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On January 6, 2004 , U.S. EPA mobilized the Emergency Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor, Earth Tech (ET), and the Superfund Technical Assistance and Response (START) contractor, Tetra Tech EM Inc., to conduct removal activities at the Smith Chemical site. Currently, all drums have been staged either in the basement or on the first floor. Empty drums have been segregated and staged separate from the drums containing product.
On Tuesday, February 3rd , U.S. EPA, ERRS, and START remobilized to site. Drums staged in the basement were labeled in preparation for sampling. A total of 98 drums of material in the basement were labeled. Air monitoring was conducted during all removal activities with a combustible gas indicator (CGI) and a flame-ionization detector (FID). No readings were detected above background.
On Wednesday, February 4th, a total of 169 drums staged on the first floor were labeled in preparation for sampling. Five drums of soil material were also sampled and inventoried in the basement. The Cleveland Northeast Regional Sewer District notified U.S. EPA that they could utilized the ten drums of ferrous chloride and one drum of ferric chloride at their facility. U.S. EPA will arrange transportation of the materials.
On Thursday, February 5th , and Friday, February 6th, a total of 68 drums from the basement were logged and sampled. Due to weather conditions, a few drums of material are frozen and will be sampled at a later date. Air monitoring was conducted during removal activities with no readings detected above background.
Document label information, sample, and hazcat each drum.
Mobilization of chemist and laboratory equipment and supplies.
Bulking and disposal of all drums.
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