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FIELD METHODS On August 10, 1993, nine discreet soil samples were collected in clean brass tubes, sealed with plastic caps and taped, labeled, held in a cooler at 4 degrees C and transported under Chain-of- Custody (COC) documentation to a state certified laboratory for compositing, with a subsequent analysis and fish bio assay. Soil samples S1, S4 and S7 made up one composite sample (Cl) , S2 , S5 and S8 made up the second composite sample (C2) while S3 , S6 and S9 made up the third composite sample (C3) . On February 22, 1994, eight discreet samples from the stockpile were acquired, the samples identified as S10, S11, S12 , and S13 were composited on site into composite sample (C3) while the samples identified as S14, S15, S16, and S17 were composited on site into composite sample (C4) . C3 and C4 were put into clean brass tubes, sealed with plastic caps and taped, labeled, held in a cooler at 4 degrees C and transported under Chain-of-Custody (COC) documentation to a state certified laboratory for analysis. LABORATORY RESULTS The analysis for CAM Metals utilized EPA Method 6010/7471. The results of the analysis in parts per million (ppm) are shown in Table 1 below. The metal concentrations are those expected for background levels. The results indicate that the soil is classified as not hazardous in accordance with the California Code of Regulations. A copy of the Laboratory Data Sheets is contained in Appendix A. TABLE 1 mg/Kg(ppm) Metal Sample I D with Amount Reporting Name C1 C2 C3 Limit Antimony ND ND ND 2 . 5 Arsenic 5. 6 5. 1 4 .2 0. 50 Barium 200 180 180 1. 0 Beryllium ND ND ND 0. 25 Cadmium ND ND ND 0. 25 Chromium 37 33 28 0. 25 Cobalt 18 14 14 1. 0 Copper 30 27 27 0. 25 Lead 5. 1 13 8 .2 2 . 5 Mercury ND ND ND 0. 025 Molybdenum ND ND ND 1. 0 Nickel 31 27 23 1. 0 Selenium ND ND ND 0. 25 Silver ND ND ND 0. 25 Thallium ND ND ND 2 . 5 Vanadium 68 61 56 1. 0 Zinc 61 60 51 0. 025 ND = Not Detected 42