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Pacific EcoRisk <br /> <br />Environmental Consulting & Testing <br />1. INTRODUCTION <br />Under contract to GeoAnalytical Laboratories, Inc. (GeoAnalytical), Pacific EcoRisk (PER) <br />conducted a screening level Title 22 "Hazardous Waste" fish toxicity evaluation of a solid waste <br />sample designated "Tote". This toxicity test consisted of a 96-hr static bioassay with juvenile <br />fathead•minnows (Pimephales promelas). This report describes the performance and results of <br />this test. <br />2. ACUTE TOXICITY TEST PROCEDURES <br />The methods used in conducting this test followed the guidelines established by the California <br />Dept. of Fish & Game manual "Static Acute Bioassay Procedures for Hazardous Waste Samples" <br />(Polisini and Miller 1988), with additional guidelines as provided by the California Dept. of <br />Health Services (Janna White, personal communication). <br />2.1 Receipt and Handling of the Waste Sample <br />A solid waste sample designated "Tote" was delivered to the PER testing laboratory on June 29, <br />2012, where it was placed under refrigeration at 4°C until being used to prepare the test <br />solutions. The chain-of-custody record for the collection and delivery of this waste sample is <br />provided in Appendix A. <br />2.2 Preparation of the Test Media <br />Sub-samples of the waste were mixed with the Lab Control/dilution water for 6 hrs, using a <br />rotary mixer. The Lab Control/dilution water consisted of synthetic US EPA "soft" water <br />(prepared by adding reagent grade salts to Type 1 lab water [reverse-osmosis de-ionized water]). <br />After mixing, these preliminary solutions were used to prepare test solutions at sample <br />concentrations of 250, 500, and 750 mg/L. <br />23 Acute Toxicity Testing with Fathead Minnows <br />The fathead minnows used in this test were obtained from a commercial supplier (Thomas Fish <br />Company, Anderson, CA). These fish were maintained at 20°C in aerated aquaria containing <br />EPA synthetic soft water prior to their use in this test. <br />This hazardous waste evaluation was run at sample concentrations of 250, 500, and 750 mg/L, <br />with a Lab Control consisting of the same synthetic EPA "soft" water. There were 2 replicates at <br />each test treatment, each replicate consisting of 9.2 L of media in a 10-L container. Water quality <br />Page 1 <br />4/13