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Construction ' Products ,,0 ^ Division PAGE 1 REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE: NUMBER: GROUP:DATE:___ BP Marketing Janaury 17, 1986 CHARGE NO.:1182 REQUISTOR: M- A- Stegyk MARKETING or MANUFACTURING APPROVAL NAME:. J. S. Harailto APPROVED:. PROBLEM TITLE: Three samples of expanded vermiculite from Vermiculite Products in Houston, Texas (42-201-103). SIGNIFICANCE: SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: l) Determine if this is an asbestos-containing material. 1) Determine the % of asbestos in the sample. SUGGESTED APPROACH: Standard analytical approach DEADLINE (Last day information will be of value): DETAILS OF PROBLEM: ACCEPTED BY RESEARCH DEPT.: DATE ASSIGNED TO: >j ADDITIONAL COPIES: Original to Library R- J- Bettacchi, R. c. Walsh, m. a. stecyk, S. H. Ahern, H. C. Duecker, J. M. Reilly , j\C R.C. Destiny CT.W-UJattc.y'' J CONFIDENTIAL 10002127 REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE PAGE 2 NUMBER: 68679 GROUP: BP Marketing ACTUAL COST: $900.00 REPORTING DATE: 2/19/86 SUMMARY: A total of three Vermiculite Products (Houston) samples were analyzed for their tremolite content. Analysis was performed according to the procedures outlined In the paper "Preparation of Vermiculite Ore Samples for Tremolite Analysis" issued by R. C. Howard. RESULTS: Sample No. Weight X Tremolite Handpicked XRD Total G1 .01 .02 .03 G2 .05 .06 .11 D18 .10 .12 .22 REFERENCES: XRD File: 1182-163 Notebook: 2391-25 Under C. I. Sanders Supervision: C. I. Sanders CIS/DRD/JMS/ph Sandrelli 10002128