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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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| From: |
Kenneth Rhame
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| To: |
RRC Duty OSC, Region IV ERRB
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Matt Taylor, US EPA Region 4
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Shane Hitchcock, US EPA Region 4
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Jim Mcguire, US EPA Region IV
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Katrina Jones, US EPA Region 4
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Wilda Cobb, US EPA Region 4
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Randolph Harrison, EPCRA
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Jim Webster, US EPA
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Subject:
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Initial and Final
Clinton High School Mercury Spill
1201 W Elizabeth St,
Clinton, NC
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| POLREP No.: |
1
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| Start Date: |
4/2/2008
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
4/2/2008
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Response Type:
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Emergency
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| Demob Date: |
4/5/2008
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NPL Status:
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Non NPL
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| Completion Date: |
6/15/2008
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Incident Category:
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Removal Action
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Contract #
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A student broke a outdoor thermometer (approximtately 6" in length) containting approximately a tablespoon of mercury at his home. The student collected the mercury in a syrup bottle and brought it to school. The student spilled the mercury at Clinton High School. NC Haz-Mat responded and collected visible mercury with a mercury vac. Parents were notified to collect clothing from students that may have come into contact with the mercury and advised to place the clothing of the students in bags and place outside. The HVAC system was shut down and windows were opened for ventilation. The school was closed. NC Dept. of Health requested assistance from EPA to perform air monitoring with Lumex to confirm that levels are safe for school to be reopened. The location of the High School is 1201 W Elizabeth St Clinton NC.
EPA and NC Dept of Public Health conducted the air monitoring and levels indicated that the school could be re-opened. Levels were below the 1 microgram per cubic meter clean up goal.
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NC Dept of Public Health contacted OSC Rhame to advise that the collected mercury will be disposed of through a grant that is used to clean and dispose of school lab chemicals. The school will also go through a inspection of their laboratory and other chemicals will be addressed at the same time.
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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Intramural Costs
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| Total Site Costs |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.
response.epa.gov/ClintonHighSchoolMercurySpill
POLREP #1 Last Updated 8/28/2008
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