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07 October 2013 AGE Project No. 13-2914 Page 2 of 5 SOIL SAMPLING On 18 September 2013, AGE advanced four soil borings (B1 through 134) at the site. Borings B1 and B2 were advanced inside the dry cleaning facility in the location of the former solvent machine (B1) and cracked concrete floor(132) identified during the Phase I Site Assessment for collection of soil and soil-vapor samples. Boring B3 was advanced in the hazardous waste storage area and B4 was advanced outside of Suite 220, in the back of the facility in the presumed solvent loading/unloading area. Borings 131 and B3 were advanced to five feet below surface grade (bsg); boring B2 was advanced to four feet bsg; and boring B4 was advanced to three feet bsg. Borings B2 and B4 encountered refusal at the total depths of the borings. Soil boring locations are illustrated in Figure 1. Soil borings B1 through B4 were advanced utilizing a two-inch diameter hand auger. Soil samples were collected at 1 foot bsg in borings B1 through B4 and at 5 feet bsg in borings 131 and 133; at four feet bsg in 132; and at three feet bsg in boring B4. Soil samples were hand-packed into two-inch by three-inch stainless steel sample sleeves. Sample sleeves were labeled with soil boring location, depth, time, date and sampler's initials and then placed in a chilled container. Soil sample duplicates were extruded into plastic bags and field-screened for the presence of organic vapors using an organic vapor meter (OVM), equipped with a photo-ionization detector(PID). Additionally, the soil was visually classified in accordance with the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS). PID readings and soil classifications were recorded on boring logs, provided in Appendix A. SOIL-VAPOR SAMPLING Soil-vapor samples were collected at three feet bsg from borings B1 and B2. For collection of soil vapor samples, a small diameter steel probe sampler with a disposable screened vapor point was driven into the subsurface with a mechanical hand-held hammer (rotohammer). The sampling point was advanced to a depth of 3.0 feet bsg in borings 131 and B2. Single use, 1/4-inch disposable polyethylene tubing was attached through the rods to the sampling point. Once the vapor point was advanced to three feet bsg the rods were retracted leaving the vapor point in place. The borehole was then filled with #2 Lonestar sand to one foot bsg and hydrated granular bentonite to the surface to ensure a vacuum- tight seal. Each sampling point was purged for approximately one minute (three well volumes) prior to obtaining a sample in 1 liter tedlar bags. Once the purging was complete a sample was collected using a peristaltic pump calibrated to 200 milliliters per minute. After sample collection the tedlar bag were labeled and stored in a dry container. Approximately 120 minutes equilibrium time was allowed at each soil-vapor boring location Advanced CeoEnvironmental,Inc.