCeiling Tile
400
0 < 0.25
Chrysotile 0Amosite 0
Crocidolite 0Anthophyllite 0
Actinolite 0Tremolite 0
< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25< 0.25
TOTALS
Analyst(s) Name/Date: 9/18/2015
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Town of Berwick
Maxxam Job Number: B523299
Report Date: 2015/02/19
RESULTS OF ANALYSES OF SOIL
Maxxam ID ZL8434
Sampling Date 2015/02/05
COC Number D000128
Units ASBESTOS-DR RDL QC Batch
Inorganics
Chrysotile Asbestos % 1.5 0.50 3922853
Amosite Asbestos % ND 0.50 3922853
Crocidolite Asbestos % ND 0.50 3922853
Anthophyllite Asbestos % ND 0.50 3922853
Actinolite Asbestos % ND 0.50 3922853
Tremolite Asbestos % ND 0.50 3922853
Cellulose % ND 1.0 3922853
Mineral Wool % ND 1.0 3922853
Glass Fibres % ND 1.0 3922853
Hair % ND 1.0 3922853
Miscellaneous Fibres % ND 1.0 3922853
Asbestos % 1.5 0.50 3922853
RDL = Reportable Detection Limit
QC Batch = Quality Control Batch
ND = Not detected
Results relate only to the items tested.