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Equipment Cleaning Before the sampling event was started, equipment that was used to sample groundwater was disassembled and cleaned with detergent water and then rinsed with deionized water. Dunne field sampling, equipment surfaces that were placed in the well or came into contact with groundwater ' during field sampling were steam cleaned with deiomzed water before the next well was purged or sampled ' Water Level, Floating Hydrocarbon, and Total Well Depth ' Measurements Before purging and sampling occurred, the depth to water, floating hydrocarbon thickness, and ' the total well depth were measured using an od/water interface measuring system The od/water interface measuring system consists of a probe that emits a continuous audible tone when immersed in a nonconductive fluid, such as oil or gasoline, and an tntemuttent tone when ' immersed in a conductive fluid, such as water The floating hydrocarbon thickness and water level were measured by lowering the probe into the well. Liquid levels were recorded relative to the tone emitted at the groundwater surface The sonic probe was decontaminated by being raised with deionized water or steam cleaned after each use A bottom-filling, clear Teflon"' bailer was used to venfy floating hydrocarbon thickness measurements of less than 0 02 foot. Alternatively, an electric sounder and a bottom-ftlhng Teflon bailer may have been used to record floating hydrocarbon thickness and depth to water The electric sounder is a transistonzed instrument that uses a reel-mounted, two-conductor, ' coaxial cable that connects the control panel to the sensor. Cable markings are stamped at 1-foot intervals The water level was measured by lo,%enng the sensor into the monitoring well A low- current circuit was completed when the sensor contacted the water, which served as an electrolyte The current was amplified and fed into an indicator light and audible buzzer, signaling when water had been contacted A sensitivity control compensated for highly saline or conductive ' water The electric sounder was decontarrunated by being rinsed with dezonized water after each use The bailer was lowered to a point just below the liquid level, retrieved, and observed for floating hydrocarbon. Liquid measurements were recorded to the nearest 0 01 foot on the Depth to Water /Floating /Floating Product Survey Form. The groundwater elevation at each monitonng well was calculated by ' subtracting the measured depth to water from the surveyed elevation of the top of the well casing. (Every attempt was made to measure depth to water for all wells on the same day.) Total well depth was then measured by lowenng the sensor to the bottom of the well. Total well depth. used tto calculate purge volumes and to determine %%hether the well screen was partially obstructed by silt, was recorded to the nearest 0 1 foot on the Depth to Water/Floating Product Survey Form. sANV\ADtit,EoMER\S&"ARCO DOC