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Geofogica[Tecknirs Inc. Page 3 U.S. Can Company Work Plan-Appendix A Project No. 397.2 August 9, 1996 vial. Sampling is accomplished by using a stainless steel bailer attached to a coated, stainless steel cable. The bailer is slowly lowered into the well and carefully allowed to fill with water. After filling, the bailer is carefully raised from the well taking precaution not to agitate the contained water. An emptying device was coupled to the bailer and the water was slowly transferred into appropriate sample containers (40 ml VOA vials/amber liters). The sample vials provided by the laboratory contain 4 to 5 drops of hydrochloric acid to retard possible biological degradation. The vial is capped, inverted,and tapped to check for air bubbles. After assuring that bubbles are not present, the vial is labeled and inserted into a closed-cell foam holder and placed in an ice chest, cooled to 4° Celsius, for transport to the laboratory. To monitor possible cross contamination from any source, a trip blank prepared from water provided by the lab, is carried throughout the sampling,storage,and shipping process. A chain of custody document is filled out which listed all samples collected, their date of collection,transfers of custody, and laboratory analyses requested. This document is used to track the samples and to ensure their integrity. Groundwater physical parameters including temperature,conductivity(EC), and pH are measured and recorded in the field and are provided in report as field logs. The groundwater samples will be analyzed for appropriate compounds by a licensed laboratory. 2.8 Soil Boring Installation The soil borings will be drilled using a continuous flight hollow stem auger to a total depth to be determined but not to intercept the groundwater. Soil cuttings will either be containerized in DOT approved 55 gallon drums, labeled or lain on and covered by plastic sheeting,and stored on site until their proper disposition can be arranged. Soil samples will be collected for geological and analytical evaluation at five foot intervals. Soil samples will be collected in 6.0 inch brass liners using a 2.0 inch modified California split spoon sampler. All soil samples will be sealed with aluminum foil,capped, labeled and placed in a cooler at 4°Celsius for transport to the laboratory following Chain of Custody protocol. Because every soil sample collected will not be submitted for laboratory analysis, a screening process will be used to gather additional information through field observation noting sediment type, especially grain size and clay content; moisture content; visible evidence of contamination, i.e., color change due to reduction of iron or discoloration from hydrocarbons and other pollutants, and the readings above background on a organic vapor meter (OVM). The OVM is a field portable photo ionization detector that uses a 10.0 eV lamp to detect compounds with ionization potential below 10.0 eV(hydrocarbon range). The soil borings will be closed as follows: A tremie pipe of sufficient length to reach the total depth of the boring will be installed through the center of the hollow stem augers and then the augers will be withdrawn from the hole. The borehole annulus will be closed by pumping a neat cement grout (<4% bentonite/cement) through the tremie tube up to grade. 2.9 Monitoring Well Construction The monitoring wells will be constructed with 2.0/4.0 inch diameter, schedule 40 PVC casing with flush threaded joints. A screened interval will consist of 0.020 inch perforations extending from approximately 10 feet below and 5 feet above the water table. A number three sand will be used to form a filter pack about the saturated zone (0.020") perforations and will extend two feet above this screened interval. An annular seal will be constructed by installing 50 pounds of granular bentonite that will be hydrated with tap water and be allowed to expand for a period of one hour. In the remaining annulus,neat cement grout will be installed using a slurry pump and tremie pipe. The well will be secured with a water tight locking cap encased within a traffic safe well box. A well construction schematic is attached as Figure 3. Relative well collar elevations will be surveyed by a licensed land surveyor.