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SCOTT A. BR1TTON-MEHLISCH WILLIAM L. BURK** STEVEN E. CRICK BUFORD L. FARRINGTON JOSEPH S. GALL SCOTT B. HALL W. BENJAMIN KASEY* DONALD H. LOUDON, JR. SCOTT R. MANUEL KENNETH B. MCCLAIN Humphrey, Farring-ton 8c McClain, EC ATTORNEYS AT LAW TEL: (316) 336-5050 FAX: (816) 836-8966 221 WEST LEXINGTON, SUITE 400 P.O. BOX 900 Independence, Missouri <34051 website: www.hfmlegal.com May 3, 2004 of counsel: TERI B. GOLDMAN 'AOMITTEO IN MISSOURI & KANSAS 'ADMITTED IN MISSOURI & ILLINOIS Mr. Richard Hatfield Materials Analytical Services 3945 Lakefield Court Suwanee, Georgia 30024 re: Sears Joint Cement Dear Mr. Hatfield: Enclosed please find a container of Sears Joint Cement. One sample for bulk asbestos analysis is requested. Chain-of-custody included. Please take care not to damage the container and return by Fed Ex upon completion of analysis. Enclosed, I have included a photocopy of the four sides of the container. DDM/mos Enc. Darrell Messbarger '60 6-^^ MATERIALS ANALYTICAL SERVICES, INC. PLM ANALYSIS Proj#-Spl# M33467-001 Analyst Paul Hess______ Date 5/6/2004 ClientName Humphrey, Farrington & McClainClientSp11 Location ________________________ __________________________________________________ Type_Mat Sears joint cement__________________________________________________________ Gross Off-white fine silty powder________________________________________________________ Visual OPTICAL DATA FOR ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION Morphology Pleochroism Refract Index SignA Extinction Birefringence Melt Fiber Name wavy none 1.550/1.545 positive parallel low no Chrysotile ASBESTOS MINERALS EST. VOL. % Chrysotile............................... Amoslte................................... Crocidolite.............................. Tremolite/Actinolite.............. Anthophyllite.......................... OTHER FIBROUS COMPONENTS ..................3 .................... .................... .................... .................... NON FIBROUS COMPONENTS Binder 97 Binder Description Abundant gypsum with fine carbonate scattered throughout, mica Comments