Re: Transformer Oil tests for 40PPM for PCB's - Should I be concerned ? ? ? (fwd)

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Original poster: "Mark W. Stolz by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mark_w_stolz-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Dan,

There is only a need to worry about it if you have nothing else in your life 
to worry about. That concentration is below the "concern" levels for PCBs 
set by the government.  You are probably being exposed to hreater helf 
hazards each day that this minimal amount of "possible" problem causing 
material.

Just use some soap and water to clean things up and get back to playing with 
hundreds of kV of lethal electricity. ;-)

Mark Stolz
Houston, TX

>From: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com
>
>Just finished testing my transformer oil with a 50PPM PCB test kit and my
>oil tests positive for about 40 PPM  (whether this is a false positive, who
>knows).
>
>Initial PCB tests were that the oil floated on water (good indicator not
>PCB) and the oil burned very easily (another good indicator not PCB)
>
>My question now is that should I be concerned about the oil that spilled in
>my trunk?  About 99% of the oil was soaked up by a carpet back there, and
>there is only a slight film maybe on the spare tire or something.  Nothing
>visible.
>
>Should i just clean up the trunk with good old soap and water, or should I
>make an appointment with the EPA to declare my trunk as a mobile superfund
>site.
>
>I'm not too familiar with the scales of contamination.  Maybe 40 PPM is
>extremely small and may only be an indicator that in the past it was filled
>with PCB oil or something.
>
>What should I do???
>
>
>"A Worried Captain Corona"