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Page 4 Cabral Property February 28, 2006 QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE Personal Protective Equipment A new pair of disposable nitrile gloves will be worn during each soil and/or groundwater sampling activity. Equipment Decontamination Decontamination of sampling equipment will include thoroughly cleansing and rinsing the equipment with Alconox prior to each sampling event. Sample Containers Soil and groundwater sample will be placed in laboratory approved containers. The samples will be packed in ice immediately after collection. Each sample will be logged into a chain-of-custody document, which will accompany the samples. Chemical Testing Chemical testing will be performed by a laboratory certified in California (SunStar Laboratories, Inc.) for the test methods performed during this effort. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS Raney Geotechnical, Inc. is a geotechnical and environmental engineering firm located in West Sacramento, California. The firm was founded in 1979; current professional staff includes four engineers, three geologists, a California Certified Asbestos Consultant, and a Nevada Certified Environmental Manager. The firm was involved in environmentally related geotechnical and hydrological studies as early as 1981, shortly after the enactment of the Superfund legislation. These early environmentally driven studies were performed for uranium and coal mining clients in the mountain west, and included regional geology, groundwater quality, soil chemistry, surface water hydrology, and geotechnical engineering. Underground tank corrective action projects were undertaken beginning in 1988. The firm has performed more than 100 Phase I and II toxic audits and/or assessments within the last year, and is used as a consultant by a number of major banks. Studies have included heavy industrial and military sites, as well as thousand-plus acre properties. The firm's principal, John Raney, was educated as a Civil Engineer at the University of the Pacific. Mr. Raney received a Master of Science degree in Geotechnical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley. Prior to founding Raney Geotechnical, Mr. Raney was a project engineer in both the San Francisco and Salt Lake City offices of Dames & Moore. Raney Geotechnical's environmental manager, Joe Brusca, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of California at Davis, California. Mr. Brusca is a Professional Geologist and Certified 4