NCD980602163_19830124_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Howard Bridges landfill trip report-OCR

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DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
P.O. Box 2091
Raleigh, N.C. 27602-2091
MEMORANDUM
TO: Joe Lennon, Director
January 24, 1983
Warren County Health Department
FROM:
Bryant Haskins, Director
OHR Public Information
v;im Stamey, Chief
Environmental Health Section
Howard Bridges, Industrial ~i~o,Jlu.JJt~!t-,.., Occupational Health Branch /~
Attached is a report of my recent trips to the landfill at
Warren County.
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cc: Dr. Ronald H. Levine, MD, MPH
State Health Director
Jomes B. Hunt, Jr/ Sarah T. Morrow M.D MPH STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT C,F HUMAN RESOURCES ' ' GOVERNOR SECRET ARY
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION OF HEAL TH SERVICES
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH BRANCH
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
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~ea~n for visit_ Origjnal reguest from WarJ:~n_CQ11DJ:4'..JiealtlL.Ilep.artmenL..and_S.oJi.d._& ______ _
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A request was received on December 28, 1982 to test at several vent pipes at the
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Analysis of samples taken on January 7, 1983 are attached.
Sirice PCB ma~~rial was found to be in the exhaust, a meeting was held on January 11,
.1983 to determine the significance of the amount of PCB.
Dr. Levine asked our branch to take further samples. An analysis of the samples taken on January 12, 1983 are attached.
~ Howard Bridges'
Industrial Hygiene Consultant
Occupational Health Branch
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Analysis of samples taken on January 12, 1983
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LOCATION OF SAMPLE: see sketch
.1 63 minutes downwind
2 78 minutes vent pipe
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64 minutes ~pwind
63 minutes downwind
5 62 minutes downwind
7 63 minutes downwind
8 62 minutes upwind
*Polychlorinated biphenyl {60% chlorine)
HB: 1 j c
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Analysis of samples taken on January 5, 1983
at Warren County PCB landfill using foam plug·
with a flow rate of 1.7 liters per minute.-
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Upper leachate
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*Polychlorinated biphenyl (60% chlorine)
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