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Home My WebLink AboutSupporting Documentation Received During Public Meeting_Water Resources ENVIRONM1.1.1 .1AL.1 March 4, 2016 CLADFIETIM- 11_.'tll,3.263O 0001_ 998.4247 BET[(RNRFC;EIP9 REQUI'S77?D Mr. Harry K. Sideris, Senior Vice President • Fnvironmenud, Health X Safety Duke Energy 526 South Church Street Mail Code EC3XP Charlotte, North Carol iva 2$201_ )CnntFv WJIr�S —(Jn�1e C,rMtA Lu P�bt,c4 rq PA MCCRORY DONALD R. VAN DER VAAR I' S. JAY ZlblMr'RMAN D:,•, ry SUBJEC"l': Notice of Violation and Recommendation of Enforcement for Violations of NCGS 143-215,1(a) .. Gnauthorited Discharge of Wastewater NOV-2016-DV-0097 Duke Energy Progress, hie. — Lce Steanl Electric Plant WWTP Wayne County Dear Mr. Sideris: This letter lransina, a notice of violation and I ccomillenclation of enforcement for violations, of the subject general statute. Review of submitted documents and other records indicates there are unauthorized discharges of wastewater from the area around the subject facility's coal a,h basins. Please note that additional violations may be identified should these discharges be found to have caused exceedanees of water quality standards. This letter is to advise you that the Division of Water Resources (DWR) is considering the issuance of civil penalties to address these violations. If you have any explanation or mitigating information that you wish to present that may be considered during the determination of any civil penalty assessment, you are requested to present such materials to DWR within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this letter. Please send your response to the attention of Bob Sledge at the letterhead address. Thank you far your prompt attention to this matter. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact nie at (919) 807-6309. Sincerely, /Jef7icy 0. Poupart Water Quality Permitting Section Chief cc: Washington Regional Office — Water Quality Regional operations NPDES Compliance%Enforcenicnt Piles Central IF Acs t�etc m !`�onh Cundma ; 6n•.iromrurini thwlity \oar+ ftesm:rd+ In17%tail Sen ice C'entcr,' Raleigh.\,,oh ('amlina 21699-1617 919-707ANX9, http://www.ncwater.org/?page=607&Action=TestDetails&nohead=t... Test results for well BIMS012884 Move the mouse pointer over the lab notes for explanation. l ;Eede�al`_ to see if there are any results that deviate from that threshold The following table shows well water test results for the well ID listed -The exceedances are highlighted based on either the Federal MCL standards, NC 02L standards, NC 02L Interim Maximum Allowable Concentration thresholds or DHHS health screening levels using the pulldown selection. Parameter Value Value Value Value Value Test Date 3 Mar 2011 8 Jun 2011 5 Oct 2011 14 Mar- 2012 13 Jun 2012 Aluminum NA NA NA NA NA Arttmony <0.5 pg/L <0.5 µg/L <0.5 µg/L <0.5 µg/L -. 0.5 µg/L rsenic 533 pg/L 665 µg/L 633 pg/L 640 µg/L. 592';" Barium 187 µg/L 208 pg/L 190 µg/L 214 pg/L 269 µg/L Beryllium NA NA NA NA NA Boron 4630 µg/L 4940 pp(L 4660 µg/L 4460 µg/L�4250 µg�/L Chloride 33.4 mg/L 32.6 mg/L 30.6 mg/L 31.1 mg/L 32.5 mg/L Chromium (total) -. 5 µg/L 5 µg/L ,.5 µg/L < 5 µg/L <5 µg L i ! Chromium " (hexavalent) NA NA NA NA NA Cobalt NA NA NA NA NA Copper <0.005 mg/L <0.005 mg/L <0.005 mg/L <0.005 mg/L <0.005 mg/L Iron 5190 µ8/L 4530 µg/L 4500 µg/L 6230 pg/L 6790 µg/L Lead <5 µg/L <5 µg/L <5 µg/L <5 pg/L <5 µg/L Manganese 650 µg/L 768 µg/L 746 pg/L 896 µg/L 936 µg/L Mercury <0.2 pg/L <0.2 µg/L <0.2 µg/L <0.2 µg/L <0.2 pg/L Molybdenum NA NA NA NA NA Nickel <5 pg/L <:5 µg/L <. 5 µg/L <5 µg/L <5 pg/L PH 6.7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su Selenium < 10 µg/L < 10 µp/L < 10 µgL < 10 µg/L < 10 pg/L Sodium NA NA NA NA NA Strontium NA NA NA NA NA Sulfate 93.6 mg/L 7.2 mg/L 63 mg/I, 45.4 mg/L 54.3 mg/L Thallium <0.1 µg/L <0.1 µg/L <0.1 µg/L <0.1 pg/L <0.1 µg/L Total Dissolved Solids 492 mg/L 461 mg/L 449 mg/L 498 mg/L 479 mg/L Vanadium NA NA NA NA NA Zinc <0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L - 0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L Calcium NA NA NA NA NA Magnesium NA NA NA NA NA Potassium NA NA NA NA NA Total Alkalinity NA NA NA NA NA Bicarbonate NA NA NA NA NA Carbonate NA NA NA NA NA Total Suspended NA NA NA NA NA Solids Turbidity NA NA NA NA NA Temperature NA NA NA NA NA Specific Conductance NA NA NA NA NA Dissolved Oxygen NA NA NA NA NA Oxidation -Reduction NA NA NA NA NA Potential Value 10 Mar 2014 1 of 1 3/6/2016 8:38 AM http://www.ncwater.org/?page=607&Action=TestDetails&nohead=t Y. Test results for well BIMS012884 Move the mouse pointer over the lab notes for explanation. OHHS to see if there are any results that deviate from that threshold The following table shows well water test results for the well ID Iisted.The exceedances are highlighted based on either the Federal MCL standards, NC O2L standards, NC O2L Interim Maximum Allowable Concentration thresholds or DHHS health screening levels using the pulldown selection. Parameter Value Value Value Value Value Value Test Date 3 Met 2011 8 Jun 2011 5 Oct 2011 14 Mar 2012 13 Sun 2012 10 Mar 2014 Aluminum NA NA NA NA NA Antimony <0.5 pg/L 0.5 pg/L <0.5 pg'L <0.5 µg/L 0.5 pg/L g Arsenic 533 pg/L 665 µg/L 633 µg/L 640 µg/L 592 µg/L 1 Barium 187 µg/L 208 µg/L 190 pg/L 214 pg/L 209 µg/L 4- NA NA NA NA NA �Bjeryllium ST'.a, -- 4630 pg/L 4940 µgR. 4660 µg/L 4460 ug/L 4250 µg: L p ! Cadmium 0.08 µg/l. - :0.08 pg/L .0,08 pg/L. 0.08 µg/L 0.08 pg/L Chloride 33.4 mg/L 32.6 mg/L 30.6 mg/L 31.1 mg/L 32.5 mg/L Chromium (total) :5 pg/L 15 µg4. <5 µg/l. -:5 µg/L <5 µg/L Chromium (hexavalent) NA NA NA NA NA Cobalt NA NA NA NA NA Copper . 0.005 mg/L . 0.005 mg/L < 0.005 mg/L :0.005 mg/L 0.005 mg(L Iron 5190 µg/L 4530 pg/L 4500 pg/L 6230 µg/L 6790 µg/L Lead : 5 pg(L ' S µg/L - 5 µgil, 5 pg/L < 5 µg/l, / 4 Manganese 650 µg/L 768 µg/L 746 µg/L 896 µg/L 936 µg/L Mercury <0.2 pg/L -: 0.2 µg/L -:0.2 pg/L -: 0.2 pg/L :0.2 pg/L Molybdenum NA NA NA NA NA Nickel <5 pg/L <5 pg/L <5 µg/L <5 µg/L <5 µg/L PH 6.7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su Selenium ., 10 pg/L < 10 µg/L < 10 µg/L < 10 µg/L < 10 pg/L Sodium NA NA NA NA NA Strontium NA NA NA NA NA Sulfate 93.6 mg/L 7.2 mg/L 63 mg/L 45.4 mg/L 54.3 mg/L Thallium =: 0.1 µg(L <0.1 µg/L :0.1 µg/L '': 0.1 µg/L <0.1 µg/L Total Dissolved Solids 492 mg/L 461 mg/L 449 mg/L 498 mg/L 479 mg/L Vanadium NA NA NA NA NA Zinc <0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L 10.01 mg/L. <0.01 mg/L Calcium NA NA NA NA NA Magnesium NA NA NA NA NA Potassium NA NA NA NA NA Total Alkalinity NA NA NA NA NA Bicarbonate NA NA NA NA NA Carbonate NA NA NA NA NA Total Suspended Solids NA NA NA NA NA Turbidity NA NA NA NA NA Temperature NA NA NA NA NA Specific Conductance NA NA NA NA NA Dissolved Oxygen NA NA NA NA NA Oxidation -Reduction NA NA NA NA NA Potential 1 of 1 3/6/2016 12:27 AM http://www.ncwater.org/?page=607&Action=TestDetails&nohead=t... Test results for well BIMS012984 Move the mouse pointer over the lab notes for explanation. . NCAC 02L Standard to see if there are any results that deviate from that threshold The following table shows well water test results for the well ID Iisted.The exceedanoes are highlighted based on either the Federal MCL standards, NC 02L standards, NC O2L Interim Maximum Allowable Concentration thresholds or DHHS health screening levels using the pulldown selection. Parameter Value Value Value Value Value Test Date 3 Mar 2011 8 Jun 2011 5 Oct 2011 14 Mar 2012 13 Jun 2012 Aluminum NA NA NA NA NA Antimony . 0.5 pg/L -- 0.5 pg/L < 0.5 pg/L : 0.5 µg/L . 0.5 pg/L Arsenic 533 µg/L 665 µg/L 633 pg/L 640 pg/L 592 pg/L Barium 187 µg/L 208 µg/L 190 µg/L 214 µg/L 209 pg/L Beryllium NA NA NA NA NA Baron 4630 µg/L 4940 µg(L 4660 µg/L 4460 µg(L 4250 µg/L. Cadmium 0.08 µg/L <0.08 pg/L <0.08 pg/L -10.08 µg/L <0.08 pg/L Chloride 33.4 mg/L 32.6 mg/L 30.6 mg/L 31.1 mg/L 32.5 mg/L Chromium (total) <5 pg/L <5 µg2 <5 pg/L -'.5 µg/L <5 pg/L Chromium (hexavalem) NA NA NA NA NA Cobalt NA NA NA NA NA Copper <0.005 mg/L <0.005 mg/L 10.005 mg/L : 0.005 mg/L <0.005 mg/L Iron 5190 pg/L 4530 µg/L 4500 pg/L 6230 µg/L 6790 µg/L Lead 5 pg/L <5 µgL <5 pg/L :5 µg/L :5 µg/L t Manganese 650. µg/L 768 pg/L 746 µg/L 896 pg/L 936 pg/L Mercury <0.2 µg/L -:0.2 pg/L <0.2 pg/L <0.2 pg/L <0.2 µgiL Molybdenum NA NA NA NA NA Nickel :5 pg/L <5 µg/L <5 µg/L <5 µg/L <5 µg/L Pit 6-7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su 6.7 Su Selenium < 10 µg/L < 10 pg/L < 10 µg/L < 10 µg/L < 10 pg/L Sodium NA NA NA NA NA Strontium NA NA NA NA NA Sulfate 93.6 mg/L 7.2 mg/L 63 mg/L 45.4 mg/L 54.3 mg/L Thallium :0.1 µg/L <0.1 µg/L <0.1 pg/L :0.1 µg/L <0.1 µg/L Total Dissolved Solids 492 mg/L 461 mg/L 449 mg/L 498 mg(L 479 mg/L Vanadium NA NA NA NA NA Zinc <0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L <0.01 mg/L Calcium NA NA NA NA NA Magnesium NA NA NA NA NA Potassium NA NA NA NA NA Total Alkalinity NA NA NA NA NA Bicarbonate NA NA NA NA NA Carbonate NA NA NA NA NA Total Suspended NA NA NA NA NA Solids Turbidity NA NA NA NA NA Tempemtme NA NA NA NA NA Specific Conductance NA NA NA NA NA Dissolved Oxygen NA NA NA NA NA Oxidation -Reduction NA NA NA NA NA Potential Value 10 Mar 2014 i "(L 00 tgrL 1 of 1 3/6/2016 12:26 AM � � n. � v: Parameters for Water Supply Well Sampling Near Coal Ash Facilities Parameter Federal I 15A Drinking NCAC Water 02L.0202 MCL Standard I I5A NCAC 02L'0202 IMAC Secondary DHHS-DPH- Drinking OEEB Water Screening Standard' Level Comments Alkalinity Water quality indicator Aluminum 50 to 200 µg/L 3,500 µg/L Antimony 6 µg/L 1 µg/L I 1 µg/L Arsenic 10 µg/L 10 µg/l. 10 µg/L Barium 2,000 µg/L 700 µg/L 700 µg/L Bervllium 4 µg/L 4 µg/L j 4 µg/L Bicarbonate - Water quality indicator Boron 700 µg/L - 700 µg/1, Cadmium 5 µg/L 2 µg/L - _ _ —2 µg/L Major ion used for assessment purposes. Calcium _ Carbonate Water quality indicator Cobalt l µg/L. 1 µg/L Chromium (total) 100 µg/L 10 µg/L 10 µg/L Chromium, hexavalem) 0.07 µg/l.. Copper 1.3 mg/L 1 mg/L -= 1 mg/L 1 ing/L Iron 300 µg/L 300 µg/L 2,500 µg/L Lead 15 µg/L 15 µg/L 15 µg/L Magnesium MaJ jor ion used for assessment purposes. Manganese 50 µg/L 50 µg/L 200 µg/L Molybdenum 18 1tg/L Mercury 2 µg/L I µg/L 1 µg/L Nickel 100 µg/L. - 100 µg/L pH 6.5-8.5 Su 6.5-8.5 Su Potassimn _ - I Major ion used for assessment pur oses. Selenium 50 µg/L 20 µg/L T 20 µg/1- _ Sodium _ 20,000 µg/L2 Major ion used for assessment nilrnoSeS. Strontium 2,100 µg/L Thallimn 2 µg/L 0.2 µg/L 0.2 µg/L. Total Dissolved Solids 500 mg/L Turbidity' Water quality indicator Vanadium 0.3 µg/L 0.3 µg/L Zinc 1 mg/L 5 mg/L 1 mg/L Chloride 250 mg/L 250 mg/L 250 mg/L Sulfate 250 mg/L 250 mg/L 1 250 mg/L DHHS-DYH-Ol;EB = Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology Section, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch IMAC = Interim Maximum Allowable Concentration April 24, 2015 Jennifer Worrell From: Taylor, Jessilynn B. (ATSDR/DTHHS/ETB) <jxtl@cdc.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 11:44 AM To: Jennifer Worrell Cc: Grant, Delores (ATSDR/DTHHS/ETB); ATSDR Information Center Subject: Heavy Metals YOUR QUESTION: I sent this to you on February 8`h, 2016 and have not gotten a reply back yet. Was wondering if you would please provide this information to me. Or at least refer me to someone that can. Could you please provide me with a list of all the heavy metals that could possibly be in drinking water and which one that CAN be remover and which ones can NOT be removed from the water? Good Morning Ms Worrell, As you can imagine, we receive requests from all over the world re: environmental health issues. Your email has not gone unnoticed, nor has it been ignored. February 81h is less than 4 weeks ago and even though we try to respond to & inquiries in a timely manner, sometimes the sheer volume of the inquiries make it such that it may take some time to respond... responses to inquiries are on a first come/first served basis, unless the request is flagged for immediate response. The following heavy metals can be found in drinking water: Lead, Arsenic, Copper, Iron, Mercury, Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Cadmium and Zinc. Heavy metals that are present in ground water are usually Nickel, Lead, Cadmium and Zinc Through various water filtration processes, these heavy metals can be removed from drinking water with some success. There are many filtration technologies that you can find online by googling this information. I cannot suggest one over the other but I think you'll be able to find what you need. Thank you for your inquiry. Jessilynn Taylor Environmental Health Scientist come I/dec.nc.aov/) Abou Divisions Water Resources (:> Well Water Testing Information Well Water Testing Information Private wells for Lee Back To Summary Page (?oage=603) WeR ID I City, Longitude/Latitude State Goldsboro, -78.10098573 / L001 NC 35.38345721 L002 Goldsboro, -78.09705148 / page=607&Action=TestDetails&WeLLID=L002&nohead=true) NC 35.38365282 L ? Goldsboro, -78.10402754 j r)acie=607&Action=TestDetails&WeLLID=L003&nohead=true) NC 35.38316775 Well Notes: Well East A Goldsboro, -78.10200177 / L004 INC 35.38862751 Goldsboro, -78.09936625 / L005 NC 35.38341348 Goldsboro, -78.09817819 / L006 NC 35.38396073 Goldsboro, -78.10231642 / L007 NC 35.38449078 L 08 ? Goldsboro, -78.10298867 / page=607&Action=TestDetails&WeLLID=LO08&nohead=true) NC 35.38461735 L009 (? Goldsboro, -78.10244616 / page=607&Action=TestDetails&WeILID=L009&nohead=true) NC 35.38487824 01 ? Goldsboro, -78.09772665 / page=607&Action=TestDetails&WeLLID=L010&nohead=true) NC 35.38478727 r;nlrichnrn -7R iigoAQAn / 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 t Samples paae=607&Action=TestDetails&WeIIID=L012&nohead=true) NC 35.38618511 2 Goldsboro, -78,10114566 / L013 0 NC 35.38546900 Goldsboro, -78.10618402 / L014 0 NC 35.38562061 Goldsboro, -78,10579686 / L015 0 NC 35.38601390 L018 (? Goldsboro, -78.10450307 / page=607&Action=TestDetails&WeIIID=L018&nohead=true) NC 3 35.38684796 L019 (? Goldsboro, -78.10369562 / page=607&Action=Te Detai1s&WeIIID=LO 9&nohead=tree) NC 3 35.38701589 L020 S? Goldsboro, -78.10794172 / 1 paae=6D-7&Action=TestD-e-t jLss&WeIIID=L42Q8no e�d_=rueI NC 35.38587632 Goldsboro, -78.10229729 / L021 0 NC 35.38582568 L022.(.? Goldsboro, -78.08677027 / page=607&Action=TestDetails&WeIIID=L022&nohead=trueI NC 1 35.38811134 Well Notes: Well 1 Goldsboro, -78.10708832 / L023 0 NC 35.38628585 Goldsboro, -78,09882971 / L024 0 NC 35.38731483 L025 1? Goldsboro, -78.10730620 / 1 Page=6Q7&Ac;tion=TPstD-etails-&W.e.ILID=L QZ&no g d—=-- ru I NC 35.38653240 Goldsboro, -78.09329326 / L026 0 NC 35.38426073 L027 1? Goldsboro, -78.10759593 / 1 page=607&Action=TestDetails&WeIIID=L027&noh a� d=truel NC 35.38692983 1028 S? Goldsboro, -78.07734641 / page=607&Action=TestDetails&WeIIID=L028&nohead=truel NC 2 35.38984363 Well Notes: Well 1 L029 Goldsboro, -78.10679999 / 0 NC 35,38682962 Goldsboro, -78.09267904 / L030 0 NC 35.38389344 031 (? 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(b) A downgraded laboratory with provisional certification may continue to perform analyses. The provisional status shall continue for at least six months. At the end of the six months the laboratory certification shall be reinstated if the laboratory has made corrections and is in compliance with the minimum requirements for certification. If no corrections have been made the laboratory certification may be revoked. (c) The State Laboratory of Public Health or its delegate may decertify or deny laboratory certification when a laboratory or its employees have done any of the following: (1) Knowingly made false statements on any documents associated with certification; (2) Falsified results of analysis; (3) Submitted performance evaluation samples used for certification determination to another laboratory for analysis; (4) Failed to employ approved laboratory methodology in the performance of the analyses required by 15A NCAC 18C .1500; (5) Failed to correctly analyze performance evaluation samples including United States EPA water study, double blind, blind, and on -site samples or report the results within the specified time in accordance with the requirements of 15A NCAC 20D .0243 and .0251; (6) Failed to report analytical results of performance evaluation samples or compliance samples or maintain records as required by this Section and the Rules Governing Public Water Supplies in 15A NCAC 18C; (7) Failed to satisfy the certification evaluator that the laboratory has corrected deviations identified during the on -site visit within 30 days; or (8) Violated or aided and abetted in the violation of any provisions of the rules of this Section. (d) The State Laboratory of Public Health its delegate shall notify a laboratory of its intent to decertify, downgrade to provisional status or deny certification. The notice shall be in writing and include reasons for the decision and shall be delivered by certified mail. (e) This Rule shall not preclude informal conferences concerning a decision to decertify, downgrade to provisional status or deny certification. (f) If a laboratory is denied initial certification for failure to satisfy this Rule, the laboratory may request another evaluation which shall be scheduled between 15 days and 30 days after the initial on -site evaluation. If the laboratory is denied certification during the second on -site evaluation, the laboratory shall satisfy the initial certification criteria as stated in Rule .0232 of this Section before another evaluation is scheduled. (g) The State Laboratory of Public Health or its delegate may decertify or deny laboratory certification if the laboratory has been decertified by another certifying agency for committing any of the items contained in Subparagraphs (c)(1)-(3) of this Rule. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-315; E . December 1, 1991; Amended Eff. January 1, 1996, October 1, 1994, May 1, 1993. 10A NCAC 42D .0235 RECERTIFICATION (a) A laboratory is eligible for recertification six months after decertification, except in the following instances: (1) A laboratory which lost certification for false statements on documents, falsified analytical results, or submitted official performance samples to another laboratory, is eligible for recertification one year after decertification. 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V (q) uopaaS spp;o gloq zo `(£) I SZO' zo (b)(N£t7ZO' a(nd2u! i;spins zage pue uopuag!paaap zagm s Smp 0£ uopmagpzaaaz zo; algB!la si saldutms uo Imnlena aoumuup!zad ozflmuu ,Spoomoo of omllu; zo; uopuoglim isol go?gm ,fzolmzogml V (Z) 10A NCAC 42D .0240 CHEMISTRY LABORATORY PRACTICES The following chemistry laboratory practices shall apply: (1) General: (a) Chemicals and reagents. Analytical reagent grade (AR) chemicals or better grade shall be used for analyses. Individual analytical methods in the approved references may specify additional requirements for the reagents to be used. (b) Laboratory safety. Where safety practices are included in an approved method, they shall be strictly followed. (2) Inorganic Contaminants: (a) Reagent water. The laboratory shall have a source of reagent water having a resistivity value of at least 0.5 megohms (less than 2.0 micromhos) at 25EC. Quality checks to meet these specifications shall be made at planned intervals of at least once per month. (b) Glassware preparation. Glassware shall be washed in a warm detergent solution and thoroughly rinsed fast with tap water and then with reagent water. This cleaning procedure is sufficient for general analytical needs, but the individual procedures shall be referred to for precautions to be taken against contamination of glassware. (3) Organic Contaminants: (a) Reagent water. Reagent water for organic analysis shall be free of interferences for the analytes being measured. Water shall be treated when necessary to eliminate interferences. (b) Glassware preparation. Glassware and sample bottles shall be washed in a detergent solution and thoroughly rinsed first in tap water and then in reagent water. Glassware shall have a final organic solvent rinse or shall be baked at 4001 'C for 30 minutes and then dried or cooled in an area free of organic contamination. Glassware shall be covered with organic -free aluminum foil during storage. Bottles and cap liners, used for collection of samples for determination of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) shall be dried at 105 C C for one hour, sealed, and stored in an area free of volatile organics. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-315; Eff. December 1, 1991. 10A NCAC 42D .0241 CHEMISTRY METHODOLOGY Minimum equipment requirements and methodology for individual parameters of chemical analyses shall be in accordance with methods adopted in 40 C.F.R. 141.23, 141,24, 141.30, 141.40(n)(11), and 143.4(b) which is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and editions. A list of methods may be obtained from the Division of Laboratory Services. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-315; Eff. December 1, 1991; Amended Eff. January 1, 1996. 10A NCAC 42D .0242 CHEMISTRY SAMPLE COLLECTION, HANDLING, AND PRESERVATION (a) A written sampling protocol with specific sampling instructions shall be available to sample collectors and available for inspection by the certification officer. (b) The following handling and preservation requirements of samples shall apply: (1) Rejection of samples. The laboratory shall reject any samples taken for compliance purposes that do not meet the criteria in Subparagraphs (b)(2) - (b)(5) of this Rule, and shall notify the system or individual requesting the analyses. (2) Sample containers and preservation. The type of sample container and the required preservative for each inorganic contaminant shall meet the criteria adopted in 40 C.F.R. 141.23(k)(5), and 141.86(b)(2) which is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and editions. The type of sample container and required preservative for organic contaminants shall meet the criteria in the approved methods adopted in 40 C.F.R. 141.24,141.30 and 141.40(n)(I1) which is hereby incorporated byreference including any subsequent amendments and editions. 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(c) The minimum daily quality control (QC) for chemistry shall be as follows: (1) Inorganic Contaminants: (A) Each laboratory analyzing samples for inorganic contaminants must prepare daily a standard curve composed of at least a reagent blank and three standards covering the sample concentration range. A standard curve is not required on each day of analysis for samples analyzed for Nitrate by manual cadmium reduction or for Cyanide. The standard curve shall be verified each day by analyzing a calibration standard and a reagent blank. The calibration standard must be within ± 10 percent of its true value in order to use the standard curve. If it is not within 10 percent of the true value, a new standard curve shall be prepared. (B) The laboratory shall analyze a QC sample (EPA QC sample or equivalent) at the beginning of the sample run, at the end of the sample run, and every 20 samples, with recoveries not to exceed± 10 percent of the true concentration. The source of this QC sample shall be different from the source used for the calibration standards in Part (c)(1)(A) of this Rule. (C) The laboratory shall run an additional standard or QC check at the laboratory's lowest detectable limit for the particular analyze. The laboratory shall not report a value lower than the lowest standard or QC check analyzed. (D) The laboratory shall add a known spike to a minimum of 10 percent of the routine samples (except when the method specifies a different percentage, i.e. furnace methods) to determine if the entire analytical system is in control. The spike concentration shall not be less than the background concentration of the sample selected for spiking. The spike recoveries shall not exceed± 10 percent of the true value. (E) All compliance samples analyzed by graphite furnace shall be spiked to determine absence of matrix interferences with recoveries within ± 10 percent of the true value of the spike concentration. (F) The laboratory shall run a duplicate sample every 10 samples with duplicate values within ± 10 percent of each other. (G) Precision and accuracy data may be computed from the analyses of check samples of known value used in each analytical procedure. This data shall be available for inspection by the laboratory evaluator. (2) Organic Contaminants: (A) Quality control specified in the approved methods referenced in Rule .0241 of this Section shall be followed. (B) Analysis for regulated volatile organic chemicals under 15A NCAC 18C .1515 shall only be conducted by laboratories that have received conditional approval by EPA or the Department according to 40 C.F.R. 141.24(g)(10) and (11) which is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and editions. A copy is available for inspection at the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, 306 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Copies of 40 C.F.R. 141-143 may be obtained by contacting the EPA Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791 at no charge. (C) Analysis for unregulated volatile organic chemicals under 15A NCAC 18C .1516 shall only be conducted by laboratories approved under Part (c)(2)(B) of this Rule. In addition to the requirements of Part (c)(2)(B) of this Rule, each laboratory analyzing for EDB and DBCP shall achieve a method detection limit for EDB of 0.00001 mg/I and DBCP of 0.00002 mg/l, according to the procedures in Appendix B of 40 C.F.R. Part 136 which is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and editions. A copy may be obtained at no charge by contacting the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, 306 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. 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December 1, 1991; Amended Ef. .. January 1, 1996. 10A NCAC 42D .0248 MICROBIOLOGY GENERAL LABORATORY PRACTICES (a) The general laboratory practices for microbiological analyses shall be in accordance with those listed in the EPA "Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water", Chapter 5, Section 4, General Laboratory Practices, which is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and editions, except that Sections 4.6.2-4.6.11 are not incorporated by reference. A copy is available for inspection at the Division of Public Health, 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1915. Nonprofit organizations or government agencies may obtain a copy by contacting the EPA Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791. Other organizations may obtain a copy from the National Technical Information Service at 800-336-4700 for thirty five dollars ($35.00). (b) The laboratory shall follow the additional laboratory practices: (1) Membrane Filter Media: Use m-Endo broth or agar or LES Endo broth or agar in the single step or enrichment techniques. Ensure that ethanol used in rehydration procedure is not denatured. Prepare medium in a sterile flask and use a boiling water bath or, if constantly attended, a hot plate with a stir bar to bring medium to the boiling point. Do not boil medium. Final pH shall be 7.2 0.2. (2) Multiple Tube Fermentation (MTF) Media: (A) Use double strength lauryl sulfate broth or lactose broth in the presumptive test and single strength brilliant green lactose bile (BGLB) broth in the confirmed test. Autoclave media at 121°C for 12 minutes. Final pH shall be6.8 0.2 or 7.2 0.2 for BGLB broth. (B) If MTF media are refrigerated after sterilization, incubate overnight at 35'C 0.5°C before use. Discard tubes showing growth or bubbles. Use MTF media prepared in tubes with loose fitting closures within one week. Store broth media in screw cap tubes or bottles no longer than three months, provided media are stored in the dark. Discard media if evaporation exceeds 10 percent of original volume. (C) LES Endo agar shall be used for the completed test. Refrigerate medium and use within two weeks. (3) Clark's Total Coliform Medium: (A) Autoclave for 12 minutes at 121 °C. Allow space between bottles. (B) Final pH shall be 6.8 0.2. (C) Store prepared medium in screw capped culture bottle no longer than three months; discard if evaporation exceeds 10 percent of original volume. (4) EC Medium (for fecal coliforms): (A) Autoclave for 12 minutes at 121°C. (B) Examine tubes after sterilization to insure that inverted inner tubes are free of air bubbles and that the vials are at least partially covered with medium. (C) Incubate refrigerated sterilized medium overnight at 35'C 0.5°C; discard tubes that show growth or bubbles. (D) Store prepared medium in screw cap tubes. (E) Final pH shall be 6.9 0.2. (5) EC + MUG Medium (for detection of fecal coliforms-E. coli): (A) Autoclave medium at 121 °C (gas tubes shall not be used). (B) Final pH shall be 6.9 0.2. (C) Store prepared medium in screw cap tubes no longer than three months. (6) MMO-MUG Test Medium (for Total Coliform and E. coli): (A) The laboratory shall not prepare this medium from basic ingredients. (B) Each lot purchased shall be tested for performance by inoculation with three control bacteria: Escherichia coli, a total coliform other than E. coli (e.g., ffiebsiella pneumoniae) and a non- coliform (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa). These control organisms shall be stock cultures or commercially available discs impregnated with the organism. Incubate these controls at 35°C 0.5°C for 24 hours, and read and record result. (C) Do not autoclave. 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The report shall be on a form provided by the North Carolina Public Water Supply Section. (g) Date and time of sample arrival shall be added to the sample report form when the sample is received in the laboratory. (h) Samples shall be received and analyzed within 30 hours of time of collection. Samples that are not analyzed within 30 hours must be rejected and a new sample must be collected. History Note: Authority G.S.130A-315; Eff. December 1, 1991; Amended Eff. January 1, 1996, October 1, 1994. 10A NCAC 42D .0251 MICROBIOLOGY QUALITY ASSURANCE Requirements for quality assurance are as follows: (1) A written quality assurance (QA) plan shall be available for review. (2) Records on analytical quality control tests on media and equipment shall be prepared and retained for five years. (3) A performance level of 75 percent shall be maintained for each method for which a laboratory is, or wishes to be certified. This 75 percent average shall be calculated from the 10 most recent performance sample data points from water performance studies, double blind, blind and on -site samples. (4) The laboratory shall comply with all quality control requirements in Rules .0247 and .0248 of this Section. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-315; Eff. December 1, 1991; Amended Eff. January 1, 1996. 10A NCAC 42D .0252 MICROBIOLOGY DATA (a) Where the laboratory has the responsibility for microbiological sample collections, the sample collector shall complete a sample report form immediately after each sample is taken. The information on the form includes sample identification number, sample collectors name, time and date of collection, arrival time and date in the laboratory and other information as required. (b) Results of microbiological analyses shall be calculated and entered on the sample report form to be forwarded to the Public Water Supply Section of the Division of Environmental Health. A careful check shall be made to verify that each result was entered correctly from the bench sheet and initialed by the analyst. (c) A copy of the microbiological sample report form shall be retained by the laboratory for five years. If results are entered into a computer storage system, a printout of the data shall be returned to the laboratory for verification with bench sheets. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-315; Eff. December 1, 1991; Amended Eff. January 1, 1996. 10A NCAC 42D .0253 MICROBIOLOGY ACTION RESPONSE All laboratory results exceeding maximum contaminant levels shall be reported to the Public Water Supply Section of the Division of Environmental Health within 48 hours. All other laboratory results shall be reported in accordance with the Public Water Supply rules in 15A NCAC 18C. History Note: Authority G.S.130A-315; Eff. December 1, 1991. 10A NCAC 42D .0254 RADIOCHEMISTRY FACILTTIES A laboratory seeking certification for performance of radiochemical analyses of public water supplies shall meet the following requirements: (1) The counting instrument(s) required for measurement of those radionuclides described in 15A NCAC 18C .1500 shall be located in a separate room from rooms in which samples and standards are being prepared or other types of chemical analyses are being performed. The temperature of this room shall not exceed 27°C. 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History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-315; Eff. December 1, 1991. 10A NCAC 42D .0258 RADIOCHEMISTRY SAMPLE COLLECTION/HANDLING/PRESERVATION (a) Minimum requirements of sample handling for radiochemical analyses including sample container, preservation, and major instrumentation shall meet the criteria in Table VI -I in the EPA "Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water", which is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and editions. A copy is available for inspection at the Division of Public Health, 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1915. Nonprofit organizations or government agencies may obtain a copy by contacting the EPA Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791. Other organizations may obtain a copy from the National Technical Information Service at 800-336-4700 for thirty five dollars ($35.00). (b) Samples shall be collected in containers provided by the laboratory. (c) If composited samples are to be analyzed, the compositing shall be performed in the laboratory. (d) Sample report form. The sample report form shall contain the location; date and time of collection; collectors name; preservative added; and any other special remarks concerning the sample. Sample report forms shall be approved by the N.C. Public Water Supply Section. Indelible ink shall be used to complete the form. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-315, Eff. December 1, 1991. 10A NCAC 42D .0259 RADIOCHEMISTRY QUALM CONTROL Requirements for quality control of radiochemical analyses shall be as follows: (1) Quality control data and records shall be available for inspection. (2) The laboratory shall participate at least twice each year in those EPA laboratory intercomparison studies that include each of the analyses for which the laboratory is, or wants to be, certified. Analytical results shall be within control hmits described in "Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory Intercomparison Studies" Program-FY-1977 (EPA-600/4-77-001), which is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and editions. A copy is available for inspection at the Division of Public Health, 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1915. A copy maybe obtained by contacting the EPA Office of Research and Development at 513-569-7562 at no charge. (3) The laboratory shall participate once each year in an appropriate unknown performance study administered by EPA. Analytical results shall be within control limits established by EPA for each analysis for which the laboratory is, or wants to be, certified. (4) Operating manuals and calibration protocols for counting instruments shall be available to analysts and technicians. (5) Calibration data and maintenance records on all radiation instruments and analytical balances shall be maintained in a permanent record. (6) The following specifications shall be included in minimum daily quality control: (a) To verify internal laboratory precision for a specific analysis, a minimum of 10 percent duplicate analyses shall be performed. The difference between duplicate measurements shall be less than two times the standard deviation of the specific analysis as described in EPA-600/4-77-001. If the difference exceeds two standard deviations, calculations and procedures shall be examined, and samples shall be reanalyzed. (b) When 20 or more specific analyses are performed each day, a performance standard and a background sample shall be measured with each 20 samples. If less than 20 specific analyses are performed in any one day, a performance standard and a background sample shall be measured along with the samples. (c) Quality control performance charts, or performance records, shall be available for inspection. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-315, Eff. December 1, 1991. '1661 `1 aagwa-9a(7 ffg -'SI£-VO£I 'S'J diuoyinV :along kloisLg 'o8I avDN VSI u? solm S[ddnS ialsAk o[Ignd aql qum omupi000p uu pauodaJ oq llugs sllnsoi SJolpJoqul Jagio IIV •sinoq 8b uplllm glluaH p:luouluonnug;o uols?n?Q agl,lo uonooS SlddnS Jalu& oggnd oql of pauodai oq Ilpgs slanal lupuuupluoo uinunxpnl Fu?paaaxa sltnsaJ SJolpJo9pI IIV 9SN041SHU NOILOV )LUISIWHHDOIQV'd I9Z0' QZh OVON VOI 'I661 `! JagwaaaQ ffg SI£-d0£I 'S'`J Siuollmv :aJON djois}ZH '(00'S£$) =ROP a^g S7 nP Jo; 00Lh-9££-008 IV aolnJaS UOTIM 3ojiil luomgoa,[, [uuopuN aql uioJ; Sdoo u u?plgo Sew suo[llMn io Jaglo 'I6Lti-M,008 It, amgoH Jalpnl 8uPlUP(I Vd3 agl8upmnuoo Aq Sdoo u u?ulgo Suui saloua8u luamuJanoF Jo suopuz[uuBJo 11JOTduoN ' SI6I-669LZ uugoJUD g1JoN'g8lolug 'Jalua3 aowaS I?pW SI6 [ "I11uaH o?I9nd 3o uo?sIn[Q aql 1p uoryoadsu? Jo3 a[gp[?pnp s? 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In orderto find a laboratory that will best suit your requirements, select all the contaminants you require testing and select the Search option at the bottom of the page. The system will display all the laboratories that are certified to testfor the contaminants you have selected. Click here to view a list of all laboratories. NOTE: "UR" indicates non -regulated contaminants. However, approved methods must be used. • Search for Commercial Laboratory Search for Municipal Laboratory INORGANIC Turbidity (UR) Aluminum (UR) Bromide ✓ Arsenic Chlorite Barium Bromate ✓ Cadmium Calcium (UR) Chloride (UR) ✓ Chromium Copper Cyanide Fluoride ✓ Iron ✓ Lead Magnesium ✓ Manganese ✓ Mercury ✓ Nickel Nitrate Nitrite Orthophosphate (UR) Selenium Silica (UR) Silver (UR) Sodium Sulfate Conductivity (UR) Acidity (UR) Antimony Beryllium Thallium Total Asbestos ✓ Zinc (UR) Chrysotile Amphibole Color (UR) Hardness, Total (CaCO3) Calcium Hardness (as CaCO3) pH Units (UR) Alkalinity TDS-Total Dissolved Solids Temperature (UR) Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Total Organic Carbon (TOC) UV Absorbance @ 254 nm Alkalinity (UR) MICROBIOLOGY Heterotrophic Bacteria (HPC) Fecal Coliform E. coli Coliform Cryptosporidium E. toll Enumeration RADIOCHEMISTRY Gross Alpha Gross Alpha Uranium Radium 226 Radium 228 Gross Beta Tritium Strontium 89 Strontium 90 Iodine 131 Cesium 134 SYNTHETIC ORGANIC (SOC) Endrin Lindane Methoxychlor Toxaphene Dalapon Diquat Endothall Glyphosate Di-2(ethylhexyl)adipate auenloi aualA4laoaolgoejlai 9uedojdojo14o!p-Z' L 9ue41a0Jol43!0-Z' 6 apuoWO 1Au!n aue4}awaol4ol0 aueglewowojglpojol4O uLoloJol4o auepiolgO sppy ogaoeoleH lelol ppe Ogaoeolol4oui eOd slAuegd!q paleuuo14ol10d auezuegwol4oexaH ap!xod3 jo14oeldaH iol4oely a ua!peluadopRoojol4oexa H alele4l4d ((Axa4lAt43-Z)!(1 4oJeae auaal4e auezuee aueLpeom 4opi-Z' 6' l apuo14oeilei uogjeO aualt4laoao!go!Q-Z' 6-sueu eu9zu9goao!4o!Q-y' � saualAx leloi au eglawao14o!poyaoae aualA4la0jol4o!0-Z' L-Sp (843) ap!waq!p auelftEl p!oe ogaoeowoagl4 ppe ogaoeojoWo!4 lou94dao14oelu9d (xaM!S) di-9'b'Z jo14oeld9H auizeily gasowd au!zew!S auazuaglA4l3 ouezuegojol4O aua!A4laao!4oui aue4laaopoul-L' l' L auaiA44a0jol4olp-�' 6 auezuagoaol4o!0-Z'l saue41aw01e41li lelol wiolowoae au8zuegoaol4opi-b'Z' l (OOA) OINVERIO 3lLLtllOA euedoadoao!4O-E-owaq!Q-Z' 6 ploe ogaoeowagouow ppe ogaoeolo1400uoN auaaAd(e)ozuae 4-17T (O43i-9T9'Z)wxo!Q uejrgogjeo weJop!d lfwexp uogeogwao qel - HdISON %OZIM 3/9/2016 NCSLPH - Lab Certification North Carolina State Laboratory dh�c Public Health Nt Uepstr�mentur Environmental Sciences - North Carolina xrnKn and """'a""'vice` Certified Laboratory Public Health Water Laboratories - Certified Drinking Water Commerical Laboratories Below is the list of laboratories that are certified to test drinking water for compliance. To view more detailed information on a laboratory listed below, just click on the laboratory name. The list is sorted by their Rank. The Rank indicates how many of the contaminants you have selected the laboratory is actually certified to test. A 100% ranking means that the laboratory is certified to test all the contaminants you have choosen in the previous search criteria page. State City lab Name Lab No. Phone Ranking CA MONROVIA EUROFINS EATON ANALYTICAL, INC. 06701 (626)386-1100 100% FL ORMOND BEACH PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES -Florida 12710 (386)672-5668 100% GA SAVANNAH TEST AMERICA-SAVANNAH 13701 (912)354-7858 100% IN SOUTH BEND EUROFINS EATON ANALYTICAL INC. - SOUTH BEND 18700 (574)233-4777 100% MI YPSILANTI NATIONAL TESTING LABORATORIES, LTD. 26700 (734)483-8333 100% NC CARY ENCO LABORATORIES --- CARY 37724 (919)467-3090 100% NC CHARLOTTE PRISM LABORATORIES 37735 (704)529-6364 100% NC GREENVILLE ENVIRONMENT 1 37715 (252)756-6208 100% NC KERNERSVILLE RESEARCH & ANALYTICAL LAB. INC. 37701 (336)996-2841 100% NC STATESVILLE STATESVILLE ANALYTICAL 37755 (704)872-4697 100% NC WILMINGTON ELEMENT ONE. INC. 37788 (910)793-0128 100% NC WILMINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTS, INC. 37729 (910)392-0223 100% OH CUYAHOGA FALLS SUMMIT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 39705 (330)253-8211 100% PA BRYN MAWR AQUA PENNSYLVANIA, INC. 42704 (610)525-1400 100% SC GREENVILLE ROGERS AND CALLCOTT INC 45710 (864)232-1556 100% TN MTJULIET ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CORPORATION 21704 6157739755 100% VA RICHMOND AIR WATER & SOIL LABORATORIES INC. 51714 8043588295 100% MI ANN ARBOR NSF INTERNATIONAL 26701 (734)769-8010 90% NC REIDSVILLE MERITECH.INC. 37740 (336)342-4748 90% SC CHARLESTON GEL LABORATORIES, LLC 45709 (843)556-8171 90% MN MINNEAPOLIS PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES, INC 27700 (612)607-1700 80% NC SYLVA ENVIRONMENTAL. INC: SYLVA 37754 (828)586-5588 70% VA HAMPTON UNIVERSAL LABORATORIES 51706 (757)865-0880 60% NC FAYETTEVILLE MICROBAC - FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION 37714 (910)864-1920 20% NC GRANITE FALLS WATER TECH LABORATORIES, INC. 37711 (828)396-4444 20% NC MIDLAND K & W LABORATORIES, LLC 37767 7048881211 20% a� People: within 0.1 miles from Duke Energy: AW L ICnn Lewis -brain cancer {x3) and cervical cancer f 920-8 Friendly Dr. 2. Nancy Moore -cervical cancer 916 Friendly Dr. 3. Forrest Teague- prostate cancer 850 Friendly Dr. 4 Summer Teague- k.uken w {deceased} 810 Friendly Dr. 5. Jim McKehhon-lip cancer that metastasized to his neck (deceased) 715 Friendly Dr. 6. Beth Lamb -breast cancer x 2 {deceased) 724 Friendly Dr. 7. Kirby Jernigan- bone cancer x 2 896 Friendly Dr. 8. Dexter Taylor -lung cancer {deceased} 252 Friendly Dr. 9. Joyce Warner -leukemia that progressed to acute ymphocytic leukemia tom► hus qpw b fty 4y�) {deceased} 724 Friendly Dr. 10. Maxine Sasser -ovarian cancer (deceased) 434 Friendly Dr. 11. Jesse Fields -lung cancer {deceased) 932 Friendy Dr. 12. Patty Howe -bone cancer {deceased} 104 Perkins St. 13. Awn da Mozingo- leukemia 107 Perkins St. {presently lives 3 houses down; 300 Perkins St.) 14. Mickey Etheridge -pancreatic cancer (deceased) 108 Perkins St. 15. Marilyn Fa wJ-breast cower x2 {deceased) 303 Wendy Circle 16. Charlie Satterfield -prostate cancer 105 Hill Court 17. Dan Brosw ff-brain cancer {deceased} 30D Perkins St. 18. Jeanne Cottle -colon cancer 205 Perkins St. 19. Richard Babbs-thyroid cancer 200 Perkins St. 20. Ed Sutton -lung cancer {deceased) 101 Perkins St. 21. Sally Pope -ovarian cancer 202 Perkins St. 22. Donnie Peedin-brain cancer and leukemia {deceased) 1672 Old Smithfield Hwy. 23. Nagy Hardee -breast cancer 1162 Old Smithfield Hwy 24. Bigy &enz Hardee -prostate cancer 1162 Old Smithfield Hwy 25. William Edwards -skin cancer {deceased} 1683 Old Smithfield Hwy. 26. Juanita Ho8owell-breast and colon cancer {deceased} 1683 Old Smithfield Hwy. 27. Larry Collins -brain cancer {deceased} _Ebenezer Church W. 28, Donna Mitchell Best -Hodgkin's lymphoma 637 Braswell Rd. {previously lived here} 29_ David Jordan -leukemia 30. Carol Mitchell -ovarian cancer that metastasized to her intestines {deceased) 619 Community Dr. 31 C8 Mitchell -prostate cancer 619 Community Dr. 32. Nancy Adams -ovarian cancer 485 Community Dr. 33. Brs*Ly Taylor -leukemia {deceased} 915 NC Hwy 5815 34.Connie Parnell -breast cancer {deceased} Rosewood Rd, 35. Des Smith -colon cancer 1005 Rosewood Rd. 36. Rachel Braswell -colon cancer {deceased} _;�Q] I Rosewood Rd. 37. Donald Neal -lung cancer (deceased) 38_ Dan Neal -testicular cancer 39. Jackie Joyner -breast cancer 215 Raab Trail {previously lived in the area} 40. Connie Price -breast cancer Z12 Raab Trail 41_ Laurie Ellis -breast cancer {deceased} 42. Marty Dudley -leukemia {deceased} 43. Mary Willett -breast cancer 108 Highwoods Or. (previously lived in the area) 44. Mae Neal -pancreatic (deceased) 684 S. NC Hwy 581 45. Susan Kornegay-breast cancer 533 Luby Smith Rd. {previously lived in area at 929 Hwy 5015.) 46. Seth Westbrook -prostate {deceased} 929 Hwy 581 5. f i. sl a _7 a.t ai 72G S. W Hwy 581 {previously lived in area} 48. Jchn-Mark Kermedy-testicular cancer 720 S. NC Hwy 581 {previously lived in area} 49. John Comer -lung cancer {deceased} ---Hwy 581 50. Billy Ray Oliver, Sr. -lung {deceased} 365 Oakland Church Rd_ 51. Billy Ray Oliver, Jr. -Hodgkin's lymphoma and bladder cancer 52. Jerry Edwards -prostate cancer and leukemia 102 Marie Ave. 53. Mary Lane Bertishafer-breast cancer 116 Moss Hill Dr. {previously lived closer to area} 54. Martin Casey -leukemia {deceased} 55. Debra Brantham-breast cancer 56. Hilda Howell -breast cancer 57. Lehman Smith -lung cancer {deceased} 3534 W. US Hwy 70 58. David Former -kidney cancer 2708 US Hwy 70 W 59. Jo Holmes -breast cancer {deceased} 60. Kim Goff -breast cancer 209 Mint Court 61_ Keith Smith -prostate cancer 62. Earl Worrley, Jr. -kidney cancer \63. Jeff Finney-kidne cancer 665 DOLV-1 . 64. Ronme Melvin -kidney cancer {deceased} 65. LoDonna Clay -breast cancer 108 Apple Tree Lane 66.Laverne Syversan-gallbladder cancer {deceased) 67_ Betty price-oreasT ems.-wer 68.Louise Farmer -breast cancer {deceased} Y 70. Luther Smith-pancreatica •• -• 204 Nottingham Dr. 71_ Doug Smitti-melanoma 102 Susan Circle 72. Vamlk Bombatepe-pancreatic and esophageal cancer {deceased} 530 Parkwood Lane 73. Freddie Carroll -lung cancer {deceased} 536 Parkwood Lane 74. Billy Howell -lung cancer {deceased} 75. Myra Sockson-lung cancer {deceased} 76. Donald Parnell -kidney cancer {deceased} 77. Borden Howell -brain cancer {deceased} 78. Donnie Former -bladder cancer 79. 6lenn Smith -leukemia 154 Edgar fit. 80. OB Womack -brain cancer and leukemia {deceased} 81. Lloyd Davis -king cancer {deceased} 82_ Ray Mooring -bladder cancer {deceased} 105 Holland Hill Dr. - - 83. William Walston -lung cancer {deceased} _Holland Hills Dr, 84. Linda Walston -breast cancer {deceased} _Holkmd Hills Dr. 85. Sim Blanton -melanoma {deceased} Holland Hill Dr. 86. Valerie Render -lung cancer {deceased} 87. Emma Mocatangay-breast 88. Carolyn Westbrook -breast cancer 89. Angela Brogden-breast cancer 90. Kay Smith -breast cancer 91. Rodney Hollowell -lung cancer that metastasized to his bones {deceased} 212 Hollowell Rd. Cancer Profiles C9 A fact sheet produced by the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry (CCR). CANCER TAKES TOO MANY LIVES IN N.C. AND IN WAYNE COUNTY Cancer is the second leading cause of death in North Carolina and in the U.S. In 1999, 15,752 persons in North Carolina died from cancer, 266 in Wayne County. It is estimated that nearly one in three North Carolinians will develop cancer during their lives. 1999 Wayne North Deaths County Carolina % of Deaths Due to Cancer 24.6% 22.7% Cancer is a group of more than 100 different diseases, but all are characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer risk increases with age, and varies by gender and race. As the average age of the population increases, the incidence of cancer will increase as well. Cancer is expected to surpass heart disease and become the leading cause of death in North Carolina and the nation by the year 2015. The majority of cancer deaths occur at four sites: lung, colon, female breast, and prostate (Figure 1). Figure 1. Cancer Deaths by Site Wayne County, 1999 Lung 26% Other 51 % Breast 11% "Prostatelon 4% 8% It is generally accepted that 65-80 percent of all cancers are related to personal lifestyle or environmental factors, such as smoking and diet, and are therefore preventable. Other factors such as age, gender, and family history of a specific cancer are also associated with the development of cancer and aid in the identification of people at high risk. For several cancers, effective treatment is available. For these cancers, early detection saves lives. For example: almost 97 percent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the earliest stage survive the disease, whereas only 21 percent survive if the disease is diagnosed in the most advanced stage. The opportunity for disease control and for reducing the number of cancer deaths rests with prevention and early detection so that treatment of the disease can be effective. In 1998, approximately 490 Wayne County residents were diagnosed with cancer. These numbers are expected to increase. 2001 Projected New Cancer Cases Wayne County North Carolina Lun Cancer 75 5355 Colon/Rectum Cancer 60 4 415 Female Breast Cancer 80 5,905 Prostate Cancer 80 5.99 All Sites 535 38,520 Early detection is often stressed, however for some cancers, prevention is more beneficial than early detection. For example, lung cancer is a disease that takes many years to develop and often metastasizes, or spreads, to other parts of the body before it is detected. Early detection and treatment options are extremely limited, and most patients with lung cancer die within a few months of diagnosis. In fact, lung cancer is currently the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. This need not necessarily be the case as lung cancer is also one of the most preventable cancers. Although many believe air pollution is the major cause of lung cancer, smoking is by far the leading risk factor for developing lung cancer. It is estimated that 8 out of 10 lung cancers result from smoking. Cigar and pipe smoking are almost as likely to cause lung cancer as cigarette smoking. Non-smokers who breathe in second hand smoke are also at increased risk. The risk of lung cancer does seem to increase with age, and women who smoke seem at greater risk for developing cancer than men who smoke. However, stopping smoking at any age seems to lower the subsequent risk of developing lung cancer. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an annual survey of North Carolinians, examines risk factors such as these. According to the 1999 BRFSS, 2,416 persons indicated their age and smoking behaviors. Here, the highest percentages of smokers were between 18 and 44 years of age (Figure 2). According to this survey, adults 55 and over have the highest cessation rate, indicating that as North Carolinians age, the numbers of smokers does appear to decrease. A reduction in smoking may decrease the number of lung cancers that are diagnosed over time. RISK FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS Aging: Because the population of North Carolina is aging, the number of cancer deaths that occur each year will increase unless the trend is reversed by significant improvements in prevention, early detection, and treatment. Smoking: Smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco is responsible for the majority of all cancers of the lung, trachea, bronchus, larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, and esophagus. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Diet: The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends the following dietary guidelines for managing a healthy diet: eat a variety of foods; maintain a healthy weight; choose a diet low in total fat with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and grain products; limit the use of sugar and salt, and minimize alcoholic beverage consumption. creenin : Early detection is extremely important for those cancers that can be cured and which can be discovered early. Breast cancer is a good example of this. Stage -at -diagnosis is the most important factor in determining chance of survival from breast cancer. The rate of new breast cancer cases is higher for whites, yet breast cancer death rates are greater in minority populations. Part of thereason for poorer survival among minority women is the later stage of disease at diagnosis. In 2001, a projected 5,905 women in North Carolina will be diagnosed with breast cancer, 80 in Wayne County. Many of these women will survive because they were diagnosed early, but some will face premature death because they were diagnosed too late for effective treatment. For women 50 years and older, annual bilateral screening mammography is recommended. For women 40-49 years of age, decisions regarding screening mammography should be based on personal risk factors. For both groups, an annual breast examination by a health professional is recommended. Figure 2: Percent of Respondents in Each Age Group Who Currently Smoke or Have Smoked in the Past Age Group Total Respondents Current Smoker Past Smoker 18-24 186 31.3e/ 9.2e/ 5-34 431 32.0e/ 11.9% 5-44 500 32.6a/ 21.2% 5-54 462 28.1°/ 25.8e/ 5-64 310 14.5e/ 37.6e/ 5+ 527 9.Oe/ 36.10 11 A es 1 2,4161 25.20 23.20 Data Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, NC 1999 Figure 3: Stage of Disease at Diagnosis for Colon/Rectum Cancer in Eastern North Carolina Diagnosed in 1998 (Total Colon/Rectum Incidence: White=797 cases, African American=310 cases; cases with unknown stage not included in the chart) so% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0^/6 Localized Regional Distant Stage at Diagnosis Colon/Rectum cancer occurs mainly in men and women ages 50 and older and generally develops very slowly. Through early detection and removal of pre -cancerous polyps, many cases of colon/rectum cancer could be prevented. Screening also allows for finding the cancer in the early stages (Figure 3) when treatment is very successful. The higher percentage of African Americans than Whites being diagnosed at the distant stage may warrant further study. FOR MORE INFORMATION American Cancer Society • 1-800-ACS-2345 Web site: http://www.cancer.org/ Cancer Information Services • 1-8004CANCER Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute In the N.C. Division of Public Health State Center for Health Statistics N.C. Central Cancer Registry (CCR) • 919-715-4555 1908 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1908, Web site: http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/ N.C. Advisory Committee for Cancer Coordination and Control (ACCCC) • 919-715-3337 P.O. Box 29605 • Raleigh, N.C.27626-0605 Cancer Profiles are produced by the N.C. Central Cancer Registry Jk k Nu h..-NWHWM State of North Carolina • Michael F. Easley, Governor Department of Health and Human Services Carmen Hooker Buell, Secretary Division of Public Health State Center for Health Statistics www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHSl The Department of Health and Human Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services. Page I of I 2005.2009 CANCER INCIDENCE RATES BY COUNTY FOR SELECTED SITES PER 100,000 POPULATION AGE -ADJUSTED TO THE 2000 US CENSUS County COLON/RECTUM LUNC48RONOMUS FEMALE BREAST PROSTATE ALL CANCERS Cases Rate Cases Rata Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate NORTH CAROLINA 21,581 46.0 36,069 76.6 40,416 157.4 34,949 161.5 240,503 509.4 Johnston 320 46.6 512 76.0 560 139.0 467 150.3 3,441 486.7 Jones 33 49.8 66 96.6 45 134.0 43 138.1 311 469.8 Lee 142 42.7 246 73.0 247 142.1 187 119.2 1,469 446.6 Lenoir 235 66.5 319 87.6 354 184.2 360 226.6 2,131 607.1 Lincoln 181 47.5 327 83.9 331 153.1 331 174.5 2,107 632.4 McDowell 141 52.2 253 92.5 234 169.5 194 151.5 1,456 549.5 Macon 120 43.0 209 77.2 202 159.6 167 125.1 1,288 498.0 Madison 50 37.9 117 86.8 106 155.1 87 134.6 665 507.0 Martin 78 50.7 127 80.0 164 188.3 137 205.4 827 543.6 Mecklenburg 1,465 41.9 2,048 62.3 3,371 163.8 2,792 176.5 17,476 487.5 Mitchell 50 46.8 89 74.1 61 104.1 76 144.3 514 463.8 Montgomery 66 41.6 130 82.8 103 125.4 105 140.2 721 461.3 Moore 247 38.9 493 72.7 543 172.4 493 159.6 3,234 520.2 Nash 282 52.8 375 68.5 431 149.1 348 140.8 2,552 478.5 New Hanover 411 39.6 832 80.9 875 157.6 564 114.5 5,093 496.3 Northampton 73 50.8 107 69.8 110 146.1 144 213.2 708 490.3 Onslow 225 47.1 465 96.5 444 166.5 314 141.6 2,844 568.7 Orange 192 34.1 359 65.0 538 172.3 413 156.4 2,832 497.5 Pamlico 38 38.2 91 95.2 61 132.6 78 149.4 487 508.0 Pasquotank 100 46.7 151 69.3 186 158.7 160 171.4 1,056 491.4 Pander 113 37.4 231 73.2 208 132.6 162 107.4 1,412 468.1 Perquimans 48 47.9 69 70.2 88 172.9 59 125.2 438 471.0 Person 102 47.8 205 96.1 147 122.3 151 154.3 1,130 523.2 Pitt 310 47A 424 66.7 628 169.5 471 162.7 3,288 495.8 Polk 73 43.0 105 63.0 125 154.6 99 128.2 742 466.3 Randolph 355 46.4 692 87.3 618 148.5 545 154.8 4,012 518.2 Richmond 121 48.4 228 87.3 189 136.1 178 152.2 1,317 513.6 Robeson 292 48.7 447 73.7 429 128.9 542 202.1 2,869 475.2 Rockingham 325 57.0 594 102.7 484 157.7 374 140.6 3,118 548.2 Rowan 406 51.0 696 87.0 777 189.6 546 146.6 4,204 530.3 Rutherford 233 55.7 346 82.1 364 166.2 284 148.3 2,217 539.6 Sampson 154 45.3 277 79.2 241 131.1 172 107.4 1,564 457.8 Scotland 113 60.5 201 105.4 155 145.2 230 272.5 1,17E 613.0 Stanly 168 47.0 325 91.3 274 151.5 235 140.6 1,887 539.3 Stokes 117 43.2 225 80.1 196 129.6 156 121.1 1,329 483.1 Burry 223 49.0 448 96.0 356 147.2 302 142.9 2,383 529.1 Swain 38 45.0 96 110.1 80 182.2 38 92.5 467 561.7 Transylvania 101 40.0 144 54.0 191 161.7 196 159.6 1,169 486.3 Tyrrell 7 29.0 21 87.0 21 169.4 14 130.7 121 509.1 Union 312 41.8 481 66.7 711 161.5 518 146.0 3,760 485.8 Vance 137 59.9 180 74.8 174 136.4 203 197.7 1,213 518.7 Wake 1,316 40.7 1,835 60.8 3,258 166.3 2,833 191.3 16,862 500.2 Warren 80 59.8 108 79.5 107 168.4 151 243.4 716 537.3 Washington 47 56.5 55 61.9 69 158.4 69 171.0 409 486.7 Watauga 100 46.9 124 57.6 185 170.7 163 156.9 1,122 520.9 Wayne 297 51.0 493 82,E 512 157.9 415 155.3 3,049 515.4 Wilkes 202 48.5 345 79.8 314 144.9 309 153.8 2,109 508.3 Wilson 240 55.3 334 76.8 388 163.0 298 150.0 2,212 513.0 Yadkin 105 46.5 186 80.0 166 138.3 164 156.2 1,122 498.9 IYancey 1 73 572 101 74.6 98 148.5 98 151.7 673 529.6 Produced by the NC Central Cancer Registry, 12/2015. Rates based on counts less than 16 are unstable. Use with caution. Cases may not sum to totals due to unknown or other values. Rates are calculated using the bridged -race population estimates obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics available online at www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/bridged_race/data_documentation.htm#vintage20l4. https://dl-mail.ymail.com/ws/download/mailboxes/@. id=V j J-A6F7iZ68pkd_kzyLuz4E-no... 3/8/2016 2005-2009 CANCER INCIDENCE RATES BY COUNTY FOR SELECTED SITES PER 100,000 POPULATION AGE -ADJUSTED TO THE 2000 US CENSUS County COLON/RECTUM LUNG/BRONCHUS FEMALEBREAST PROSTATE ALLCANCERS Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases IRate Cases Rate NORTH CAROLINA 21,581 46.0 36,069 76.6 40,416 157.4 34,949 161.5 240,503 509.4 Alamance 381 46.9 649 79.3 680 155.0 608 171.2 4,260 529.1 Alexander 108 53.3 156 77.1 154 139.6 154 160.7 1,046 506.2 Allegheny 34 40.3 65 75.3 39 100.2 58 145.7 347 426.1 Anson 59 41.0 111 78.0 114 153.3 97 148.7 659 458.6 Ashe 76 39.6 145 76.1 118 125.2 137 151.9 915 496.4 Avery 39 33.5 86 72.7 84 145.3 79 146.8 536 467.6 Beaufort 191 62.6 286 88.3 252 153.5 229 154.6 1,658 538.8 Berne 72 60.8 94 79.0 96 152.0 86 165.2 602 508.5 Bladen 102 53.9 151 78.7 130 130.7 125 139.2 886 474.2 Brunswick 284 38.8 556 75.4 622 141.1 365 89.6 3,136 434.2 Buncombe 613 43.4 1,077 76.2 1,270 169.3 1,052 164.8 7,279 524.8 Burke 296 55.7 478 88.7 452 158.8 355 143.6 2,801 529.2 Cabarrus 373 48.7 642 86.4 672 159.9 673 197.2 4,424 578.3 Caldwell 207 44.0 457 94.7 371 146.5 230 101.3 2,258 477.6 Camden 25 53.5 36 76.6 62 250.3 39 177.9 254 539.1 Carteret 204 47.1 386 85.0 373 163.6 335 148.3 2,452 556.6 Caswell 77 53.9 120 83.2 122 165.2 122 186.0 788 559.1 Catawba 367 42.9 616 71.3 669 144.6 586 144.2 4,026 468.3 Chatham 148 40.2 237 65.1 332 173.0 282 167.7 1,884 521.0 Cherokee 114 54.3 150 70.7 149 151.9 120 115.2 987 501.2 Chowan 60 57.6 78 75.3 74 137.0 67 144.2 487 479.4 Clay 39 48.2 69 80.0 72 167.8 67 148.9 439 538.6 Cleveland 300 51.7 457 78.7 412 132.1 441 164.9 2,810 489.1 Columbus 142 43.1 251 77.6 242 140.6 210 139.3 1,527 474.2 Craven 243 44.0 479 84.3 456 160.4 474 180.4 2,933 534.2 Cumberland 572 47.4 1,013 84.0 1,153 167.2 790 147.9 6,360 515.3 Currituck 55 45.4 102 82.9 88 127.6 100 164.1 603 487.5 Dare 89 43.7 149 71.1 215 190.6 150 140.5 1,024 489.0 Davidson 418 48.0 782 88.3 653 140.0 564 138.8 4,443 509.5 Davie 100 40.6 196 79.1 182 140.8 164 133.6 1,198 494.4 Duplin 112 39.8 210 73.2 213 141.1 185 143.8 1,324 474.4 Durham 448 40.5 773 72.4 1,040 161.3 889 183.7 5,714 506.2 Edgecombe 188 68.4 258 95.4 269 173.6 237 201.2 1,625 598.1 Forsyth 731 39.6 1,389 75.5 1.652 161.2 1,371 167.3 9,351 506.2 Franklin 143 51.4 243 85.4 264 166.1 231 176.5 1,525 529.7 Gaston 598 54.8 976 87.8 909 150.1 779 160.3 5,777 525.2 Gates 37 56.7 50 75.4 68 190.9 42 129.3 318 484.7 Graham 23 40.2 41 71.0 42 148.0 29 112.7 275 499.1 Granville 184 66.7 269 96.6 249 163.0 268 209.9 1,794 630.9 Greene 44 43.0 96 94.3 83 159.5 89 191.1 557 545.3 Guilford 1,085 45.9 1,764 74.7 2,135 161.4 2,091 200.8 12,815 539.2 Halifax 159 47.2 255 74.5 311 174.9 260 173.9 1,695 509.2 Harnett 228 49.3 409 87.8 438 164.0 294 134.8 2,414 502.2 Haywood 172 41A 335 77.9 347 160.8 309 154.5 2,158 527.1 Henderson 315 40.6 584 71.1 617 158.3 641 173.9 4,030 627.1 Hertford 89 63.7 109 77.1 123 172.5 99 151.8 701 509.8 Hoke 74 50.4 155 107.2 126 143.9 110 161.8 803 517.0 Hyde 24 70.3 32 93.0 30 194.4 23 154.6 180 538.7 Iredell 371 46.8 577 72.7 629 146.3 646 175.9 4,053 509.5 Jackson 107 51.6 125 57.6 146 136.1 148 154.9 994 485.3 Produced by the NC Central Cancer Registry, 1212015. Rates based on counts less than 16 are unstable. Use with caution. Cases may not sum to totals due to unknown or other values. Rates are calculated using the bridged -race population estimates obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics available online at www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/bridged_race/data_documentation.htm#vintage20l4, Division of Toxicology April 2004 enter the body through normal skin, but it can if the skin has been cut. 1.5 HOW CAN COBALT AFFECT MY HEALTH? To protect the public from the harmful effects of toxic chemicals and to find ways to treat people who have been harmed, scientists use many tests. One way to see if a chemical will hurt people is to learn how the chemical is absorbed, used, and released by the body. In the case of a radioactive chemical, it is also important to gather information concerning the radiation dose and dose rate to the body. For some chemicals, animal testing may be necessary. Animal testing may also be used to identify health effects such as cancer or birth defects. Without laboratory animals, scientists would lose a basic method to get information needed to make wise decisions to protect public health. Scientists have the responsibility to treat research animals with care and compassion. Laws today protect the welfare of research animals, and scientists must comply with strict animal care C4�"� guidelines. Cobalt has both beneficial and harmful effects on human health. Cobalt is beneficial for humans because it is part of vitamin BIZ, which is essential to maintain human health. Cobalt (0.16-1.0 mg cobalt/kg of body weight) has also been used as a treatment for anemia (less than normal number of red blood cells), including in pregnant women, because it causes red blood cells to be produced. Cobalt also increases red blood cell production in healthy people, but only at very high exposure levels. Cobalt is also essential for the health of various animals, such as cattle and sheep. Exposure of humans and animals to levels of cobalt normally found in the environment is not harmful. When too much cobalt is taken into your body, however, harmful health effects can occur. Workers who breathed air containing 0.038 mg cobalt/m3 (about 100,000 times the concentration normally found in ambient air) for 6 hours had trouble breathing. Serious effects on the lungs, including asthma, pneumonia, and wheezing, have been found in people exposed to 0.005 mg cobalt/m3 while working with hard metal, a cobalt - tungsten carbide alloy. People exposed to 0.007 mg cobalt/m3 at work have also developed allergies to cobalt that resulted in asthma and skin rashes. The general public, however, is not likely to be exposed to the same type or amount of cobalt dust that caused these effects in workers. In the 1960s, some breweries added cobalt salts to beer to stabilize the foam (resulting in exposures of 0.04-0.14 mg cobalt/kg). Some people who drank excessive amounts of beer (8-25 pints/day) '' 1\Q. experienced:serious effects on the heart. In some cases, these effects resulted in death. Nausea and vomiting were usually reported before the effects on the heart were noticed. Cobalt is no longer added to beer so you will not be exposed from this source. The effects on the heart, however, may have also been due to the fact that the beer -drinkers had protein -poor diets and may have already had heart damage from alcohol abuse. Effects on the heart were not seen, however, in people with anemia treated with up to I mg cobalt/kg, or in pregnant women with anemia treated with 0.6 mg cobalt/kg. Effects on the thyroid were found in people exposed to 0.5 mg cobalt/kg for a few weeks. Vision problems were found in one man following treatment with 1.3 mg cobalt/kg for 6 weeks, but DEPARTMENT of HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Public Health Service Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Ailsl2lag aseasiQ pus soauelsgnS alxoy io3 AauaBV aaruaS glleaH:)ggnd `SH3IAUaS AIVpjAH (MV H,L'IV3H3e jKaj UdVd3Q Allpsar lou soop ilsgoo Isgl umogs ansq saipniS •auun aql ui Ajulsur `Almols Apoq oqI sansal Ilugoo pogrosgs aql *Apoq aql inoonozgl sonssp aql olui uaill pus poolq otp olul pagrosqu si Isar oql •sooa3 oLp ut Al)loinb Apoq aqI sansal li 3o autos `uoluo ro ui pogluarq si Ilugoo ra}IV •souoq puu `Aauppi `ranil alp olul Alulsux Inq `sonssp Its olul palnqulslp si it `Apoq moA sraluo Ilugoo aouo •Iva noA spoo3 all Luoi3 Ilugoo aroui giosgs Sew Apoq oql `Apoq rnoA ul uon gBnoua ansq Iou op noA3l •Ilugoo 5ululsluoo sping 3luup ro spoo3 pa noA sreoA ro `salaam `sAup 3o aaqumu otp puu `3luup ro isa noel lunoum aql `lileaq jo alsis moA limpnloui s$uigl Ausut uo spuadap ialsm io poo3 uto g Apoq inoX olul pogrosqu si lull Ilugoo •lo lunowu oq j, -slum ro poo; ui ilsgoo;o slunomu ssaoxa ui llnsas of g8noua giliq lou are `ianamoq `Iuauiuorinuo all ui puno3 Alluuuou ilugoo;o slang -I -slum poluuiun:luoo funluup ro poo3 poluultusluoo Suilsa Aq sr lisgoo ssaoxa of pasodxa aq lllm noA Asm Xlo lil isotu aq,L •gosuzois moA olul pamollums aq Illm salopnd agl,lo autos •In0 sanlasuxagl usalo Allstrtrou Aagl su s2unl moA ansai Ipm saloilmd ogl;o autos •ral?uol s$unl moA ui ulsutar Illm Aogl uagl `Almols anlossip saloprsd agl3l •s$unl moA ui soloiusd all uzog poolq moA olul ssud of ilsgoo all ro3 ralsea si Ii uogl `Alissa anlosslp solognd agl3l •anlosslp saloilwd aip Ilam moil uo spuadap poolq moA olul pagrosqu ump si Isgl lunoure aql •salolirsd Isnp oql jo ozis otp uo spuadap sgunl inoA ui sAels lull Ilugoo paluqu13o lunoum oip `Isnp ilsgoo sulsluoo Isgl riu ui agisarq noA 3l •Ilugoo uiuluoo lugl sluuaisui salon; upis moA uagm io `Ilugoo sulsluoo Imp pool Iua noA uagm `Ilugoo sulmuoo Isgl slum }loop noA uagm `Isnp Ilugoo 8uiu[sluoo riu m agpuarq noA uagm Apoq moA raluo uuo ilsgoD LAWS AW 3AV31 4NV H31N3 11V9O3 NVO MOH VI •polloriuoo put parolluotu Alln3arso put, polsln23.i an salilllos; asagl jr uoiluipsr of sarnsodxg •oogs ro o009 of pasodxa aq Asuz sails 98srols alsum rsalonu ro `saillllos3 uoiiuipurn `soilillos3 .tualonu is sra3lrom ranamoll Adsragl uorluipw SuloSrapun si uosrad u ssolun uopulpui sigl of pasodxa Alarsr si uolislndod lsrauaS oql -slut utumm oxp Ajustuud `adolosi sill Aq jjo uani0? uollsipsr gill oI amsodxa ui palsaralui are am `oD09 of amsodxa jo 3lsads om uogM •Isnp 2uiulsiuoo-Ilsgoo Suigluarq uTog Aluisuz slltisar amsodxa p;ulsnpul •slanal a;ss oI paonpar aq use amsodxa `a3uld3lrom all ul sivalsAs Isnsgxo 3o asn aqi so gons `poopowd si oual$Aq Iuulsnpul poog ji •spunoduioo llugoo pus Ielaut Ilugoo asn ro oonpord Iugl sairisnpui raglo ui ro `slool Suipu92 ro 3upmo asn ro oVtu Iugl salrisnpui ui `$ulugai pus `9uillatus `Suluuu lelaui ul 3lrom noA A Ilsgoo 3o slanal raggR of pasodxa oq osls Swi noA •(Uma 73 Jo Irsd gluollil U-auo_uturSoronu l) 8uzu120roltu q si Zlg uluxelln3o 03lului AIIvp papuounuooar all •sionpord Arelp puu Isauz ui puno3 si goigm `Zig ulutslln sI Poo} sill uI Papnloul Iaip .nagl ui Asp u Ilugoo 3o smvaoroTm I I inoqu saumsuoo uosrad a$urans aql •a3p:lui Ilugoo;o aornos IsaSrul aql sl pood `oldood isout rod •qdd Z—I uegl ssol azu slanal Ilugoo `zalsm -Wunluup Isoui ul •suoilsrado gulgatus ro guiuiu[ rsau scare ul ro slsrauiut Sulululuoo-Ilugoo ui qou on Iugl scare ui ragSlq satuil spuesnogl ro sparpung oq Asul uoqurluaouoo `.scars polelndod ui (qdd) ralsm 3o sired uoilliq I ui ilsgoo 3o sired OI pue I uaamlaq b00Z lit V oloalxoy;o uolslnlQ Division of Toxicology Apri12004 seeds. While animals that eat these plants will accumulate cobalt, cobalt is not known to biomagnify (produce increasingly higher concentrations) up the food chain. Therefore, vegetables, fruits, fish, and meat that you consume will generally not contain high amounts of cobalt. Cobalt is an essential element, required for good health in animals and humans, and therefore, it is important that foodstuffs contain adequate quantities of cobalt. 6OCo and "Co are moderately short-lived, manufactured radioactive isotopes that are produced in nuclear reactors. Although these isotopes are not produced by nuclear fission, small amounts of these radioisotopes are also produced by the neutron interaction with the structural materials found in the reactor of nuclear plants, and are produced during the routine operation of nuclear plants. Small amounts may be released to the environment as contaminants in cooling water or in radioactive waste. Since these isotopes are not fission products, they are not produced in nuclear weapons testing and are not associated with nuclear fallout. In the environment, radioactive isotopes of cobalt will behave chemically like stable cobalt. However, 60Co and 58Co will also undergo radioactive decay according to their respective half-lives, 5.27 years and 71 days. 1.3 HOW MIGHT I BE EXPOSED TO COBALT? Cobalt is widely dispersed in the environment in low concentrations. You may be exposed to small amounts of cobalt by breathing air, drinking water, and eating food containing it. Children may also be exposed to cobalt by eating dirt. You may also be exposed by skin contact with soil, water, cobalt alloys, or other substances that contain cobalt. Analytical methods used by scientists to determine the levels of cobalt in the environment generally do not determine the specific chemical form of cobalt present. Therefore, we do not always know the chemical form of cobalt to which a person may be exposed. Similarly, we do not know what forms of cobalt are present at hazardous waste sites. Some forms of cobalt may be insoluble or so tightly attached to particles or embedded in minerals that they are not taken up by plants and animals. Other forms of cobalt that are weakly attached to particles may be taken up by plants and animals. The concentration of cobalt in soil varies widely, generally ranging from about 1 to 40 ppm (1 ppm--1 part of cobalt in a million parts of soil by weight), with an average level of 7 ppm. Soils containing less than about 3 ppm of cobalt are considered cobalt -deficient because plants growing in them do not have sufficient cobalt to meet the dietary requirements of cattle and sheep. Such cobalt -deficient soils are found in some areas in the southeast and northeast parts of the United States. On the other hand, soils near cobalt -containing mineral deposits, mining and smelting facilities, or industries manufacturing or using cobalt alloys or chemicals may contain much higher levels of cobalt. Usually, the air contains very small amounts of cobalt, less than 2 nanograms (1 nanogram=one- billionth part of a gram) per cubic meter (ng/m3). The amount of cobalt that you breathe in a day is much less than what you consume in food and water. You may breathe in higher levels of cobalt in dust in areas near cobalt -related industries or near certain hazardous waste sites. The concentration of cobalt in surface and groundwater in the United States is generally low — DEPARTMENT of HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Public Health Service Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry . 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The half-life of a cobalt isotope is the time that it takes for half of that isotope to give off its radiation and change into a different isotope. After one half-life, one-half of the radioactivity is gone. After a second half-life, one-fourth of the original radioactivity is left, and so on. Radioactive isotopes are constantly changing into different isotopes by giving off radiation, a process referred to as radioactive decay. The new isotope may be a different element or the same element with a different mass. Small amounts of cobalt are naturally found in most rocks, soil, water, plants, and animals, typically in small amounts. Cobalt is also found in meteorites. Elemental cobalt is a hard, silvery grey metal. However, cobalt is usually found in the environment combined with other elements such as oxygen, sulfur, and arsenic. Small amounts of these chemical compounds can be found in rocks, soil, plants, and animals. Cobalt is even found in water in dissolved or ionic form, typically in small amounts. (Ions are atoms, collections of atoms, or molecules containing a positive or negative electric charge.) A biochemically important cobalt compound is vitamin B12 or cyanocobalamin. Vitamin B12 is essential for good health in animals and humans. Cobalt is not currently mined in the United States, but has been mined in the past. Therefore, we obtain cobalt and its other chemical forms from imported materials and by recycling scrap metal that contains cobalt. Cobalt metal is usually mixed with other metals to form alloys, which are harder or more resistant to wear and corrosion. These alloys are used in a number of military and industrial applications such as aircraft engines, magnets, and grinding and cutting tools. They are also used in artificial hip and knee joints. Cobalt compounds are used as colorants in glass, ceramics, and paints, as catalysts, and as paint driers. Cobalt colorants have a characteristic blue color; however, not all cobalt compounds are blue. Cobalt compounds are also used as trace element additives in agriculture and medicine. Cobalt can also exist in radioactive forms. A radioactive isotope of an element constantly gives off radiation, which can change it into an isotope of a different element or a different isotope of the same element. This newly formed nuclide may be stable or radioactive. This process is called radioactive decay. 60Co is the most important radioisotope of cobalt. It is produced by bombarding natural cobalt,59CO, with neutrons in a nuclear reactor. 60Co decays by giving off a beta ray (or electron), and is changed into a stable nuclide of nickel (atomic number 28). The half-life of 60Co is 5.27 years. The decay is accompanied by the emission of high energy radiation called gamma rays. 60Co is used as a source of gamma rays for sterilizing medical equipment and consumer products, radiation therapy for treating cancer patients, and for manufacturing plastics. 60Co has also been used for food irradiation; depending on the radiation dose, this process may be used to sterilize food, destroy pathogens, extend the shelf - life of food, disinfest fruits and grain, delay ripening, and retard sprouting (e.g., potatoes and onions). 57CO is used in medical and scientific research and has a half-life of 272 days. 57Co undergoes a decay process called electron capture to form a stable isotope of iron (57Fe). Another important cobalt isotope, S8Co, is produced when nickel is exposed to a source of neutrons. Since nickel is used in nuclear reactors, S8Co may be unintentionally produced and appear as a contaminant in cooling water released by nuclear DEPARTMENT of HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Public Health Service Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry falsl`dall asuasiG pus saauslsgnS alxo,H, zo; kwaSV aaln las wicaH :)ggnd `samAuas AyiwfHH amy HinyaH jO ,LAIg w Lwaaa gons `satlladosd 9ntl0uotpsi Iuaxatp anuq sadolost aAllOuotpsl aqI pus szaquxnu ssum luazajjtp anuq sadoposl `JOAOIAOH -fpoq mo.0 uo sloa3 o Isotmag0 cures oqp puu luamuortnua aqI ui zotnsgoq lsotmago amss all anuq alo3asagl IItM pUR AItuOtmagO cures all anugoq Ilugoo 3o sadolost IId •uanas-.i}lg IlsgoO puu f4xls Ilugoa su psai puu `oDLs zo L5-03 puu OD09 So 09-00 su ualiuM oslu `LS-llugoa puu o9-llugoa `luuuodmi AIIuToiouxuzoo ate gopj& Io OMl `sadolost aetlosotpul .zo olgspsun fuum am alagl `.laeaMOH (•aures aqp suluuiaz [suolozd jo ioqumu] izgmnu otmolu agi gSnoiilu `[suo gnau puu suoloid 3o iaqumu] ssaqumu ssum otmolu lualajtp anuq `azojoialp `luamalo uu3o sadolost aqL -sutuluo0 It psgl suoalnou jo joqumu ail uo Butpuadop spgiftom luazajjtp gllM `sadolost pollso `suuo} ivaiaJJIp luzanas anuq 6uul luamala uy) '653O AagRmu ssEm otmolle au suq gop4m `Ilugoa 3o adolost olgsps auo lluo si aaal 1, •LZ3o zagmnu otmolu uu suq it •lo4otu pus uoit jo osolp of lultmts sopiodoid suq Iugi Iuautalo Suum000-dllumluu u si IlugoD 4I1V800 SI IVHM V 4 •glluogdo oluis puu `alAlsopl `slts.q AIture3 'latp `xos `a2u moA puu of pasodxa wpo,f slsotmag0 aagio oqp .laptsuoo oslu psnui noA Il glint pouluoo ut amo0 nob Moq puu `($uol Mog) uoptunp aqI `(ganuz Moq) asop aqp opnl0ul s.[olou3 osagy •pouusq ag ll,noA iagpogM autuualap siolou3 Auum `Ilugoa of pasodxa are no f3I •szolosax zualonu puu alstm lultdsoq mog puaixa .lallums a of puu `pnolls3 gluoq Mops `luouidtnbo lsulsnput `sponpold.tamnsuoo ut puno; azs SIVu21Bm an140901pus 3o saamos apuul-ubw •slsualsm $ulplmq zo Itos ui slsualsm antlOsotpsl zo oouds moil uotpstpuz onasoo on uotputpux;o saamos Suuzn000 XITm msN •sooinos apum-usm.lo Ismpsu mot; m00o ism uotlstpsa of amsodxa lsmaixg 10ulu00 ut3ls Cq to `a0uuisgns aip 8uolaup zo Tuquo `Sutgpsazq Aq pasodxa oq ism noA •It gilts louluoo ui moo noX uogM Xluo amulsgns u of pasodxa a.re noA •amsodxa of pool sAoiAlu Iou soop asuolaz sitU Iuo=onnuo aqI sialuo it `alloq zo umzp s se Ions `nuynuoo u uioa3 Io `luuld Iuuisnput uu su gons ton a$asl u moz; posualaz st oouslsgns u uogM •amsodxa jo soomos aq Xmu salts asagi osnuooq puu noA uueq Xsm aauulsgns salt of amsodxa asnuaaq luulzodun st uolluauojui siu •asuaioui - uux puno•I st llugoa gatgM Iu salts all `polunlsna an sapis atom sV •uMousl Iou st aauulsgns stgl .1o3 palunluna salts 'Idyl jo zaqumu julop aqp `.lanaMOH •salts-lJI.zauuol .lo Iua.uno 9£9`i oT p30 £I Isuol lu ui puno3 uaaq suq `oZ)o9 st `llugoa amlouotps21 -salts 'IdN zauuO3 Jo luauno 9£9` I aqp 3o 9Zb Isual lu ui puno3 uaaq suq Ilugoo alquls satltnti0u dnuuala luiapa; uual-i�uol so3 polailm salts ails are puu (-IdN) Istrl satlllOud Isuotlul l aqI do a7m salts osogl •uolisu aqI ut salts alsEm snopxszsq snouos Isom aqI sagtluapt (ydg) I0u021V uot400io.id luluaulaonnug aqs •amsodxa Io sloogo aqI puu Ilugoa Inoqu not sllal luautaluls gplsaq otlqnd stgZ •L£L8-ZZ17-888-I Iu INUOD uotluuuo3uI wisiv Dip Iluo `uotiuuu0jut atom zol •luasaxd am sluOtmago lalio laipagM puu `sllgEq pus sltsll luuosiod `pasodxa am noX Moq `uotiump aqI `osop ail uo puadop ooumisgns snopiuzeg 6uu op amsodxa 3o sloogo agy mo.0 uuuq Avuz aauulsgns stgp osnu0aq pusliodml si uotiuuuojut sl%L •algslrenu osls st `yvisavjxol am `uotsiaA xallogs y •s ogo giluoq nagl puu saouslsgns snopiunq inogs sluamalulS giivaH otlgnd3o soups u ui auo si II 'Ilugoo zo3 algozd loot.Solooix0 j, a R uioz3 .laldu10 kwalmns aql st puaulapupS llltsaH 0tlgnd siu 1,00Z IU F oloalxoy 3o uoISIAIQ Division of Toxicology April 2004 this effect has not been seen in other human or animal studies. Being exposed to radioactive cobalt may be very dangerous to your health. If you come near radioactive cobalt, cells in your body can become damaged from gamma rays that can penetrate your entire body, even if you do not touch the radioactive cobalt. Radiation from radioactive cobalt can also damage cells in your body if you eat, drink, breathe, or touch anything that contains radioactive cobalt. The amount of damage depends on the amount of radiation to which you are exposed, which is related to the amount of activity in the radioactive material and the length of time that you are exposed. Most of the information regarding health effects from exposure to radiation comes from exposures for only short time periods. The risk of damage from exposure to very low levels of radiation for long time periods is not known. If you are exposed to enough radiation, you might experience a reduction in white blood cell number, which could lower your resistance to infections. Your skin might blister or burn, and you may lose hair from the exposed areas. This happens to cancer patients treated with large amounts of radiation to kill cancer. Cells in your reproductive system could become damaged and cause temporary sterility. Exposure to lower levels of radiation might cause nausea, and higher levels can cause vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding, coma, and even death. Exposure to radiation can also cause changes in the genetic materials within cells and may result in the development of some types of cancer. cobalt for anemia during pregnancy. The doses of cobalt used in the animal studies were much higher than the amounts of cobalt to which humans would normally be exposed. Nonradioactive cobalt has not been found to cause cancer in humans or in animals following exposure in the food or water. Cancer has been shown, however, in animals who breathed cobalt or when cobalt was placed directly into the muscle or under the skin. Based on the animal data, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has determined that cobalt is possibly carcinogenic to humans. Much of our knowledge of cobalt toxicity is based on animal studies. Cobalt is essential for the growth and development of certain animals, such as cows and sheep. Short-term exposure of rats to high levels of cobalt in the air results in death and lung damage. Longer -term exposure of rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, and pigs to lower levels of cobalt in the air results in lung damage and an increase in red blood cells. Short-term exposure of rats to high levels of cobalt in the food or drinking water results in effects on the blood, liver, kidneys, and heart. Longer -term exposure of rats, mice, and guinea pigs to lower levels of cobalt in the food or drinking water results in effects on the same tissues (heart, liver, kidneys, and blood) as well as the testes, and also causes effects on behavior. Sores were seen on the skin of guinea pigs following skin contact with cobalt for 18 days. Generally, cobalt compounds that dissolve easily in water are more harmful than those that are hard to dissolve in water. Studies in animals §uggest that exposure to high amounts of nonradioactive cobalt during pregnancy Much of what we know about the effects of might affect the health of the developing fetus. radioactive cobalt comes from studies in animals. Birth defects, however, have not been found in The greatest danger of radiation seen in animals is children born to mothers who were treated with the risk to the developing animal, with even DEPARTMENT of HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Public Health Service Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry S4si%ag asuasiQ puu soouulsgnS oixo,L io3 fouaSV aawas ippaH aggnd `SdaIA-dHS NNNaH'C NiV HL'IVHH1n .LNiHWLHVd3Q olgt lou azu sisal oqy •.fpoq zno6 olui ua7l puq noX ;iugoa gonui moil aluuipso of pasn aq uno ouun zo poolq moA ui llugoo 3o lunouit aqy •amsodxa zagu sXvp ma3 u of do spouad zoj poolq oql put ouun oq) ui Ilugoo aznstaui uuo lugl sisal alquilaz anuq am Z11Td800 Ol U3SOdX3 N338 3"H 1213H13HM 3NIW21313a Ol 1sn w31a3W v 3m3H1 SI 8' 6 •uoptipunzi Itluopioot;o iisu ail; oonpaz of �Ijnjamo uoilnipsui ziagi;o saTnlapin3 Gila;us ootld3lzom oql mono; pinogs Iltgoo anilotoiptz giim zo zuau Vom oqm sza3lzoAA, 'fugsSaoau uagm Itualtui anliotolptz of amsodxa $uionpaz zo; souilopin$ gsilgnd Ilim oqm sluiog3o giinag oilgnd do aoinpu agi Mollo3 `sasto Bons ul •lutld zamod zualonu u moi3 asualaz Iuluopioot uu si azagl zo `Iiun efdtzagioipuz zo uoiitzlluais llugoo u Suinlonui luapioot uu si azagl `luouiitazi fdtzagloipuz t jo Izud su pasodxa an, noX ssolun lltgoo anilotmptz jo slanal g3iq oI pasodxa aq of flaNiIun an noA •)flinilot glnoui-of-putg zo sglnoui nags ui sputq ziagl Suiund TU04 uazpligo molf a2tmoosi(I •;lupus azo;aq put Alluonba.g sputg ziagl gsum xogl ams 31UN •izip 5uilta TU04 uazpligo moX o5vmoosip pinogs noA 'lzip 3o iol t Ina uazpligo auios 'tins paituiuieluoo guilts puu `lios guigonol 12upplaziq gBnoup lltgoo jo slanal ltluauiuozinua zaq&q of pasodxa aq of XIaIll an lltgoo $uiuiuluoo sails alsum mou guinil uazpligo •,flaimpounui utioisXgd t Ipisuoo `Ilugoo jo slunouiu o&ul of pasodxa Alluluaploou on noK 3I •amsodxa ampaz of sdols oluipounui Aut Iuu=m Iou op ivasazd suoiiszluaouoo Mol dlaniltjan all `zanamoH •li of pasodxa Suiaq pions louuuo aldood `luauiuozinua aqI ui puno; Allumitu si Ilugoo oouiS •04t3llsanui of luauTlzadop glluaq ajins mo k 3Isu of paou igg!m zoloop znoA •pasodxa aq oslu Ig2ltu uazpligo moA zaglagm xst `Ilugoo jo slunouit Iuuogiu9is of pasodxa uaaq anuq noA lugl spug zoloop mo63i IIVS03 Ol 3NnSOdX3 d0 )iSIN 3H130nom S3111Wbid NV3 MOH L'6 •sllnpu uull uoiltipuz 3o sroga aql of aeilisuos azoui gonuT oq of paeagaq on quiom s,zagloui ziagl ui aligm umimpuz of pasodxa soiqug •sllnpu uugi lltgoo i?uiuieiuoo spinbil puu spoo3 uioz3 llugoo azoiu gzosgt Maui uazpligo luip polsa32ns anuq slumim ui saipnlS •sllnpu se sftm amiss aql lltgoo Xq poloagn oq Kim uazpligo 'xtiui lsuazq mp ui lugui oql of zagloiu oql Tuoi3 zo snia; all of zagloui lutugoid aqI uio4 pazza;sutzl oq Slow llugoo `uoiliPpu ul 'sllnpu st sAvAi suits aql ui llugoo of pasodxa oq uuo uazpligD •sutumq m 08t 3o SnnaA 8 i IV .ilunituT of uoiidaoum mog pound agi 5uimp samsodxa uioz; s4o009 glitaq Itiluaiod sassnoslp uolloas sigy LN3UaIIH3 133ddtl llt/800 NV3 MOH 9'L •gitap uana put `zaouuo `slloo of a;Itump opouaii pasnto osp anuq slnunut ui samsodxa lltgoo anilonoiptg -poolq oql ui uoOAxo Kuto goiqm `sllao poolq pan put `suogoa;ui of aoutlsisaz ui pit it'll S1103 all `shoo poolq oiigm jo szaqumu zamol stq sluuzniu pasodxa 3o poolq oq,y Suigltazq ,sltuTiut all pal ogt, goiqm `s2unl all ui so5wgo puu 141tiials luautumd zo Xitzodmal asnto of umogs uaaq oslt anuq sltuinre m sasop uoiluiptl qS!H •sn4a3 all uT so&wqo $uisnto uoiitiptzdo slunouin oluzapoui boot lu V ASOTOOIXOJL Jo uoisLq(I Division of Toxicology April 2004 to accurately predict potential health effects following exposure to cobalt. It is difficult to determine whether a person has been exposed only to external radiation from radioactive cobalt unless the radiation dose was rather large. Health professionals examining people who have health problems similar to those resulting from radiation exposure would need to rely on additional information in order to establish if such people had been near a source of radioactivity. It is relatively easy to determine whether a person has been internally exposed to radioactive cobalt. 1.9 WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS HAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MADE TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH? The federal government develops regulations and recommendations to protect public health. Regulations can be enforced by law. Federal agencies that develop regulations for toxic substances include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC). Recommendations provide valuable guidelines to protect public health but cannot be enforced by law Federal organizations that develop recommendations for toxic substances include the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the FDA. Regulations and recommendations can be expressed in not -to -exceed levels in air, water, soil, or food that are usually based on levels that affect animals; they are then adjusted to help protect people. Sometimes these not -to -exceed levels differ among federal organizations because of different exposure times (an 8-hour workday or a 24-hour day), the use of different animal studies, or other factors. Recommendations and regulations are also periodically updated as more information becomes available. For the most current information, check with the federal agency or organization that provides it. Some regulations and recommendations for cobalt include the following: EPA requires that the federal government be notified if more than 1,000 pounds of cobalt (as the bromide, formate, and sulfamate compounds) are released into the environment in a 24-hour period. OSHA regulates levels of nonradioactive cobalt in workplace air. The limit for an 8-hour workday, 40-hour workweek is an average of 0.1 mg/m3. The USNRC and the Department of Energy (DOE) regulate occupational exposures as well as exposures of the general public to radioactive cobalt. 1.10 WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION? If you have any more questions or concerns, please contact your community or state health or environmental quality department, your regional Nuclear Regulatory Commission office, or contact ATSDR at the address and phone number below. ATSDR can also tell you the location of occupational and environmental health clinics. 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N1H News National Institutes of Health News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Robin Mackar (mailto:rmackar@niehs.nih.gov), Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 09:00 a.m. EDT NIEHS (919)-541-0073 Low Doses of Arsenic Cause Cancer in Male Mice Mice exposed to low doses of arsenic in drinking water, similar to what some people might consume, developed lung cancer, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found. Arsenic levels in public drinking water cannot exceed 10 parts per billion (ppb), which is the standard set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. However, there are no established standards for private wells, from which millions of people get their drinking water. In this study, the concentrations given to the mice in their drinking water were 50 parts per billion (ppb), 500 ppb, and 5,000 ppb. 50 ppb is the lowest concentration that has been tested in an animal study, and researchers say that because of differing rates of metabolism, mice need to be exposed to greater concentrations of arsenic in drinking water than humans to achieve the same biological dose and similar health effects. The researchers used a model that duplicates how humans are exposed to arsenic throughout their entire lifetime. In the study, the mice were given arsenic three weeks before breeding and throughout pregnancy and lactation. Arsenic was then given to the offspring after weaning, and all through adulthood at concentrations relevant to human exposure. The researchers looked at the tumors in the adult offspring. so 55 so 45 a 40 y 35 U 80 26 c 20 is 10 5 a ..: control = e p < 0-05 t 50 ppb M 500 ppb 7 5000 ppb IF Li lung tumors occur In adult male mice after being exposed to low levels of arsenic throughout their life. The 50 parts per billion (ppb) concentration is within the range to which humans are exposed. "This is the first study to show tumor development in animals exposed to very low levels of arsenic, levels similar to which humans might be exposed," said Michael Waalkes, Ph.D., lead author on the paper and director of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Laboratory. "The results are unexpected and certainly give cause for concern." I of 3 3/10/2016 12:37 AM Low Doses of Arsenic Cause Cancer in Male Mice http:/Avww.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2014/july8/index.cfin Arsenic is present in the environment as a naturally occurring substance or due to contamination from human activity. Arsenic may be found in many foods, including grains, fruits, and vegetables, where it is present due to absorption from the soil and water. This study focused on inorganic arsenic, which often occurs in excess in the drinking water of millions of people worldwide, and has been previously shown to be a human carcinogen. In the study, more than half of the male offspring mice developed significant increases in benign and malignant lung tumors at the two lower doses (50 ppb and 500 ppb). Female offspring also developed benign tumors at the lower concentrations. Interestingly, the researchers did not find significant increases in lung tumors in either sex at the highest dose (5,000 ppb). "Although this is only one study, it adds to a growing body of evidence showing adverse health effects from very low exposures to arsenic, raising the possibility that no level of arsenic appears to be safe," said Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and NTP. The paper from the NTP Laboratory at NIEHS, part of NIH, appears in the Archives of Toxicology. Reference: Waalkes MP, Qu W, Tokar EJ, Kissling G, Dixon D. 2014. Lung tumors in mice induced by "whole life" inorganic arsenic exposure at human relevant doses. Arch Toxicol; doi:10.1007/s00204-014-1305-8. NIEHS supports research to understand the effects of the environment on human health and is part of NIH. For more information on environmental health topics, visit htto.//wwwniehs nih go v(hbp://wwwniehs.nih.govbndex.cfm). Subscribe to one or more of the NIEHS news lists (http//wwwniehs nih oov/news/newslistlndex cfm (http:/hvwwniehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/newslistfindex.cfm)) to stay current on NIEHS news, press releases, grant opportunities, training, events, and publications. NTP is a federal, interagency program, headquartered at the NIEHS, whose goal is to safeguard the public by identifying substances in the environment that may affect human health. For more information about NTP and its programs, visit htto://nlo.niehs.nih. gov (http://ntp.niehs. nih. govl). About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://wwwnih.00v (http://wwwnih.gow) . NIH... Turning Discovery Into Health® Previous Release Lead in Kids' Blood Linked With Behavioral and Emotional Problems (http://www.niehs. nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2014/ june3017ndex.cfm) Next Release HHS Releases 13th Report on Carcinogens (http://www.niehs. nih.govinewslnewsroomlreleases/20141 This page URL: http:/AAww.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2014fjjuly8riindex.cfm NIEHS website: http:/Mnwv.niahs.nih.gov/ october2findex.cfm) 2 of 3 3/10/2016 12:37 AM WV L£:ZI 9IOZ/Ol/£ no6'giusy9iu@aa6euewg9m le ja6eueW qaM eql yew3 ugo•xapm/g,tln f/ql OZ/Sawa[aI/wooismau/smau/noB•giu'sgacu•mmm//:dtq 031w slew ul saoueo asneD aluosiy;o sasoQ mo7 NORTH CAROLINA Incidence Rates In 2012, 1,529,078 new cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States`, including 48,367 in North Carolina. State vs. United States` Rates: 2012, Male and Female, North Carolina � ET S; si �)US. 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Total Number of I S 7,087 Total Number of I 4,105 Systems in Violation Total Number of ! 13,819**' ** The total violations indicated in the report (13,819) differs from the calculated total (21,683). Where to Obtain the 2004 Annual State Public Water Systems Report North Carolina's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting: EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline Telephone: (800) 426-4791 North Carolina Public Water Supply Section Telephone: (919) 715-3243 E-mail: Martha.Fillinger@ncmail.net Web Site: http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.usfpws IPA, tSt (^(; �1 v Lod 2 SITE TICKET GRID -()I DO DATE IN J DATE OUT I TIME IN "Professional Engineer" means a pe on w o as een 1 engineer in accordance with the requtrem ents of G.S. 89C. WEIGHMASTER VEHICLE I ROLL OFF effected by the release or migration of contaminants. Any well constructed for the purpose of monitoring groundwater and contaminant concentrations shall not be considered a receptor. (20) "Review boundary" means a boundary around a permitted disposal facility, midway between a waste (22) "Saturated zone" means that part of the subsurface below the wa r table in which a41 the interconn cted voids are filled with water under pressure at or greater than atmospheric. It does not nclude the capi lary fringe. "Standards" means groundwater quality standards as specified in Rule .0202 of this Subehapter. (24) "Suitable for drinking" means a quality of wat-r which does n t contain substances in concentrations which, either singularly or in combination if ingested into the human body, may a use death, disuse, behavioral abnormalities, congenital defects, genetic mutations, o, result in an incremental lifetime cancer risk in excess of lxl0-6, or render the water unacceptable due to Jasthetic qualities, in luding taste, od ror appearance. (25) "Time of travel" means the time required for cc taminants in gdwater to move unit distance. sthe-perinTetc, o osaf-area. - . (27) "Water table" means the surface of the saturated zone below which all interconnected voids are fille wit water and at which the pressure is atmospheric. TENDERED History Note: Authority G.S. 143-214.1; 143-2-15; 143E-282; Ef. June 10, 1979. CHANGE ArnendedEf: October 1, 1993; August 1, 1989, July 1, 1988; March 1, 1985. CHECK NO. WW6T1 TOREORDEMA):.4&E..Uk&AQ�)Frl %;CAAY7799-6767 SIGNATURE (a) The rules established in this Subchapter are intended to maintain and preserve the Ounlit of the groundwaters revenp t and abate pollution and contamination of the waters S(M stateToWct pulic healffijQnd pernit mana etrYg€ih=b C}feTER _ groundwaters for their best usage by the citizens of No Car lina. It is the policy of the Commission that the best usage of the groundwaters of the state is as asource of drinking ater. These groundwat rs generally are a po able source of drinking water without the necessity of significant treatment. It i -We-, o ®fit pf�(pq� gl� tg y�tq tlNE. ROLL OFF Carolina's groundwaters to the level established by t d7to enn and r ore a lqua 1 y o egra e groundwaters where feasible and necessary to protect an health 4nd the environment, i to ensur4 their suitability s a future source of drinking water. (b) It is the intention of the Commission to protect all gr REFERENCE ORIGIN the standards established in Rule .0202 of this Subchapt r. In keeping with the po ofthe Commission to protect, maintain, and enhance groundwater qualityith'n the towill subject to the provisions of G.S. 143-215.1 which would result in: (1) the significant degradation of groundwaters which have existing quality that is better than the assigned standard, unless such degradation is found tobe in the best interests of the citizens ofNorth Carolina based prnnnmir henefite of r.� p�,_try� h QTY. UNIT DESCRIPTION RATE EXTEN$IOIJt �� TOTAL (2) a violation of a groundwater quality standard beyond a designate I compliance boun Lary, or (3) the impairment of existing groundwater uses or increased risk to th health or safety ofdhe public duet the operation of a waste disposal system. (c) iolations o f standards resulting from groundwater withdrawals which are in co mpliance with wate r use permits issued purl ism to G.S..143-215.15, shall not be subject to the correctivejaction requireme nts of Rule .0106 o f this Subchapt r. (d) o person s all conduct or cause to be conducted, any activity, vhich causes the c�opncentration of any substance to exceed that pecified in Rule .0202 of this Subchapter, except as authoriz d by the rules of this Subchapter. (e) �r,•`ork that is within the scope of the practice of geology and en ineering, perfottjted pursuant to the equirements o this Subchapter, whi h involves site assessment, the interpretation of s bsurface geolog"' conditions, preparation of concetitual corn tive actioz plans or any work requiring detailed technical nowledge of sit conditions which is submitted to the Dire for shall t a nerfhrmod by nerson,. firma nr nrnfescional enrnnratinnc wh engineering services by the appropriate occupational licensing board or are exempted from such licensing by G.S. 8 NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Amended April 1, 2013 WW6T1 TO REORDER CONTACT CAROLINA SOFTWARE (910) 799-6767 SIGNATURE L: IAN r NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Land Resources Land Quality Section James D. Simons, PG, PE Director and State Geologist April 11, 2011 Mr. Fred Holt Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Environmental, Health and Safety Services Section PO Box 1551 PEB 4 Raleigh, NC 27602 RE: H. F. Lee Active Ash Pond Response to Independent Inspection Report State ID: WAYNE-022 Dear Mr. Holt: Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor Dee Freeman, Secretary A review has been made of the annual independent inspection report, dated December 3, 2010, received by this office on March 3, 2011 for the referenced dam.This dam is of high hazard classification. The report was developed by Mr. J. Allan Tice, PE of MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. During the review, it was noted that no significant deficiencies were observed which are not currently being addressed by other submittal processes. Observations and recommendations pertaining to the dam contained in this report will be taken under advisement by this office. The Land Quality Section will continue to inspect this dam in accordance with requirements of the Dam Safety Law of 1967 and Title 15A, Subchapter 2K of the North Carolina Administrative Code. You are encouraged to take action on maintenance items identified in the report that require attention. Please note that before beginning any repair, modification, or removal work on the referenced dam, two sets of plans and specifications for repair or modification work must be filed with the Division of Land Resources for approval pursuant to Title 15A, Subchapter 2K of the North Carolina Administrative Code. Please contact Mr. Pat McClain, Regional Engineer, Land Quality Section, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889, telephone number (252) 946-6481, or meat telephone number (919) 733-4574 should you have any questions concerning this matter or if you wish to 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 • Telephone 919-733.4574 l FAX: 919-733-2876 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27604 - Internethttp:/lwww.dlr.enr.state.nc.us/pagesAandqualitysection.htmI `,� . . I I . . , Mr. Fred Holt Response to Independent Inspection Report April 11, 2011 Page 2 of 2 discuss approval requirements for a chosen activity at the dam. Sincerely, Andrew Schneider, PE Assistant State Dam Safety Engineer Land Quality Section vF. Lee Active Ash Pond WAYNE-022 cc: Mr. J. Allan Tice, PE, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Mr. Pat McClain, PE, Regional Engineer DWQ Regional Supervisor File Name: WAYNE-022 20110411_IYIR-Resp H.F. Lee Active Ash Pond.doc U.S. Geological Survey data from the National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) program demonstrates vanadium is common in North Carolina groundwater at levels that exceed the state's Interim Maximum Allowable Concentration of 0.3 ppb and that trigger "do not drink" advisories. The state's Frequently Asked Questions document illustrates that many municipal water supplies in N.C. and across the U.S. also contain low levels of vanadium and hexavalent chromium for the same reasons. The same quality of municipal water that meets EPA standards and safely serves hundreds of millions of people across the nation would trigger North Carolina "do not drink" advisories if it were coming from a private well. DEQ noted in a Jan. 13, 2016, update to legislators that more than 70 percent of public water systems in the U.S. that have sampled for hexavalent chromium and vanadium would exceed N.C. DHHS screening levels. There is no evidence of ash basin influence Most importantly, DEQ private well data show no elevated levels of boron in neighbors' wells. Boron is a key indicator the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the industry use to identify potential impact from coal ash. Historic ash basin compliance boundary monitoring data show groundwater flow directions near ash basins are moving away from neighbors' wells that are generally upgradient. Groundwater near the Sutton Plant ash basins in Wilmington, N.C., is an exception, and the company has already taken steps to address this. Flow directions were validated through independent assessments in the showing ash basin flow moves away from neighbors' wells. Computer modeling also validates that flow directions are expected to continue moving away from neighbors' wells in the future. 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Simons, PG, PE Director and State Geologist Certificate of Approval March 28, 2011 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT Mr. Fred Holt Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Environmental, Health and Safety Services Section PO Box 1551 PEB 4 Raleigh, NC 27602 RE: Approval to Repair H.F. Lee Active Ash Pond Dam Wayne County WAYNE-022-H Dear Mr. Holt: Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor Dee Freeman, Secretary This is in response to your submission dated January 20, 2011 and January 21, 2011, received on February 18, 2011 of plans, specifications and design data for repair of the subject dam in compliance with the Dam Safety Law of 1967. ,This dam is of high hazard classification. The plans, specifications and design data submitted were prepared under the supervision of Mr. Richard S. Auger, PE. This letter constitutes approval of the proposal to repair the subject dam according to the plans and specifications received by this Division on February 18, 2011 with the following stipulations: Project construction shall be supervised by Mr. Richard S. Auger, PE. Mr. Richard S. Auger, PE shall be responsible for field observation of construction as necessary to ensure compliance with approved plans. During construction, the Division of Land Resources may require such progress reports as are deemed necessary. Geological Survey • Land Quality • Geodetic Survey Division of Land Resources • 1612 Mall Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Telephone 919-733-38331 FAX 919-715.8801 • Internet http;l/www.dlr.enr.state.nc.usfindex.html Mr. Fred Holt Approval to Repair March 28, 2011 Page 3 of 3 JDS/ahs/smm H.kee Active Ash Pond Dam Wayne-022-H cc: Mr. Richard S. Auger, PE, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Pat McClain, PE, Washington Regional Engineer Surface Water Protection Regional Supervisor Filename: WAYNE-022_20110328 COAR_Lee Active Ash Pond Dam NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Land Resources Land Quality Section James D. Simons, PG, PE Director and State Geologist November 10, 2010 Mr. Fred Holt Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Environmental, Health and Safety Services Section PO Box 1551 PEB 4 Raleigh, NC 27602 RE: H.F. Lee Active Ash Pond Dam Revision Request Proposed Dry Ash Waste Stacking Plan State Dam ID: WAYNE-022 Dear Mr. Holt: Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor Dee Freeman, Secretary The information received in our office on September 29, 2010 requesting jurisdictional determination and conceptual approval of a plan to stack ash waste material by dry placement has been reviewed. This dam is of high hazard classification. The submittal was prepared under supervision of Mr. R. Scott Auger, PE of MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, hie. This activity will be considered non jurisdictional provided the following criteria are met: Stack height will be limited to one tenth the distance from the inside crest edge of the ash pond containment dam to outside toe of the dry stacked ash waste material within the reservoir area of the containment dam. Any access dike structure constructed on the outside of the dry stacked ash waste material will be considered part of the dry stacked ash waste material and must be accommodated by offset in the same manner. A minimum offset from the inside crest edge of the ash pond containment dam to outside toe of the dry stacked ash waste material within the reservoir area of the containment dam shall be one hundred feet or ten times the stack height whichever is greater. 2. The drawings provided are apparently reduced photocopies of a larger drawing set and are not legible. Please resubmit scaled drawings which are clearly legible and ensure that setback distances are clearly labeled. Please also include an overall plan view of the entire ash pond with the proposed stacking plan shown. If you wish to have the stacking plan submitted declared non jurisdictional, please revise the report and all drawings to reflect the comments above. 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 • Telephone 919-733.45741 FAX: 919-733.2876 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27604 - Intemet:http:lAwm.dlr.enr.state.nc.uslpageshandqualitysection.html bjessaoau g sleags leuoll!ppe 6wgoelle 'nnolaq aoeds aql w suollepuawwooaa pue sluawwoo leuo!l!ppe Aue a){ew aseald bulrmopol aql uo luawwoo -all} all col uo!lewjolul rl shp g ulgt!M luawwoo fue wnlaj aseald Im 4130IN n ]mdau l- lonilsuoo sueld ..11!n8 sV., In tum loalgns aql 4oeala n Al'pon r nedad n lomisuoo F, :ol suopeolpoods pue sueld paslnaa -sleep p l umpm sluawwoo pue uollewilluoo piezeq wnlal aseald (� wep loa!gns agl 4oeaig n 4i)DtN R neday n lonasuoo n :ol suolleog!oads pue sueld MaN El Rlunoo alep :aje payaeiltl laqutnN 41 We(] :13EIrOls woad O1 M Mr. Fred Holt H.F. Lee Active Ash Pond Dam Revision Request WAYNE-022 Proposed Dry Ash Waste Stacking Plan November 10, 2010 Page 2 of 2 Please contact Mr. Pat McClain, PE, Regional Engineer, Land Quality Section, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889, telephone number (252) 946-6481, or me at telephone number (919) 733-4574 should you have any questions concerning this matter.. / Sincerely, � V Steven ja State Damer Land Quality Section cc: Mr. R. Scott Auger, PE, MACTEC Mr. Pat McClain, PE, Land Quality Regional Engineer Surface Water Protection Supervisor Filename: WAYNE-022_20101110_PRR-RevReq_Asb Stacking.doc October 4, 1999 � � ' MEMORANDUM TO: File FROM: Scott Harrell RE: H. F. Lee Ash Basin Dike Wayne County The referenced dike was inspected by Max Fowler and Scott Harrell on September 24, 1999. This dike is not under the jurisdiction of the NC Dam Safety Law. The inspection was conducted in order to determine if the structure was at risk in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd. Slumps were observed in several locations on the interior face of the eastern dike. according vto plant personnel, the dike has.a history of slumps due to the steep interior slope. Rip rap had been placed along much of the interior face of the eastern dike prior to the slumping activity. An interior dike divides the basin into two lagoons. The southern face of this interior dike (facing the larger of the two lagoons) also exhibited slumping. Rip rap had been placed on this face as well. According to plant personnel, the slumping had occurred primarily as a result of the rain and wind resulting from Tropical Storm Dennis. A geotechnical consultant from Law Engineering was scheduled to inspect the dike the following Monday (September 27, 1999). 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Lee Electric Plant near Neuse River near Goldsboro, Wayne County Saturday, September 18,1999 The plant is ownedby the Carolina Power and Light company. Photo taken by Jerry Ryan Return to Flooding in Eastern North Carolina, logo U.S. Department ofthe Interior I U.S. Geological Survey URL: ht4)://nc.water.usgs.gov/flood/floodsgg/photos/IMGoio.htll Page Contact Information: NorL'r Carolina Weo Development Team Page Last Modified: Wednesday, i9-Dec-2012 13:55:38 EST .F x 4 F G1� 7 Yyi �i'2Ci�, Xi 3nss �� If Y1) +� t ry�^�y i•s #h �trdr � tf:�7`�x �: � �:,h i°` 4+x � ., �'W �71 e• Pr ♦ :%S �NWyr: ri rr r 4 4 3/6/2016 www.nega.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislaboiVStaUeslHTML/SySectiordChapter_l30AIGS 13OA-309.213.htmI § 130A-309.213. Prioritization of coal combustion residuals surface impoundments. (a) As soon as practicable, but no later than December 31, 2015, the Department shall develop proposed classifications for all coal combustion residuals surface impoundments, including active and retired sites, for the purpose of closure and remediation based on these sites' risks to public health, safety, anwe are; the environment; and natural resources and shall determine a schedule for closure and required remediation that is based on the degree of risk to public health, safety, and welfare; the environment; and natural resources posed by the impoundments and that gives priority to the closure and required remediation of impoundments that pose the greatest risk. In assessing the risk, the Department shall evaluate information received pursuant to G.S. 130A-309.211 and G.S. 130A-309.212 and any other information deemed relevant and, at a minimum, consider all of the following: - -(1) Any hazards to public health, safety, or welfare resulting from the impoundment. -- (2) The structural condition and hazard potential of the impoundment. — (3) The proximity of surface waters to the impoundment and whether any surface waters are contaminated or threatened by contamination as a result of the impoundment. (4) Information concerning the horizontal and vertical extent of soil and groundwater contamination for all contaminants confirmed to be present in groundwater in exceedance of groundwater quality standards and all significant factors affecting contaminant transport. --T (5) The location and nature of all receptors and significant exposure pathways. (6) The geological and hydrogeological features influencing the movement and chemical and physical character of tha. contaminants. —� (7) The amount and characteristics of coal combustion residuals in the impoundment. (8) Whether the impoundment is located within an area subject to a 100-year flood. (9) Any other factor the Department deems relevant to establishment of risk. (b) The Department shall issue a proposed classification for each coal combustion residuals surface impoundment based upon the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as high -risk, intermediate -risk, or low -risk. Within 30 days after a proposed classification has been issued, the Department shall issue a written declaration, including findings of fact, documenting the proposed classification. The Department shall provide for public participation on the proposed risk classification as follows: (1) The Department shall make copies of the written declaration issued pursuant to this subsection available for inspection as follows: a. A copy of the declaration shall be provided to the local health director. b. A copy of the declaration shall be provided to the public library located in closest proximity to the site in the county or counties in which the site is located. C. The Department shall post a copy of the declaration on the Department's Web site. d. The Department shall place copies of the declaration in other locations so as to assure the reasonable availability thereof to the public. 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Due to a prior commitment, he will be unable to attend. Thank you for understanding. Best, Dana R. Shillinglaw Assistant Scheduler Office of Governor Pat McCrory 919.814.2108 dana.sutisna nc.gov 1 East Edenton Street 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. I. f� DUKE ENERGY® NCDEQ Basin Classification Public Hearing — H.F. Lee Plant Comments for Millie Chalk, Government & Community Relations Manager — Duke Energy Good Evening, Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of tonight's meeting. My name is Millie Chalk and I serve as Government & Community Relations Manager for Duke Energy in this region. We believe that public input is a vitally important part of our work to close ash basins across the state and I appreciate the opportunity to make a few comments this evening. We at Duke Energy are continuing to deliver on our promise to safely close all coal ash basins across the Carolinas. We are closing basins in ways that put safety first, protect the environment, minimize impacts to communities and manage costs. We continue to build momentum, with ash excavation underway at several sites and comprehensive evaluation of safe closure options at other sites. Every closure solution is evaluated against a set of guiding principles that drive our closure decisions. An important focus in this work is making sure all closure plans protect groundwater. Independent experts have verified that groundwater near the H.F. Lee ash basins is flowing away from neighbors' private wells. There continues to be no indication that the ash basins have influenced neighbors' wells. After completing comprehensive scientific and engineering studies at the retired H.F. Lee Plant, we have recommended that the material in all five basins be removed and placed in a fully lined storage solution. Studies noted the possible risk of flooding in some areas at the plant site. While the basins are currently operating safely, we believe excavation is the best option for long-term permanent storage of the material. Our process of evaluating safe basin closure options is indeed very technical and science - based. We have submitted thousands of pages of data to the state, but we also know closing ash basins is about people and communities. And ensuring the safety of our neighbors and communities is our top priority. As we move through this process, we are also committed to keeping our neighbors informed. We will continue to share updates regarding the plant through direct mailings, our company website and one-on-one opportunities to hear directly from plant neighbors and share information. I'm available throughout this process to answer any questions you may have about our work to close ash basins or other activities happening at the plant. Again, thank you to everyone here for your time and for participating in this very important process. (A)"ik'( "��er Wesley My name is Wesley Garner, my wife (Adrienne) and I live at 101 Jj Ln. We have lived in this area since March 1989. We have properties located at 101 and 103 Jj Ln and 1334 and 1344 Old Smithfield Road. We have three properties on Fork Township Water and one property on well water and one well has been abandoned due to the well caving in after Hurricanes Floyd and Fran. We have had to replaced 4 pumps due to corrosion and countless numbers of fittings , faucets and fixtures at these properties. My wells have not been tested nor have I had notifications to test, drink or not to drink the water. We started having medical issues shortly after moving to the area. My wife started having bouts of weakness and fatigue and extreme low potassium levels. After a number of doctor visits and finally a trip to the hospital in Chapel Hill, she was diagnosed with an adrenal tumor which had to be removed surgically. She also received medicines to help balance her body chemistries after the removal of the gland. Medical issues still persist with this issue. In October 1993 she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and by June 1995,was diagnosed as type one insulin dependent. In 1995 hypertension was diagnosed. Kidney Disease ensued (now stage 3) in year 2000. August of 2013 breast cancer was diagnosed. Chemo therapy started in November 2013 until March 2014, followed by a. double Mastectomy in April 2014, Prior to this sleep apnea was diagnosed and ongoing treatment is in place, since 2003. In 2010 she experienced a macular aneurism(eye) which was treated with surgery. Numerous laser treatments have continued. Also a vitrectomy surgery was performed in January of 2013. Currently she is taking 13 prescription medications and 12 supplements. Also since living here I have been experiencing my share of health issues as well. I was diagnosed with Migratory Inflammatory Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromaliga in 1990. Hypertension, reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis), kidney stones, hyperplasia of the prostrate, several skin Squamous cell carcinomas(surgically removed). I have also had colonoscopy procedures to remove intestinal polyps, hearing loss, bladder control issues, high blood pressure, nerve conduction issues whereby my extremities fall asleep, a transient ischemic attack (TIA) that caused amnesia for about 24 hours in 2014. All of these issues started shortly after moving to the community in 1989. I had to retire from work in 2003 just to manage these illnesses. I currently take 12 prescription drugs, 1 injection weekly and 6 supplements . Our 4 children were educated and attended school and church here for 12 years and each of them have some health issues. Three live in the Greenville NC area now and one remains in the community with his wife and two children. With all of these health issues we did not think our water was causing any problems, but now in retrospect, with all that we have heard and read, it seems most likely a substance is and has caused us and our neighbors to suffer a litany of ailments and illnesses and possible death. Governor McCory has stated: When clusters of cancer are investigated, we look for several things that are clues to likely associations with exposures in the community. These are: clusters of rare cancers, the more common cancers including lung, breast, colon, and prostate cancers. It is very difficult to find associations between these common cancers and the community(cancer incidence report Rowan County October 03 2014). Our community states that just because we have a variety of illnesses to include cancers you must not look past the facts that the common denominator seems to be our water. The Institute for Southern Studies( 08 2014) has stated. new coal ash threats identified: toxic dust hurting lungs, hearts. Numerous trucks pass my property daily carrying ash and by products to a landfill off the Lee Site. The study also states so far, the fight to better regulate coal ash at the federal and state levels has focused on the threat the waste presents to water supplies. Utilities have historically stored the waste in massive/ unlined impoundments near the same lakes and rivers that provide cooling water for the plants. Sometimes the impoundments fail catastrophically. I say that the coal ash contaminations escape their confinements no matter where and how they are housed by the following: wind, heavy rains, floods from storms, continuing periods of rain. Contaminates leaching deep in the ground travel to private wells, community water systems, city water systems, and county water systems and anyone down stream using water. Common sense tells us that not only do the waste products travel down river but they also leak or leach out into any and all cracks and crevasses and fault lines in and under the ground around each plant. Contaminating captured water systems within a typically large area, simply put, with poison that goes into the ground and the water is sucked out at another site, chances are you will at some point start sucking the same poison out into holding containers for distribution through the process of hydraulics. The impact on groundwater in the surrounding areas is profound. This community has more than likely suffered ill effects since 1952 and it continues through today and into the future. Problematic facts near the Lee Plant: Not enough testing of private groundwater wells Of the 200 property owners within a 1/2 mile of the compliance area only 33 wells have been tested Duke's conclusion that there are "no Down gradient receptors" within 1500 ft is based on incomplete, inadequate and incorrect data in the comprehensive site assessment. DEQ fails to consider known site conditions including ancient channels of the Neuse river and the shallow and deep layers of strata under the communities affected by leaking contaminants from ash and ash ponds. With this and other verbal and written testimonies on the coal ash catastrophe, we are asking this board to reevaluate the importance of this and other plants and to rate each plant as high risk and not to take the word or the facts provided by Duke Power or any Politician as the gospel. Lives and Communities are at risk. This plant and others have created a nightmare for the economy of all the areas and the wellbeing of the citizens. Wesley A Garner Jr. 101 Jj Ln Goldsboro N.C. 27530 919-736-7744 Health Impacts « Coal Ash Ponds of the Southeast http://www.southeastcoalash.org/?page_ POLLUTANTS HEALTH EFFECTS Aluminum Lung disease, developmental problems Antimony Eye irritation, heart damage, lung problems Arsenic Multiple types of cancer, darkening of skin, hand warts Barium Gastrointestinal problems, muscle weakness, heart problems Beryllium Lung cancer, pneumonia, respiratory problems Boron Reproductive problems, gastrointestinal illness Cadmium Lung disease, kidney disease, cancer Chromium Cancer, ulcers and other stomach problems Chlorine Respiratory distress Cobalt Lung/heart/liver/kidney problems, dermatitis Lead Decreases in IQ, nervous system, developmental and behavioral problems Manganese Nervous system, muscle problems, mental problems Mercury Cognitive deficits, developmental delays, behavioral problems Molybdenum Mineral imbalance, anemia, developmental problems Nickel Cancer, lung problems, allergic reactions Selenium Birth defects, nervous system/reproductive problems Vanadium Birth Defects, lung/throat/eye problems Zinc Gastrointestinal effects, reproductive problems Testimony of Stephen A. Smith, DVM, Executive Director, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, January B, 2009 '' ^f 1) 3/8/2016 3: