ASBESTOS IN THE WATER SUPPLIES
OF THE TEN REGIONAL CITIES
FINAL REPORT
PART I - SUPPLEMENT
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EPA-560/6-76- 017
ASBESTOS in the WATER SUPPLIES of
the TEN REGIONAL CITIES
FINAL REPORT
PART I - SUPPLEMENT
JUNE 1976
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE' of TOXIC SUBSTANCES
WASHINGTON, B.C. 20460
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ASBESTOS in the WATER SUPPLIES of
the TEN REGIONAL CITIES
Final Report - Part I - Supplement
Ian M. Stewart
EPA Contract No. 68-01-2690
EPA Project Officer
Dr. Robert J. Carton
For
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Toxic Substances
4th and M Streets, S.W.
Washington, B.C. 20460
June 1976
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Asbestos in the Water Supplies of the Ten Regional Cities
Supplement
On 22 April 1976 a report was issued recording the results
of the analysis of water samples from the Ten Regional Cities. Since
issuing that report additional data has been obtained on replicate samples.
This data is now presented in tabular form.
Data on water samples from the Delaware and Schuylkill
rivers and from Wissahickon Creek in the vicinity of Philadelphia are also
presented.
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City of Boston
Sample
Norumbego Station
Raw
Chlorinated
Norumbego Station
Raw
Chlorinated
Date
7.25.75
7.25.75
10.17.75
10.17.75
f.p.l. (xlO6)
0.33 (C)
0.78 (A)
1.1 (C)
0.2 (A)
5.0 (C)
0.25 (A)
0.55 (C)
0.05 (A)
Hg/1
0.001
0.349
0.114
0.111
1.38
0.003
0.086
0.003
Comments
Only 3 particles found
Only 2 particles found
Only 2 particles found
Only 1 particle found
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City of Philadelphia
Sample
Queen Lane
Date
f.p.l. (xlO )
Comments
Belmont
Torresdale
me
Raw
Finished
Raw
Finished
ale
Raw
Finished
5.14.75 130 (C)
4 (A)
5.14.75 2.2 (C)
0. 05 (A)
5.14.75 33 (C)
2.7 (A)
5.14.75 0.5 (C)
5.14.75 78 (C)
25 (C)
0.4 (A)
•^•MBKMM^H
3.49
2.66
0.12
0.002
1.01
1.44
0.191
2.33
0.19
0.464
Murchio data
Murchio data
only 1 particle found
Murchio data
only 4 particles found
McCrone data
only 4 particles found
Murchio data
Murchio data
only 2 particles found
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City of Philadelphia
Sample
Queen Lane
Raw
Finished
Belmont
Raw
Finished
Torresdale
Raw
Finished
Date
10.27.75
10.27.75
10.27.75
10.27.75
10.27.75
10.27.75
10.27.75
10.27.75
10.27.75
10.27.75
27.05 (C)
3.4 (C)
16 (C)
550 (C)
3.3
0.5 (C)
32 (C)
0. 8 (A)
220 (C)
110 (C)
2 (A)
38 (C)
0. 8 (A)
0.088
0.579
4.0
1.19
0.191
7.99
0.758
10.2
2.02
15.1
0.937
0.758
Comments
Murchio data
Me Crone data
Murchio data
McCrone data
Murchio data *
McCrone data
only 4 particles found
Murchio data
Murchio data
only 4 particles found
McCrone data
Murchio data
Murchio data
only 2 particles found
Murchio data
Murchio data
only 4 particles found
* Murchio's lab notes on this sample indicate an uneven loading of the sample - "Very clean except for a
patch of 2 fields x 4 fields which were heavily loaded ...". He believes this is a problem of distribution
on this particular filter. He records 20 fields examined and this area was used in the calculation. Only
1 field is listed under "measurements1', thus the figure could be low by a factor of 20. He believes this
data is unreliable and should be discarded. We agree with him but have presented it as a matter of record.
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River Samples - Philadelphia area
Date
Sample
Delaware River
pt 13
pt 14
pt 18
pt 23
Delaware River
pt '7
pt!3
pt 14
SchuylMll River
Wissahickon Creek
4. 1.76
4. 1.76
4. 1.76
Figures in parentheses are detection limits
All asbestos detected was chrysotile.
f.p.l.frlO )
3.30.76
3.30.76
3.30.76
3.30.76
4. 1.76
4. 1.76
4. 1.76
4. 1.76
4. 1.76
BDL (0.26)
BDL (0.30)
2.9
BDL (0.26)
BDL (0.25)
0.5
BDL (0.25)
30
27
.013
0.05
0.21
4.64
4.0
BDL (1. 6)
2.6
.134
.013
Comments
sampling points cor-
respond with City of
Philadelphia sampling
points
only 2 particles found
at Betzwood Bridge
at Fayette St. Bridge
Bluebell Road
only 3 particles found
Morris Road
Ridge Road
only 2 particles found
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City of Atlanta
Sample
Water Quality Control Center
Raw
Date
f.p.L(xlO°)
Comments
Finished
Water Quality Control Center
Raw
Finished
4.3.75
4.3.75
4.3.75
4.3.75
310.6
290
2.8
63
1.2
(C)
(C)
(A)
(C)
(A)
•Mb^M^BMMM
0.438
10.92
1.29
0.122
2.41
Murchio data
only 1 fiber found
11.28.75
11.28.75
BDL
0.1 (C)
0.05 (A)
< 0. 001
0.17
Detection limit
0.8 x 106 f.p.1.
only 2 particles found
only 1 particle found
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
(Please read Instructions on the reverse before completing)
1. REPORT NO.
EPA 560/6-76-017
2.
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION-NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Asbestos in the Water Supplies of the Ten Regional Cities
Final Report - Part I - Supplement I
5. REPORT DATE
April 1976 - June 1976
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
MA 4200
7. AUTHOR(S)
Ian M. Stewart
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Walter C. McCrone Associates
2820 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60616
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
EPA 68-01-2690
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
Office of Toxic Substances
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, B.C. 20460
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Final Technical Report/Part I-
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
Supplem't I
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
16. ABSTRACT
The Office of Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency has sponsored
a Nationwide survey to determine the impact of point and non-point sources on waterborne
sources of asbestos. This survey covers both natural sites, in which asbestos containing
rocks are prevalent, and man-made sources (plants producing asbestos-containing products).
Additionally it provides for sampling water supplies in a number of cities and towns.
Part I of the final report presented the results of the analyses of water from the ten
cities housing Regional Headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency and indicated
that asbestos fibers were found in the raw and/or finished water at Boston, Philadelphia,
Atlanta, Seattle and San Francisco.
This report records the results of additional analyses for the cities of Boston,
Philadelphia and Atlanta and for selected points on the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers and
Wissahickon Creek, in the vicinity of Philadelphia.
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