Hey all,

I just ran into an interesting situation.  Some years ago, there was a
plumbing leak in a pipe tunnel.  The "grey" water in the lines that leaked
out originated in a photography teaching lab and a metal arts teaching lab.
After the leak was fixed, the water was simply allowed to dry in the tunnel
and now there is a lot of dust left on the floor.  There will be a lot of
work performed in the tunnels in the next month or two, and this will
certainly stir up the dust.

I know what processes are done there now, and I have a good idea of "recent"
history (the past 10 years or so), but I'm not overly familiar with
historical photography lab practices and the photography manager is newer
here than I am.  Based on what I do know, I grabbed a sample of the material
and will have it tested to see what might be in there and at what levels so
we can start planning a clean-up of the area.  My question to the list is
this:  What would you sample for?  It would be awesome to have that
mysterious machine from CSI that can analyze molecules in seconds in the
field, all the way down to the brand of perfume and its retailers,
but......  I'm thinking a TCLP for metals is in order, but is there anything
else that I should request of the lab doing the analysis?

Thanks,
Wendy

-- 
Wendy Campbell, CSP
Occupational Health and Safety Officer
Environmental Health and Safety
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725-1826
Office: (208) 426-3303
Fax:  (208) 426-3343




Hey all,

I just ran into an interesting situation.=A0 Some years ago
, there was a plumbing leak in a pipe tunnel.=A0 The "grey" water
 in the lines that leaked out originated in a photography teaching lab and 
a metal arts teaching lab.=A0 After the leak was fixed, the water was simpl
y allowed to dry in the tunnel and now there is a lot of dust left on the f
loor.=A0 There will be a lot of work performed in the tunnels in the next m
onth or two, and this will certainly stir up the dust. =A0 

I know what processes are done there now, and I have a good idea of &qu
ot;recent" history (the past 10 years or so), but I'm not overly f
amiliar with historical photography lab practices and the photography manag
er is newer here than I am.=A0 Based on what I do know, I grabbed a sample 
of the material and will have it tested to see what might be in there and a
t what levels so we can start planning a clean-up of the area.=A0 My questi
on to the list is this:=A0 What would you sample for?=A0 It would be awesom
e to have that mysterious machine from CSI that can analyze molecules in se
conds in the field, all the way down to the brand of perfume and its retail
ers, but......=A0 I'm thinking a TCLP for metals is in order, but is th
ere anything else that I should request of the lab doing the analysis?=A0 
=A0 =A0=A0 

Thanks,
Wendy

-- 
Wendy Campbell, CSP
Occ
upational Health and Safety Officer
Environmental Health and Safety 

Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725-1826<
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Office: (208) 426-3303
Fax:=A0 (208) 426-3343

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