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Maine Dept of Environmental Protection 1990 MEL report on Delta Chemical's Searsport facility wastes

Sent 2/5/96 from MDEP Bangor office. (Karen Knuuti) by fax:

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9/14/90 testing of 'Alum Reactor Waste # 1 by Maine Environmental Laboratory
for B. Gower of Delta Chemical, Inc.

"Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure."

This study examined 'reactor waste' for

___________ Mg/L Detected__________Detect limit_____Regulatory Limit

Arsenic __________ 0.29 __________0.01__________ 5.0

Barium __________ <0.5 __________ 0.5 __________ 100.0

cadmium __________ <0.01 __________ 0.01 __________ 1.0

chromium __________ 1.0 __________ 0.2 __________5.0

lead _______________ <0.1 __________ 0.1 __________ 5.0

Mercury __________ <0.002__________ 0.002 __________0.2

Selenium __________ <0.01 __________ 0.01 __________ 1.0

Silver __________ <0.1 __________0.1 __________ 5.0

Extraction Data:

Initial pH: 2.7 pH units

Final pH: 3.8 pH units

Extraction : 18 hours

Extraction: Fluid # 1

(Handwritten note says "Alum Process Lagoon")

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DOCUMENT 2. Field Identification NA

Aluminate Filter Waste Matrix: Solid

Moisture ____63.3_______ 0.1

Detectable levels of the following were found: Parameter= Result Detection limit Parameter= (ug/g)

____________________Result__________Detection Limit

Aluminum __________ 140,000.0 __________ 220.0

Calcium __________ 590.0 __________ 22.0

Chromium __________ 3.5 __________ 2.2

Copper __________ 140.0 __________ 4.3

Iron __________ 1,500.0 __________ 6.5

Lead __________ 28.0 __________ 11.0

Magnesium __________ 250.0 __________ 22.0

Manganese __________ 14.0 __________ 1.1

Mercury __________ 1.6 __________0.070

Nickel __________ 120.0 __________6.5

Sodium __________210,000.0 __________ 2,200.0

Vanadium __________ 18.0 __________2.2

DOCUMENT 2 (CONTINUED)

Not detected ____________________Detection Limit

Antimony __________ 13.0

Arsenic __________ 18.0

Barium __________ 22.0

Beryllium __________ 1.1

Cadmium __________ 1.1

Potassium __________ 650.0

Selenium __________ 18.0

Silver __________ 4.3

Thallium __________ 1.8

Zinc__________ 4.3

DOCUMENT 3. Field Identification Alum Sludge Matrix: Solid

Detectable levels of the following were found:

Parameter= % Result Detection limit

Moisture 16.9 0.1

Parameter= (ug/g) Result Detection Limit

Aluminum __________ 53,000.0 __________ 110.0

Arsenic __________ 18.0 __________ 8.5

Calcium __________ 97.0 __________ 11.0

Chromium __________ 50.0 __________ 1.1

Copper __________ 3.1 __________ 2.2

Iron __________ 19,000.0 __________ 33.0

Lead 9.5 5.4

Magnesium __________ 15.0 __________ 11.0

Manganese __________ 2.6 __________ 0.54

Mercury __________ 2.1 __________ 0.24

Nickel __________ 4.4 __________ 3.3

Vanadium __________ 32.0 __________ 1.1

Zinc __________ 3.1 __________ 2.2

NOT DETECTED Detection Limit (ug/g)

Antimony __________ 6.5

Barium __________ 11.0

Beryllium __________ 0.54

Cadmium __________ 0.54

Potassium __________ 3.30

Selenium __________ 3.4

Silver __________ 2.2

Sodium __________ 1.10

Thallium __________ 0.85

Zinc __________

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