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23 September 2005 AGE-NC Project No. 05-1330 P " Page 16 of 18 a \ 7.0. SUBJECT PROPERTY RECONNAISSANCE \A site reconnaissance of the subject property was conducted by Suzanne Wells Henderson, Environmental Specialist, of AGE on 30 August 2005, accompanied on the property by Mr. David ,., Gartia�and his brother. It was a clear day with a slight breeze. The subject property is depicted in Figure 2; photographs of the subject property are provided in Appendix-A. • The subject property was located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Horner and South Adelbert Avenues. • Land use of the surrounding properties was generally long-term residential; available historical resources from at least 1910 show the property as residential land. • At the time of the site visit, the subject property included one approximately 1,064-square- foot residence with a two-car garage located on the west side of the property. The remainder of the property was an open,fenced yard with one steel storage container and one tin storage shed along the northern boundary. There were at least four areas with general storage of residential and construction materials and non-operable vehicles or vehicle shells. The property had many large trees. • AGE inspected the soil underlying the miscellaneous storage areas and noted obvious soil staining or foul odors. • AGE inspected the fill dirt and noted,no obvious soil staining or foul odors. • AGE did not inspect the interior of the steel-container according to the property owner,the container was used for residential-use items only. AGE did not inspect the interior of the residence; the garage inspection noted only normal residential use. • The tin shed storage included a small amount of residential-sized containers of herbicides, paint and cleaners. The floor of the shed was covered with a plastic •_AGE did not move materials to inspect beneath the tarp,but no obvie s or o ors were noted.The herbicide noted was: ROUteNDUP (glyphosate): This compound in toxicity class H and must carry the label WARNING.Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum,nonselective systemic herbicide used for control of annual and perennial plants including grasses; it is an acid normally used as a salt. Glyphosate is nontoxic to test animals by oral and dermal routes of exposure but may have some inhalation toxicity. There are no suspected teratogenic, carcinogenic or mutagenic effects. `Qlyphosat� moderately persistent in soil, with an estimated average half-life of 47 days. EVen4heugh it is highly soluble in water,field and laboratory studies show it does not leach appreciably, and has low potential for runoff(except as adsorbed to colloidal matter); one Advanced GeoEnvironmentel,Inc.