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ASBESTOS FIBER COUNT ANALYSIS
FOR
DOW CHEMICAL Industrial Hygiene Bldg. 3502W
Post Office Box 150 Plaquemine, LA 70764-0500
ATTENTION: Ms. Darlene Creel
March 11, 1992
00 A 11403? CONFIDENTT A! 20-2027
A Member ol the tnchcape Environmental Group
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WEST-PAIN E JcU><n42tOtiA INC.!
7979 GSHI AVE. BATON ROUGE, LA 70*20
DOW CHEMICAL Plaquemine, LA
March 11, 1992
Three (3) filter cassette samples were received on March 06,
1992 from Dow Chemical for fiber count. Fibers larger than 5
microns in length were counted by means of phase-contrast
microscopy at a magnification of 40OX. The procedure recommended
by NIOSH method 7400A was followed.
Pertinent information
regarding fiber counts is as follows:
Field Area: 0.00785 mm2 (Walton Beckett Graticule)
Effective Collecting Area:
385 mm2 (25 mm Cassette)
855 mm2 (37 mm Cassette)
Limit of Quantitation:
10 fibers/100 fields
Limit of Detection: > Average Blank Count
@ Detection limits are based upon a minimal concentration of 7 fibers/mm2.
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Sample I.D.
LHC II: 13919 Blank 1 Blank 2
Fibers (>5um) Observed
No. of Fields Observed
Fibers per
Filter
1
100
490
0
100
<490
0
100
<490
Volume of
Air (L)
Fibers (>5um) per c.c. of Air
20-2027 Corrected
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j Philip W. West, Ph.D.'
tf^Laboratory Director
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A Member of the Inchcape Environmental Group
WEST PAINE LABORATORIES INC.
7979 GSR1 AVE. BATON ROUGE, LA 70820
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Sample I.D.:
CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY RECORD
SAMPLE COLLECTION:
Collector's Name: Darlene S. Creel
Telephone: (5041 389-6181
Company Name: Dow Chemical (Industrial Hygiene Bide. 3502W)
Address: P.O. Box 150. Plaouemine. Louisiana 70765-0500
5-3-^ Date Sampled:.
Time:
Type of Process or Facility Sampled: Fiber count via NIOSH 7400
Field Information: Filter cassettes for fiber per filters iMis.-
SAMPLE SHIPPING (othfer than transportation by collector):
Transporter's Name: ^
_______ Date:.
Company Name: West Paine Courier
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Address:__________ __________________
SAMPLE RECEIVING: Person accepting sample___
D$Jo6l.. ______Date:
Company Name: WEST-PAINE LABORATORIES. INC.
Address: 7979 GSRIAVENUE BATON ROUGE. LOUISIANA 70820 PHONE:(5041 769-4900
Sample DispositionStorageFurther TransportationOther___
CHAIN-OF-POSSESSION: (Attach additional sheets as needed to show continuity) TERMINATION OF CHAIN OF CUSTODY:
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Authorized by:______________________________
.Date:
______Time:______
Company/Name:.
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LOUISIANA DIVISION INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SAMPLE RECORD
PLANT/DEPT. /_ i+C Jf ~ Pf)lA> Ch*n* 'ca/
MONITORING FOR:
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DATE
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OTHER CHEMICALS PRESENT:
sample N2 13919
SAMPLE COLLECTION MEDIA:
BADGE NO. TYPE
TEMP/HUMIDITY: (REQUIRED FOR BADGES)
CHARCOAL TUBE SIZE
0*"FILTER CASSETTE SIZE
mM
SILICA TUBE
SIZE
DRAGERTUBE TYPE
OTHER
SHIFT: O-THR. 12 HR. 0"PERSONNEL SAMPLE O AREA SAMPLE
FULL SHIFT TWA STEL/TASK
PUMP SERIAL NO.. CALIBRATION DEVICE: 0-BUBBLEMETER
0 ROTAMETER OTHER
PUMP FLOW RATE CALIBRATION: BEGIN: 1. 3.TYS2. 3 5^/r
3.___ 2^31_____ BEGINNING FLOW RATE AVG. 3S"*>? 3"CC/MIN
ENDING: 1.
L/MIN
ENDING FLOW RATE AVG. ^
0^CC/MIN L/MIN
EMPLOYEE NAME Bra ,'y CodUs
EMPLOYEE l-D. V 3>~ JOB CLASSIFICATION
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RESPIRATOR USED? ET^ES NO
RESPIRATOR MODEL/ CANISTER TYPE
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HALF-FACE
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SAMPLE AVERAGE FLOW RATE
TIME STARTED /D / 'f-S' fl*1
TIME STOPPED
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TOT. RUNNING TIMEfMINI
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SAMPLE VOLUME {AVG FLOW X RUN TIME)
0 FULL-FACE
0 AIR-LINE 0 SCBA
DESCRIPTION OF AREA SAMPLED/JOB PERFORMED DURING MONITORING ^
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