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

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>


Yep, its all relative and you're absolutely right.  The hundreds of kV of
lethal electricity is  probably what I *should* be worried about . . .

Dan


> Dan,
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> 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.
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> Just use some soap and water to clean things up and get back to playing
with
> hundreds of kV of lethal electricity. ;-)
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> Mark Stolz
> Houston, TX
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> >From: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com
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> >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).
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> >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)
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> >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.
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> >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.
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> >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"
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