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MASCO Hospital Mercury Workgroup
End of Pipe Alternative Study Subcommittee

"Special Sampling" Wastewater Characteristics
Last Update: 27-March-95

  Date of Analysis/Sampling
Parameter 5-Jan-95 11-Jan-95 31-Jan-95 31-Jan-95 31-Jan-95 31-Jan-95 1-Feb-95 1-Feb-95 11-Jan-95 11-Jan-95
  Loc 1 Loc 1 Loc 1 Loc 2 Loc 3 Loc 4 Loc 1 Loc 2 Loc 1 Loc 2
Daily Flow Data                    
maximum, gpd                    
minimum, gpd                    
average, gpd 2,000 10,000 500 500 20,000 2,500 500 20,000 3,000 1,000
peak, gpm                    
hours at peak flow                    
                     
Characteristics, in mg/l                    
                     
Total Solids (TS) 170 220     295     198   900
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 150 200     250     190   780
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 20 20     45     8   54
Fats, Oil & Grease (FOG) 11 22     <5.0     <5.0   5.6
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH or PHC) ND 0.52     2.8     0.73   1.3
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 58 <16     700     200   240
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)   160     1200     290   1200
Phosphate (as PO4) 0.23 5.8     0.14     1.5   6.2
Ammonia   0.43     0.78     1.7   20
Alkalinity (expressed as CaCO3) 30 36     50     26   260
Field pH, s.u. 6.6 11.06 6.67 6.54 7.53 7.25 6.60 8.15 11.6 6.8
                     
Organic Solvents, in mg/l (0ver 0.1 mg/l)                    
                     
Volatiles via Method 624 (list) ND   ND ND     ND      
Xylene               0.88   0.33
Chloroform   0.14     0.180       0.130  
Extractables via Method 625 (list) ND ND           ND ND  
          0.130          
Other                    
Formaldehyde 1.7                  
Acetone         2.70         7.9
                     
Heavy Metals, in mg/l                    
                     
copper 0.074 0.053     0.360     0.14   1.000
lead <0.010 <0.010     <0.010     0.048   0.018
nickel <0.040       <0.040     <0.040   <0.040
zinc 0.045 0.084     0.078     0.038 0.100 0.15
chromium <0.010 <0.010     0.039     <0.010   0.026
cadmium <0.005 <0.005     <0.005         <0.005
silver <0.010 <0.010     0.280     0.11   <0.01
mercury - total <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.040 0.0027 <0.001 0.002 <0.001 0.017
mercury - dissolved <0.001 <0.001                
arsenic <0.010                  
boron 0.14 <0.10             0.200  
molybdenum <0.025 <0.025     0.071     <0.050 <0.025 <0.025
                     
Notes (for MASCO Workgroup Purposes Only):                    
                     
Institution Name: Field Suppressed to Allow Data Distribution.

 

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