Saturday, August 18, 2012

Baseline Testing Results Wayne County Pennsylvania


 Memo

August 18, 2012

To: Wayne County, Manchester Township, PA 18436

From: Brian Oram, PG
B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc.
15 Hillcrest Drive
Dallas, PA 18612

Sample Information- Sample # 1 (Well)
Wayne County, Manchester Township
Site: 
Drilled Well- no data
Purge Time –12/16/2010 at 12:15 am
Estimated – 

Lab Number – XX-XXXX-20101216-PST - Test America / Tetra Tech

Parameter
Result
Standard
Comment
Ethylene Glycol
0.76 mg/L
< 0.3 to 14 mg/L R
Detection
Limit Issue
Ethane
< 0.00049 mg/L
no standard
OK
Ethene
< 0.00052 mg/L
no standard
OK
Methane
< 0.00022 mg/L
< 7 mg/L
OK
Propane
< 0.010 mg/L
no standard
OK
Surfactants (MBAS)
< 0.013 mg/L
< 0.5 mg/L
OK
T. Kjeldahl Nitrogen
< 0.15 mg/L
no standard
OK
Radium 226
0.15 pCi/L
< 5 pCi/L
OK
Radium 228
0.06 pCi/L
< 5 pCi/L
OK
Gross Alpha
1.46 pCi/L
< 15 pCi/L
OK
Gross Beta
0.72 pCi/L
< 4 pCi/L
OK


Parameter
Result
Standard
Comment
Thorium
< 0.002 mg/L
see gross alpha
OK
Uranium
0.0011mg/L
< 0.030 mg/L
OK
Thallium
< 0.010 mg/L
< 0.002 mg/L
Detection Limit Issue
Silver
< 0.005 mg/L
< 0.05 to 0.10 mg/L
OK
Aluminum
< 0.200 mg/L
< 0.05 to < 0.2 mg/L
OK
Arsenic
< 0.010 mg/L
< 0.010 mg/L
OK
Barium
< 0.200 mg/L
< 2 mg/L
OK
Beryllium
< 0.004 mg/L
< 0.004 mg/L
OK
Boron
< 0.200 mg/L
< 0.6 mg/L R
OK
Calcium
28.4 mg/L
no standard
OK
Cadmium
< 0.005 mg/L
< 0.005 mg/L
OK
Cobalt
< 0.050 mg/L
< 0.011 mg/L R
OK
Chromium
< 0.005 mg/L
< 0.1 mg/L
OK
Copper
0.0713 mg/L
< 1 mg/L
OK
Potassium
0.660 mg/L
no standard
OK
Lithium
< 0.050 mg/L
< 0.7 mg/L R
OK
Magnesium
3.99 mg/L
no standard
OK
Manganese
0.0012 mg/L
< 0.05 mg/L
OK
Mercury
< 0.0002 mg/L
< 0.002 mg/L
OK
Molybdenum
< 0.040 mg/L
< 0.040 mg/L R
OK
Sodium
4.56 mg/L
no standard
OK
Nickel
< 0.040 mg/L
< 0.1 mg/L
OK
Lead
< 0.003 mg/L
< 0.005 mg/L
OK
Selenium
< 0.005 mg/L
< 0.05 mg/L
OK
Strontium
0.319 mg/L
< 4 mg/L R
OK
Zinc
0.0047 mg/L
< 5 mg/L
OK
Iron, T
< 0.100 mg/L
< 0.3 mg/L
OK
Iron, D
< 0.100 mg/L
< 0.3 mg/L
OK

Parameter
Result
Standard
Comment
pH
7.4
6.5 - 8.5
OK
Acidity
< 5 mg/L
no standard
OK
Ammonia Nitrogen
0.17 mg/L
no standard
OK
Bromide
< 0.20 mg/L
no standard
OK
Chloride
6 mg/L
< 250 mg/L
OK
Hardness, T
84 mg CaCO3/L
no standard
OK
Nitrate-Nitrite
0.17 mg/L
< 10 mg/L
OK
Oil and Grease
< 4.8 mg/L
no standard
OK
Conductance
230 uS/cm
no standard
OK
Sulfate
6.7 mg/L
< 250 mg/L
OK
T. Alkalinity
80.3 mg/L
no standard
OK
T. Dissolved Solids
111
< 500 mg/L
OK
Ratio TDS/ Conductivity
0.48
*****
OK
Total Rec. Phenolics
< 0.010 mg/L
no standard
OK
T. Suspended Solids
< 4 mg/L
no standard
OK

Parameter
Result
Standard
Comment
Benzene
< 0.005 mg/L
< 0.005 mg/L
OK
Ethylbenzene
< 0.005 mg/L
< 0.700 mg/L
OK
Toluene
< 0.005 mg/L
< 1.0 mg/L
OK
T. Xylenes
< 0.015 mg/L
< 10 mg/L
OK
alpha-BHC
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
beta-BHC
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
delta-BHC
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Lindane
< 0.000048 mg/L
< 0.0002 mg/L
OK
Heptachlor
< 0.000048 mg/L
< 0.0004 mg/L
OK
Aldrin
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Heptachlor epoxide
< 0.000048 mg/L
< 0.0002 mg/L
OK
Endosulfan I
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Dieldrin
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
4, 4' DDE
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Endrin
< 0.000048 mg/L
< 0.002 mg/L
OK
Endrin Ketone
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Endrin Aldephyde
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Endosulfan II
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
4,4'-DDD
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Endosulfan sulfate
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
4,4'-DDT
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Methoxychlor
< 0.000048 mg/L
< 0.040 mg/L
OK
alpha Chlordane
< 0.000095 mg/L
no standard
OK
gamma Chlordane
< 0.000048 mg/L
no standard
OK
Toxaphene
< 0.0038 mg/L
< 0.003 mg/L
OK
2,4-D
< 0.0038 mg/L
< 0.070 mg/L
OK
Dalapon
< 0.0048mg/L
< 0.2 mg/L
OK
2,4-DB
< 0.0038 mg/L
no standard
OK
Dicamba
< 0.0019 mg/L
no standard
OK
Dichlorprop
< 0.0038 mg/L
no standard
OK
Dinoseb
< 0.00086 mg/L
< 0.007 mg/L
OK
MCPA
< 0.380 mg/L
no standard
OK
MCPP
< 0.380 mg/L
no standard
OK
Pentachlorophenol
< 0.00048 mg/L
< 0.001 mg/L
OK
Silvex
< 0.00095 mg/L
< 0.050 mg/L
OK
2,4,5-T
< 0.00095 mg/L
no standard
OK

The following are my general comments:

1. Based on the available data, I do not see any specific problems or concerns.

2. It would have been advisable to test for more of the regulated and unregulated volatile organics and MTBE.  They only tested for BTEX (Bold).

3. It would have been good if the arsenic was tested to a lower detection limit.

4. The letter R- means it was a recommended standard – not regulated.

5. Ethylene glycol – the method did not have a detection limit that is below the lowest standard for a state in the United States.  There is no Federal Drinking Water Standard. The same comment applies to Cobalt.

6. Thallium – the detection limit was not below the limit for the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Recommend retesting.

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I would like to personally thank Sylcosan Inc. Manchester Wayne County PA and a proud member of the NWPOA for releasing data to the Citizens Database.

Thanks for Helping to Track Change in Pennsylvania

Mr. Brian Oram, PG
Water-Research Center – Free Information on Water Quality
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