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ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE below normal detection limits to qualitatively determine whether any hydrocarbons had partitioned into the water. The concentrated sample revealed that the straight chain hydrocarbons from C14 to C19 and various branched chain hydrocarbons were present at extremely low concentrations in the water (Figure 3). It is not possible to determine the origin of these hydrocarbons. It is likely that the source is the laboratory water (the same peaks were present in both the sample and the blank) (Figures 3 and 4, respectively). Another possible source may be organic material in the soil. A third possible source is petroleum hydrocarbons. These concentrations could not be quantified because they were below the normal analytical detection limit. The resulting chromatograms for the concentrated water extract and concentrated water laboratory blank are presented in Figures 3 and 4, respectively. The original soil samples were also extracted using methylene chloride and separated on a column in the same manner as described above. The saturate fractions of the two samples were combined to perform the gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) analysis and the aromatic fractions were also combined for GC-MS analysis. The soil and blank chromatograms are presented in Figures 5 and 6, respectively. Analysis of Data An analysis of the sample results was done to determine if Site soil was the origin of the hydrocarbons detected in the groundwater at the Santa Fe Site. To perform this analysis, chromatograms were obtained for soil samples as well as for the groundwater samples. The chromatograms from the soil and groundwater were compared for characteristics such as (1) retention time (for compound identification), (2) number of peaks (indicative of number of chemicals present), (3) peak height (indicative of concentrations of each chemical), and ratios between peak heights (indicative of ratios of concentrations of chemicals). Three chromatograms from the background soil samples taken in January, 1991 were run. It should be noted that no detectable levels of petroleum hydrocarbons were found upon analysis of the soil samples. The chromatogram from the first soil sample, SFW-1-1 revealed the highest peaks at 11.05, 12.68, 13.12, 16.93, and 23.41 minutes (Figure 7). The chromatogram from the second soil sample, SFW-2-1 revealed the highest peaks at 11.05, 12.68, 16.93, and 23.41 minutes (Figure 8). The chromatogram for the third soil sample, SFW-3-1 revealed the highest peaks at 11.61, 12.68, 16.93, and 23.42 minutes (Figure 9). The chromatogram for the groundwater detect in SFW-1 revealed the highest peaks at 10.27, 11.05, and 11.61 minutes (Figure 10). The chromatogram for the groundwater detect in SFW-2 revealed the highest peaks at 10.26, 11.04, and 13.42 minutes (Figure 11). The chromatogram for the groundwater detect in SFW-3 revealed the highest peaks at 10.27, 11.06, and 12.68 minutes (Figure 12). In comparing the soil chromatograms with the GASTAFFUILLP\DELM.CLO 3