CR-91 Event Shelby County, AL

Preliminary Air Monitoring Summary

September 22, 2016 05:00

Prepared by
Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, L.L.C. (CTEH)
On Behalf of Colonial Pipeline

Introduction
On September 9, 2016, the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, L.L.C. (CTEH) initiated air monitoring
in support of response efforts to the gasoline release in Shelby County, AL. This report presents the real-time air
monitoring data recorded from September 21 2016 05:00 to September 22, 2016 05:00 CDT.

Real-Time Air Monitoring1

Real-time air monitoring was conducted to evaluate the potential airborne presence of gasoline-associated
constituents, if any, during response operations. All instrumentation was calibrated at least once per day or per
manufacturers recommendations. Target analytes were measured as total volatile organic compounds (VOCs),
oxygen, benzene, gasoline, hexane, naphthalene, xylene, and flammability as the percent of the lower explosive
limit (LEL) using remote telemetering RAESystems AreaRAEs, hand-held instruments such as RAESystems MultiRAE
Pro/Plus and UltraRAEs, as well as Gastec colorimetric detection tubes.
During this monitoring period, eight benzene, one LEL, and 12 VOC detections were recorded above the action level
concentration during worker activity monitoring. During those instances when detections were sustained, workers
were either wearing respiratory protection, or egressed the area in accordance with the approved sampling and
analysis plan.
Table 1, below, presents the results of real-time air monitoring using hand-held instruments. Maps of the incident
site location and locations of hand-held real-time air monitoring readings are provided in Appendix I.

Real-time air monitoring refers to the use of hand-held instruments that provide near-instantaneous readings of an airborne chemical
concentration without the need for laboratory analysis.
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Table 1: Hand-Held Real-Time Air Monitoring Summary1

September 21, 2016 05:00 to September 22, 2016 05:00
Location Category

Count of
Readings

Count of
Detections

Range of Detections2,3

155

33

0.05 - 4.9 ppm

Gastec #101L

10 - 10 ppm

Gastec #102L

4 ppm

MultiRAE Plus

90

8%

MultiRAE Pro

253

<1 %

Gastec #60

<0.1 ppm

Gastec #122

5 - 5 ppm

Gastec #122L

<0.5 ppm

MultiRAE Plus

78

16

0.3 - 95 ppm

MultiRAE Pro

281

130

0.1 - 500 ppm

Xylene

Gastec #123

3 ppm

Benzene

UltraRAE

1 ppm

%LEL

MultiRAE Pro

<1 %

VOCs

MultiRAE Pro

25.5 - 100.6 ppm

%LEL

MultiRAE Plus

<1 %

VOCs

MultiRAE Plus

<0.1 ppm

Analyte

Instrument

Benzene

UltraRAE

Gasoline
Hexane
%LEL
Worker Activity
Monitoring

Naphthalene
Toluene

VOC

Site Characterization

Community
1Please

Note: The data displayed in the above table has not undergone complete QC analysis and is presented in a preliminary

format.
2Maximum detections preceded by the < symbol are considered non-detections below the instrument limit of detection (LoD)
value to the right.
3Numbers are the raw values, no correction factors have been applied.

In addition to worker activity monitoring, remote telemetering equipment established as an early warning system
recorded no detections of VOCs above the site-specific action level of 300 ppm and 78 detections of LEL above the
action level of 10% (3% as raw values on LEL sensors). Table 2 (below) summarizes remote telemetering AreaRAE
data for this monitoring period, which may contain drift events2. Appendix I and Appendix II include location maps
and graphs for remote telemetering data, respectively.

Drift is defined as any interference in the PIDs or electrochemical sensors ability to accurately report the concentration of a chemical in the
atmosphere. Humidity, rapid temperature changes, and compromised batteries are examples of common sources of drift.
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Table 2: Remote Telemetering Real-time Air Monitoring Summary1,3

September 21, 2016 05:00 to September 22, 2016 05:00
Unit

Location Description

AR01

2A Recovery

AR04

2A Frac Tank Staging

AR05

2A Compressors

AR06

East of Release Site/Near

Stopple 2

AR07

2B Recovery

AR08

Main Staging Area Frac Tanks

AR09

Release Site

Count of
Readings

Count of
Detections

Range of Detections2

%LEL

4350

161

3 - 4.5 %

VOC

4350

1638

0.1 - 129.2 ppm

%LEL

5334

<1 %

VOC

5334

2202

0.1 - 14.7 ppm

%LEL

5396

<1 %

VOC

5396

915

0.1 - 30.4 ppm

%LEL

5446

<1 %

VOC

5446

2185

0.1 - 158.4 ppm

%LEL

5019

<1 %

VOC

5019

3218

0.1 - 28.4 ppm

%LEL

5449

<1 %

VOC

5449

1319

0.1 - 15.2 ppm

%LEL

5454

2.5 - 2.9 %

O2

5454

5454

20.4 - 21.5 %

VOC

5454

4224

0.1 - 283.6 ppm

Analyte

AR10

On path between Recovery 2A

and Recovery 2B.

%LEL

5257

<1 %

VOC

5257

2948

0.1 - 100.8 ppm

AR11

Main Staging Entrance East of

TRG checkpoint

%LEL

4278

<1 %

VOC

4278

1772

0.1 - 9.5 ppm

AR12

Boom Site #2

%LEL

5559

<1 %

VOC

5559

2147

0.1 - 1.9 ppm

AR13

TRG Checkpoint 2 - access to

stopple 1, Recovery 2A and 2A
Frac Tank Staging Area.

%LEL

5314

<1 %

VOC

5314

1882

0.1 - 5.8 ppm

Cab of excavator at release

site

%LEL

5287

<1 %

VOC

5287

2433

0.1 - 34.4 ppm

AR14
1Please

note: The data displayed here has not undergone complete QA/QC analysis and is presented in a preliminary format.
detections preceded by the < symbol are considered at the limit of detection (LoD) value to the right.
3LEL and VOC values are raw values, correction factors have not been applied.
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Appendix I:
Site Location, Hand-Held Real-Time
Air Monitoring Location, and
Remote Telemetering Air Monitoring
Location Maps

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Site Location

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Appendix II:
Remote Telemetering Air Monitoring
Graphs

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