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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Hi All,</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>I'm happy that I accidentally posted to this group yesterday. The email was meant for the Pretreatment Coordinators Listserv.</o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>I received a couple of very helpful replies!</o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Here is the latest:</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Suggestions of possible causes received:</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Chris B. (CU) says he saw a degreaser cause these symptoms once before.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Wrote to Pretreatment Coordinators Listserv, presenting symptoms and asking for ideas Response:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Fire suppression foam </FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Frac water dump, and</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">“I don’t think the foam is a particularly important clue, it is most likely the result of cell lysis and the release of polysaccharides and proteins from the protoplasm. You are correct that it was a toxic slug load. .</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Since there is no sign of foam in the collection system, I think the last theory is correct.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">IFD haz mat response team uses two devices to test a primary effluent sample taken at 9:10 AM.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One tests for dissolved contaminants in the liquid using light and the other detects gases.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sample needed to be centrifuged (3 minutes on high) for devices to work properly.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Detected: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>isopropyl alcohol, gluconic acid, chloroacetaldehyde</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">A Google search for these chemicals yielded the following possibility.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>IFD Chief Parsons sends the same link, found by a member of his haz mat team:</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.mankatofreepress.com/local/x857096186/Carpet-cleaner-accused-of-dumping-dirty-chemicals" target=_blank><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">http://www.mankatofreepress.com/local/x857096186/Carpet-cleaner-accused-of-dumping-dirty-chemicals</FONT></A></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">There are an overwhelming number of commercial carpet cleaners. Too many to get MSDS's to find a match. I tried to reach Rick Baird, who was sited in the story. He wasn't in so I spoke with the chief wastewater operator. He will try to find someone who knows the name of the carpet cleaner that was dumped there in 2011.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sure sounds like Ed took a hit from Quaternary Ammonia doesn’t it? Would have been interesting to have run a chlorine residual while the problem was going on.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Our chlorine residual dropped to 0.1 from 0.5 before contact time. It is back to normal now.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Ed</P>
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<DIV>Ed Gottlieb</DIV>
<DIV>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<BR>525 3<SUP><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">rd<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SUP> Street</DIV>
<DIV>Ithaca, NY 14850</DIV>
<DIV>(607) 273-8381</DIV>
<DIV>fax: (607) 273-8433</DIV></BODY></HTML>