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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
JAMES E. HOLSHOUSER. JR. - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES JACOB KOOMEN, M.D.. M.P.H.
GOVERNOR
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DAVID T. FLAHERTY Division o Health Sei-vices
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P. O. Box 2091 Ralei-•h 27602
August 13, 1975
Mr. Jim R. DeBruhl
CPW - Environment alist
Cranston Print Works Company
Fletcher, N. C. 28732
Dear Mr. DeBruhl;
In response to letters fron Cranston Print Works of August 8 and
-- -11, 1975,---the following is submitted.` ---- - --- - - -
In order to make a reasonable evaluation of the cake sludge from
the Cranston Print Works plant for the purposes of determining
acceptability or rejection at a sanitary landfill location, it
��. is necessary that a copy of tiie complete report of test made by
Commonwealth laboratory, Greenville, be provided. Also since the.
sludge at the Fletcher plant :rill be similar to the cake sludge
at the Massachusetts plant after dewatering, a report of the
analysis of the Massachusetts. plant cake sludge and a sample of
that cake sludge is needed for evaluation.
Information on the quantity o% sludge material to be disposed of
on an annual basis is needed. Also information on the stability
and solubility of the sludge after dewatering would be helpful.
Upon receipt of the •adove, a determination of suitability or
rejection for sanitary landfill.disposal can be made.
Yours truly,
Jerry C. Perkins, Assistant Head
Solid Waste': Vector Control Branch
Sanitary Engineering Section
JCP/ct
cc: Mr. J. W. Moore, Jr.
Mr. Dan Jones

CRANSTON DIVISION • 1381 CRANSTON ST., CRANSTON, ON, R.I. 02920 • TEL: [phone]
NEW YORK OFFICE . 1412 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10018 • TEL: [phone]
October 30, 1975
Mr. William Tabor
Commonwealth Laboratory, Inc.
112 Greenacre Road
Greenville, SC 29.607
Dear Mr. Tabor:
Reference: Telephone conversation with Mr. Lee Kent,
Commonwealth Laboratory, today.
James DeBruhl of our Fletcher Plant will send to you a sample
of "cake sludge" for analysis and testing to determine suitability
for disposal to landfill. Information is needed on "stability and
solubility". There is presumably concern over the content of rain-
water leachate from the sludge.
Accordingly, will you please perform analyses on the following:
1, "Cake sludge" as received. (Approx. 10% solids, 90% crater) ..
2. Water solution expressed by filtration from the cake sludge.
3_ Distilled water extraction or leachate from the dried cake
- after filtration step #2. Perhaps 10 to 100 times the
dry solids weight would be proper for the water extraction.
Test each of these three items for the following:
Dry solids - or % water
Volatile solids - or %ash based on dry solids
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Copper
Chloride
Nitrogen - total
Phosphorous
Potassium
Silica
Sodium
Sulfate
Phenol
Zinc
TEXTILE PRINTERS AND FINISHERS

Mr. Tabor, October 30, 1975, Page 2
Items $f2 and 43 should represent the total 'leachable material
from the cake sludge, Item #1. To avoid confusion in interpret-
ation, I would prefer to have the report contain the original
analyses together with the procedural details such as amounts
of dry sludge, amount of extraction water, etc.
Please contact James DeBruhl at Fletcher, N.C. or me, at
Cranston, R.I., if you have any questions.
Very. truly yours,,?
William F. Turner
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cc: D. Martland
R. Vieweg
L.- Roge:rs
R. Gaffney
J. DeBruhl—"-'
R. Phillips