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Región 4
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science and Ecosystem Support División Athens, Georgia
OPERATING PROCEDURE
Title: Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination at the FEC
Effective Date: December 20, 2011
Authors
Ñame: Donald Hunter
Title: Environmental Scientist, Regional Expert

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Revisión History
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History
Effective Date
SESDPROC-206-R2, Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination at the FEC, replaces SESDPROC-206-R1.
General: Corrected any typographical, grammatical and/or editorial errors.
TitlePage: Changed the Enforcement and Investigations Branch Chief from Antonio Quinones to Archie Lee. Changed the Field Quality Manager form Laura Ackerman to Bobby Lewis.
Revisión History: Changed Field Quality Manager to Document Control Coordinator.
Section 1.2: At the end of the 1st paragraph, added the following statement: Mention of trade names or commercial products in this operating proceduredoes not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. On the 2nd paragraph, removed the last sentence and replaced with new language. The new language clarifies that “Site-specific alterations to these procedures will be approved by the project leader and the SESD Field Quality Manager, and they will be transmitted in writing to FEC personnel.” It also clarifies how transmittals/deviationsshould be documented.
Section 1.3: Omitted reference to the H: drive. Changed the Field Quality Manager to the Document Control Coordinator.
Section 1.4: In definitions (first bullet), replaced “soap” with “detergent.” Changed all references in the document from “soap” to “detergent.” Alphabetized.
Section 1.5: Updated references.
Section 2.1: Removed the last sentence from the paragraph relatedto deviations from the decon procedures (this is now explained in the new language in Section 1. 2).
Section 4: New Section 4, Equipment Used for Sample Collection for Perfluorinated Compound Analyses. All followins sections re-numbered.
Section 5.4: Rewrote #3 to reflect that containers will be rinsed with 10% nitric acid, and not with “at least” 10% nitric acid.
December 20, 2011

Section5.6: Removed step #3 from the list (“Rinse equipment thoroughly with tap water.”)
Section 7.2: Redi-Flo2® cleaning procedures revised.
Section 7.3: On the last sentence, removed “drill rig operator.”
Section 7.6: Rewrote #3 to reflect that containers will be rinsed with 10% nitric acid, and not with “at least” 10% nitric acid.
Section 7.10: Removed the 2nd paragraph related to the mandatoryinterior and exterior cleaning of vehicles at the conclusion of certain types of field investigations. Replaced with language stating that “Vehicles that become contaminated during the course of the field investigation will be washed (and cleaned on the inside, as appropriate) at the conclusion of each filed trip.” Reorganized the remaining paragraphs for clarity.

SESDPROC-206-R1, Field EquipmentCleaning and Decontamination at the FEC, replaces SESDPROC-206-R0.
General
Corrected any typographical, grammatical and/or editorial errors.
Title Page
Changed title for Antonio Quinones from Environmental Investigations Branch to Enforcement and Investigations Branch. Changed Bill Cosgrove’s title from Acting Chief to Chief.
Revision History
Changed “SESDPROC-205-R0, Field EquipmentCleaning and Decontamination, Original Issue” to “SESDPROC-206-R0, Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination at the FEC, Original Issue.”
Section 1.2
Added “the SESD Operating Procedure for Field Equipment Cleaning and Decontamination” before SESDPROC-205.
Section 1.3
Updated information to reflect that the procedure is located on the H: drive of the LAN. Clarified Field Quality Manager (FQM)...