ERM-Southwest, inc.3501 North Causeway Boulevard • Suite 200 • Metairie, Louisiana 70002 • (504) 831-6700

January 27, 1989

Mr. H. Steven Livesay, ChairmanCombustion, Inc. Technical Committeec/o Ethyl Corporation451 F l o r i d a BoulevardBaton Rouge, LA 70801 W . O . #85-04RE: December 1988 Pond N Discharge Analys i sCombustion, Inc.Dear Mr. Livesay:The purpose of this l e t t er is to transmit to you the results.of the December 1988 o u t f a l l monitoring at the Combustion,Inc. site.O u t f a l l MonitoringThe Pond N o u t f a l l sample was c o l l e c t ed by Mr. Henry W.Goyette of ERM-Southwest on December 28, 1988. The sample swere put on ice when co l l ec t ed and delivered to West-PaineLaboratories in Baton Rouge by Mr. Goyette. The l a b o r a t o r y ' sanalytical report (including completed chain-of-custodyf o r m s ) are provided in Attachment 1.The results were generally consistent with previous result s ,although f i v e vo la t i l e organic compounds at lowconcentrations were detec ted 1 as shown in T a b l e I. No otherorganic or inorganic hazardous constituents were detected inthe sample.

; ^The^ detection of uethylene chloride is suspect; thevalue reported by the laboratory was the same as thedetection l imi tI144026 5e: 16000 Memorial Drive • Suite 200 • Houston, Texas 77079-4006 «(713) 496-9600=^^—• _ _ _ . - --- __ - — » * _ Tffcft_" _ fOf tha Efmi&nm&$a& Resources Management Group w i ^ ' o f S c ^ f r T ^ •' *T *̂«̂ - »** * . " * - * * * •- _~ -L->. •- : " " " ' a --"-*" -•-- T - - - ''

TABLE IPOND AREA D I S C H A R G E M O N I T O R I N G

C O M B U S T I O N , I N C .

ParameterS a m p l e Date;T o t a l Organic Carbon, mg/1Oil & Grease, mg/1PHPCBs, ug/1Lead, mg/1 PbBiochemical Oxygen Demand(mg/1 0 2 )

Priority P o l l u t a n t s :V o l a t i l e Organic Compounds

- Benzene, ug/1- - Methylene chloride, ug/1- Toluene, ug/1- Trich loro e thy l ene , ug/1- T o t a l Xyl ene s , ug/1Base/Neutral Organic Compounds

Acid Extractable Organic Compounds

Pond Area DischargeDecember 28, 1988

642.35.5

22

2910383131

Below Detection Limit sf or All Compounds

Below Detection Limit sf o r All Compounds

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ERM-Socithwest, inc.

Pursuant to Mr. David C. B a c h ' s November 17, 1988 l e t t er toMr. W i l l i a m B. D e V i l l e of DEQ, ERM-Southwest has discontinueds ampl ing of the Pond N discharge e f f e c t i v e January 1, 1989.T h i s l e t t er will there fore be the last s a m p l i n g reportissued. If you have any questions on this report, or if youneed addi t ional in f ormat i on , p l ea s e call us.Sincere ly,E R M - S O U T H W E S T , I N C .

Michael E. Pisani, P.EPrincipalN W H / M E P : d h fAttachmentscc: Combustion, Inc. Technica l CommitteeMr. Richard P. DemkovichMr. Frank DezzuttoMr. Tim PerdueMr. Kevin RoraineMr. tarry TownsendMr. Michael Weishaar

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A T T A C H M E N T 1POND AREA D I S C H A R G E M O N I T O R I N G

ANALYTICAL REPORT BYW E S T - P A I N E LABORATORIES

JANUARY 19, 1989

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A T T E N T I O N : M r . N i c k H o l l i n g s h a d

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E R M - S o u t h w e s t , I n c .M e t a i r i e , , LA 70002J a n u a r y 19, 1989, (" S a m p l e rece ipt at W e s t - P a i n e L a b o r a t o r i e s , I n c . i s documented for yourd e s i g n a t e d s a m p l e ( s ) . C h a i n - o f - c u s t o d y documenta t ion, i f p r o v i d e d , i s in c ludedin this report. S a m p l e analys i s was in accordance with Environmental Protec t ionAgency p r o t o c o l .

A. S t a n d a r d M e t h o d s f o r th e Examina t i on o f W a t e r and W a s t e w a t e r . 16th Ed, 1985ParameterBiochemical Oxygen DemandOil & GreaseT o t a l Organic CarbonPH

M e t h o d5075 0 3 A505A423B. Me_thod s for Chemical A n a l y s i s o f W a t e r and W a s t e s . E P A - 6 0 0 / 4 - 7 9 - 0 2 0 , 1979

ParameterLead Method239.1C. M e t h o d s for Organic Chemical A n a l y s i s o f M u n i c i p a l & I n d u s t r i a l W a s t e w a t e r .

E P A - 6 0 0 / 4 - 8 2 - 0 5 7 , J u l y 1982Parameter• ' ' 'Acid(Pheno l) F r a c t i o nBase-Neutral F r a c t i o nP C B ' SV o l a t i l e Organic F r a c t i o n

Dpcumented re su l t s are shown on the f o l l o w i n g p a g e ( s ) .

M e t h o d6 2 5 ( G C / M S )6 2 5 ( G C / M S )6086 2 4 ( G C / M S )

J T I f t a n c h a r d I I IGeneral Manager

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S a m p l e Source: POND N DISCHARGE PN 122888I ' . Date C o l l e c t e d : 8 8 / 1 2 / 2 8 T i m e C o l l e c t e d : 16:10Date Received: 8 8 / 1 2 / 2 8 T i m e Received: 18:05<! .Parameter Percent Q u a l i t y Assurance\ ( U n i t y - 1 * Resu l t Recovery A c t u a l / F o u n dT o t a l Organic- Carbon-""( m g / L C ) 6 4 N / A 2 5 / 2 3Oil & Grease

( m g / L ) ' 2 .3 N/A 10.0/10.7pH ( U n i t s ) 5 . 5 N / A 7 . 0 / 7 . 0Lead( m g / L Pb) < 0.1 N/A 2 . 5 0 / 2 . 4 3Biochemical Oxygen Demand( m g / L 0 2 ) 2 2 N / A 100/75

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8 8 / 1 2 / 2 8 18:30 DLS

8 9 / 0 1 / 0 6 17:00 VLM

8 8 / 1 2 / 2 9 07:00 K I D

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P R I O R I T Y P O L L U T A N T SA c i d ( P h e n o l ) F r a c t i o n

ERM-Southwe s t , Inc .M e t a i r i e , LA 70002S A M P L E #: 881228-0116

All results in micrograms per l i t erSAMPLE SOURCE: POND N DISCHARGE PN 122888S a m p l e Date: 8 8 / 1 2 / 2 8 S a m p l e T i m e : 16:10

Parameter2 -Chlorophenol2 , 4-Dichlorophenol2,4 -Dimethylphenol4 , 6-Dinitro-o-cresol2 , 4-Dinitrophenol2 - N i t r o p h e n o l4-Nitropheno lp-Chloro-m-cresolPen t achl or ooheno 1Phenol2 , 4 , 6-Trichlorophenol

Result< 30< 30< 3O< 90

< 150< 30

< 120< 30< 30< 30< 30

DetectionLimit30303090

15030

12030303030

Date o f A n a l y s i s : 8 9 / 0 1 / 1 1 A n a l y s t : CTN

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Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E / Q U A L I T Y C O N T R O LPERCENT RECOVERY

A c i d ( P h e n o l ) F r a c t i o n

Parameter2 , 4 , 6 - T r i c h l o r o p h e n o l - d 22 - N i t r o p h e n o l - d 4

POND N D I S C H A R G EPN 122888

4969

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ERM-Southwe s t , Inc.Metairie , LA 70002S A M P L E #: 881228-0116

P R I O R I T Y P O L L U T A N T SBase-Neutral Fract ion All results in micrograms per l i t e rS A M P L E S O U R C E : POND N D I S C H A R G E PN 122888S a m p l e Date: 8 8 / 1 2 / 2 8 S a m p l e T i m e : 16:10

ParameterAcenaphtheneAcenaphthyl eneAnthraceneBenzidineBenzo (a) anthraceneBenz o ( a ) py reneBenz o ( b ) f luorantheneBenzo ( a h i ) peryleneBenzo (k) f luoranthenebis ( 2 - C h l o r o e t h o x y ) methanebis ( 2 - C h l o r o e t h v l ) etherbis ( 2 - C h l o r o i s o p r o p y l ) etherbis f 2 -Ethvlhexvl) Phthala t e4-Bromophenyl phenyl etherButyl benzyl p h t h a l a t e2-Chloronaph tha l en e4-Chlorophenvl phenvl etherChryseneDibenzo ( a , h) anthracene1 , 2-Dichlorobenzene1 , 3-Dichlorobenzene1 , 4-Dichlorobenzene3 , 3 ' -DichlorobenzidineDiethyl p h t h a l a t eDimethyl p h t h a l a t eDi-n-butvl p h t h a l a t e2 , 4-Dinitrotoluene2 . 6-DinitrotolueneDi-n-octyl p h t h a l a t eHexachl or obut ad i eneFluorantheneFluoreneHexachl oroben z eneHexachlorocyc lopentadieneHexachloroethane

Result< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10

Detect ionLimit1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010

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P R I O R I T Y P O L L U T A N T SBase-Neutral Fract ion

ERM-Southwes t , Inc.M e t a i r i e , LA 70002S A M P L E f : 881228-0116

All results in micrograms per l i t erSAMPLE SOURCE: POND N DISCHARGE PN 122888S a m p l e Date: 8 8 / 1 2 / 2 8 S a m p l e T i m e : 16:1O

Parameter ( C o n t i n u e d )I n d e n o ( 1 , 2 . 3 -c , d) pvreneI s o p h o r o n eN a p h t h a l e n eNitrob enz eneN - N i t r o s o d i m e t h v l a m i n eN - N i t r o s o d i - n - p r o p y l a m i n eN - N i t r o s o d i p h e n v l a m i n ePhenanthrenePyrene , . . . - -1,2 , 4-Trich lorobenzene

Result< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10

DetectionLimit101O1010101010101010

- Date o f A n a l y s i s : 8 9 / 0 1 / 1 1 A n a l y s t : CTN

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ERM-Southwe s t , inc.Metairie, LA 70002S A M P L E #: 881228-0116

Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E / Q U A L I T Y C O N T R O LP E R C E N T RECOVERY

Base-Neutral F r a c t i o n

POND N D I S C H A R G EParameter_________________________________PN 122888______l ,2-Dichlorobenzene-d4 121Fluorene-d lO 113

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All re sul t s in micrograms per l i t erS A M P L E SOURCE: POND N D I S C H A R G E PN 122888S a m p l e Date: 8 8 / 1 2 / 2 8 S a m p l e T i m e : 16:10

Parameter__________________________ Result DetectionLimitPCB-1242PCB-1254PCB-1221PCB-1232PCB-1248PCB-1260PCB-1016PCB-1262 . -PCB-1268 «

< 1< 1< 1< 1< 1< 1< 1< 1< 1

111111111

Date of Analys i s : 8 9 / 0 1 / 1 2 A n a l y s t : DMM

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P R I O R I T Y P O L L U T A N T SV o l a t i l e Organic Frac t i on

ERM-Southwe s t , Inc .M e t a i r i e , LA 70002S A M P L E #: 881228-0116

All re sul t s in micrograms per l i t erS A M P L E SOURCES a m p l e Date POND N D I S C H A R G E PN 1228888 8 / 1 2 / 2 8 S a m p l e T i m e : 16:10

ParameterBenzeneBromoformCarbon t e t rach lor ideChl orobenz eneChlorodibromomethaneChloroethane2-Chloroethvlvinyl etherChloro f o rm1 . 2-Dichlorobenzene1 . 4-Dichlorobenze"ne1 , 3— D i c h l o r o b e n z e ' n eDichlorobromomethane1 , 1— Dichloroethahe1 , 2-Dichloroethane1 , 1-Dichloroethenetrans-1 , 2-Dichloroethene1 , 2-Dichloropropane1 . 3-Dich l oropropy l enetrans-1 , 3-DichloropropeneEthylbenzeneMethvl bromideMethyl chlorideMethylene chloride1,1,2, 2-TetrachloroethaneTetrachl oroetheneT o l u e n e1,1, 1— T r i c h l o r b e t h a n e1,1, 2-Tri ch l oro e thaneT r i c h l o r o e t h e n eT r i c h l o r o f l u o r o m e t h a n eV i n y l ch l or id eT o t a l X y l e n e

Result29< 10

< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10

10< 10< 10

38< 10< 10

31< 10< 10

31

DetectionLimit10101010101010101010101O1010101010101010101010101010101010101010

Date o f A n a l y s i s : 8 8 / 1 2 / 3 0 A n a l y s t : JAS

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Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E / Q U A L I T Y C O N T R O LPERCENT RECOVERY

V o l a t i l e Organic F r a c t i o n

Parameter POND N D I S C H A R G EPN 122888

Benzene-d61,2-Dichloroetharie-d4Ethylbenzene-dlO |

117111119

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W A T E R M A T R I X S P I K E / M A T R I X S P I K E D U P L I C A T E RECOVERY

C T I O Nr

1

C O M P O U N DLindaneH e p t a c h l o rA l d r i nD i e l d r i nEndrin4 . 4 ' - D D T2.4-D2 . 4 . 5 - T P2 . 4 . 5 - TM e t h o x v c h l o rC h l o r d a n eT o x a o h e n eA r o c l o r 12542 . 3 . 7 . 8 - T C D D

CONC. SPIKE SAMPLE CONC. % CONC. % QCjug/Li RESULT^ MS, REG MSD REG RPD RPD

152022182127.,.„ —

50 <1.0 37.2 74

L I M I T S *RECOVERY56-12340-13140-12052-12656-12138-127

D a t e / A n a l y s e : 1 2 1 3 8 8 / M E M30RY L I M I T S

PEST_____out of____: o u t s i d e QC l i m i t s

S A M P L E I D E N T I F I C A T I O N : 112388-0129

RECOVERY: P E S T _out of___: ou t s i d e QC l i m i t s

MS REFERENCE NUMBER: P C B W C - 0 3 0

ract Laboratory Procotoll i m i t s are for advisory p u r p o s e s only. T h e y are not to be used to de t ermine if a s a m p l e should be reanalyzed. Whencient m u l t i - l a b data are avai lab l e , standard l imi t s will be ca l cu la t ed .

E S T - P A I N E' 9 G S R I A V E . • B A T O N R O U G E , L A 70608;e No. EPA 624

W A T E R M A T R I X S P I K E / M A T R I X S P I K E D U P L I C A T E RECOVERY

C O N C . S P I K E; C T I O N C O M P O U N D A D D E D C u g / L )

1.1-Dichloroe thene 20T r i c f y l o r o e t h e n e 20P L E N O . Chlorob enzene ' ' - 2 0230-54 T o l u e n e 20

Benzene 201 . 2 , 4 - T r i c h l o r o n e n z e n eA c e n a o h t h e n e2 , 4 D i n i t r o t o l u e n e

P L E N O . D i - n - B u t v l p h t h a l a t ePyreneN - N £ t r o s o - D i - n - P r o p v l a m i n e1 , 4 - D i c h l o r o b e n z e n e

3 P e n t a c h l o r o p h e n o lPhenol

P L E N O . 2 - C h l o r o p h e n o l4 - C h . l o r o - 3 - M e t h v l r > h e n o l4 - N i t r o p h e n o l

? LindaneH e p t a c h l o r

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S O R Y L I M I T SVOAs out of . : o u t s i d e QC l i m i t sB / N o u t o f ' . , , : ou t s id e O C l i m i t sACID out o f : o u t s i d e QC l i m i t sPEST_ out of : o u t s i d e QC l i m i t s

E N T S : V O A W - 0 0 7tract Labora tory P r o t o c o lse l i m i t s are for advisory p u r p o s e s only. T h e y are

S A M P L E C O N C . % C O N C . % Q C L I M I T S *R E S U L T M S R E G M S D R E G R P D J t P D R E C O V E R Y

<10 21.0 108 14<10 19.5 98 14<10 20'. 7 104 13<10 27 .5 137 13<10 22.0 110 11

2831384031382850

•— — 42404250152022182127

R E C O V E R Y : VOAs 1 out of 5 : o u t s i d e OCB/N out of : ou t s id e QCACID out of : o u t s i d e OCP E S T T i i i . i l _ r i i i _ i o u t of : ou t s i d e QC

not to be used to de t ermine if a s a m p l e should be reana

61-14571-12075-13076-12576-12739-9846-11824-9611-11726-12741-11636-97

9-10312-8927-12323-9710-8056-12340-13140-1205 2 - 1 2 656-12138-127

l i m i t sl i m i t sl i m i t sl i m i t s

l y z e d . Whenf i c i e n t m u l t i - l a b d a t a a r e a v a i l a b l e , s t a n d a r d l i m i t s w i l l b e c a l c u l a t e d .

W A T E R M A T R I X S P I K E / M A T R I X S P I K E D U P L I C A T E RECOVERY

F R A C T I O N

( B / N )

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( A / E )

C O N C . ' S A M P L E C O N C .C O M P O U N D S P I K E D ( u e / L ) R E S U L T M S

• 1 . 2 . 4 - T r i c h l o r o b e n z e n eA c e n a p h t h e n e2 . 4 - D i n l t r o t o l u e n eDi-n-bu^vl p h t h a l a t ePvreneN - N I t r o s o d i - n - p r o p v l a m i n e1 .4-dichlorobenzenePentach l oropheno lPhenol2 - C h l o r o o h e n o l4 - C h l o r o - 3 - m e t h v l p h e n o l4 - N i t r o p h e n o l

100100100100100100100100100100100100

<10 68.0<10 70.0<10 75.1<10 89.2<10 39.1<10 Not A d d e d<10 67.7<10 90.3<10 66.1<10 92.2<10 67.6<40 43 . 0

% CONC % RPD OC LIMITSRECOVERY MSD RECOVERY RPD

68. 70

758939

N o t A d d e d689066926843

283138403138285042404250

RECOVERY

39-9846-11824-9611-11726-12741-11636-979-10312-8927-12323-9710-80

D a t e / A n a l y s t : 1 1 - 2 3 - 8 8 / C T ND V I S O R Y L I M I T S

RPD: 'B/N__ out of __; Outside QC Limi t sA/E___ out of ___; Out s id e QC L i m i t s•RROGATE R E C O V E R Y ;

l , 2-Dich lorob enzene-d4: (a) 70 (b)RPD~F l u o r e n e - d l O ; ( a ) - 8 6 -RPD

B/N_0_ out of _6_; Outs ide QC Limit sA/E_0~ out of _5~; Outs ide QC L i m i t s

2 , 4 , 6 - T r i c h l o r o p h e n o l - d 2 : (a) 68 (b)RPD~2 - N i t r o p h e n o l - d 4 : ( a ) - 9 6 (b)"RPD~

MS REFERENCE NUMBER: BNAWC-051AB! P L E I D E N T I F I C A T I O N : 881021-0069ntraot Laboratory Protocolse l i m i t s are for advisory purpo s e s only. They are not to be used to determine if a s a m p l e should be reanalyzed. Whenf i c i e n t mul t i - lab data are avai lab l e , standard l imi t s will be ca l cu la t ed .

C H A I N O F C U S T O D Y RECORD

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Date S a m p l e d :A n a l y s e s i1. T o t a l Organic Carbon

T s T g n a t u r e lJ T i m e S a m p l e d : /(,/

2.3.4.5.

Oil and GreasePHPCBsBODr

]7. Priority P o l l u t a n t s (GC/MS) 'Mr\ 1 = »- i i — " -

8.9.

10.

V o l a t i l e FractionBase/Neutral FractionAcid Ex tractable F.ractionr

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