TM 167 Table B3-5

Table B3. Members of each batch for cleanup and analysis of Arthur Kill sediments.

Batch 1 contained a total of 19 samples:

4 surface scoop sediments from Old Place Marsh collected May 1997,
4 surface scoop sediments from Con Edison Tower Marsh collected May 1997,
1 Sandy Hook Bay sediment,
7 Sandy Hook Bay sediments used for determination of method detection limit
spiked with 20 µg of each hydrocarbon,
1 SRM - ERA SRM 765 - Diesel Oil in Soil,
1 matrix spike - Sandy Hook Bay sediment spiked with 100 µg of each
hydrocarbon, and,
1 method blank sample.

Batch 2 contained a total of 32 samples:

20 core sections from Old Place Marsh collected September 1996,
9 core sections from Con Edison Tower Marsh collected September 1996,
1 SRM - ERA SRM 765 - Diesel Oil in Soil,
1 matrix spike - Sandy Hook Bay sediment spiked with 100 µg of each
hydrocarbon, and,
1 method blank sample.

Batch 3 contained a total of 24 samples:

1 core section from Con Edison Tower Marsh collected September 1996,
20 core sections from Mill Creek Marsh collected September 1996,
1 SRM - ERA SRM 765 - Diesel Oil in Soil,
1 matrix spike - Sandy Hook Bay sediment spiked with 100 µg of each
hydrocarbon, and,
1 method blank sample.

Batch 4 contained a total of 15 samples:

10 core sections from Con Edison Tower Marsh collected September 1996,
3 replicate SRM samples - ERA SRM 765 - Diesel Oil in Soil,
1 matrix spike - Sandy Hook Bay sediment spiked with 50 µg of each
hydrocarbon, and,
1 method blank sample.

Table B4. Members of each batch for cleanup and analysis of Arthur Kill mussels.

Batch 1 contained a total of 32 samples:

5 samples from Old Place Marsh collected September 1996,
5 samples from Con Edison Tower Marsh collected September 1996,
5 samples from Saw Mill North Marsh collected September 1996,
1 sample from Saw Mill South Marsh collected September 1996,
5 samples from Tufts Point Marsh collected September 1996,
5 samples from Mill Creek Marsh collected September 1996,
3 replicate samples - homogenized Mill Creek mussel #54814[1],
1 method blank sample,
1 matrix spike - SRM 1974a spiked with 25 mg of each hydrocarbon, and,
1 SRM - NIST SRM 1974a - Organics in Mussel Tissue.

Batch 2 contained a total of 24 samples:

4 samples from Saw Mill South Marsh collected September 1996,
1 repeat sample from Con Edison Tower[2],
1 repeat sample from Saw Mill North Tower[3],
7 non-depurated mussels from the Sandy Hook Bay[4],
1 method blank sample,
1 SRM - NIST SRM 1974a - Organics in Mussel Tissue
1 background check sample for method detection limit study samples5, and
7 method detection limit samples spiked with 40 mg of each hydrocarbon5.
1 matrix spike - mussel homogenate spiked with 1000 mg No 2 diesel fuel oil6.

Batch 3 contained a total of 32 samples:

30 Arthur Kill mussels collected May 1997,
1 method blank,
1 matrix spike - Sandy Hook Bay mussel composite homogenate spiked with 25 µg of each hydrocarbon.

[1] This mussel was the longest (100.5 mm) and the heaviest (35.2 g) of all mussels collected.

[2] Two samples were repeated because of problems encountered during the cleanup of Batch 1 sample extracts. The repeat samples were taken from the same group as the original samples with the next highest random number assignment.

[3] Two samples were repeated because of problems encountered during the cleanup of Batch 1 sample extracts. The repeat samples were taken from the same group as the original samples with the next highest random number assignment.

[4] Seven non-depurated mussels from the Sandy Hook Bay were analyzed to examine for differences between the Arthur Kill sites and a non-Arthur Kill site.

[5] Twelve depurated Sandy Hook Bay mussel samples were composited to provide 7 replicate samples for MDL measurements, 1 sample as MDL background sample, and 1 matrix sample for spiking with No 2 Diesel fuel oil.

[6] Sandy Hook Bay mussel homogenate was used as the tissue matrix for the oil spiking.

Table B5. Aliphatic hydrocarbons analyzed.

Chemical Name	Abbreviation
Normal Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
n-Octane¹	n-C₈
n-Nonane	n-C₉
n-Decane	n-C₁₀
n-Undecane	n-C₁₁
n-Dodecane	n-C₁₂
n-Tridecane	n-C₁₃
n-Tetradecane	n-C₁₄
n-Pentadecane	n-C₁₅
n-Hexadecane	n-C₁₆
n-Heptadecane	n-C₁₇
n-Octadecane	n-C₁₈
n-Nonadecane	n-C₁₉
n-Eicosane	n-C₂₀
n-Heneicosane	n-C₂₁
n-Docosane	n-C₂₂
n-Tricosane	n-C₂₃
n-Tetracosane	n-C₂₄
n-Pentacosane	n-C₂₅
n-Hexacosane	n-C₂₆
n-Heptacosane	n-C₂₇
n-Octacosane	n-C₂₈
n-Nonacosane	n-C₂₉
n-Triacontane	n-C₃₀
n-Hentriacontane	n-C₃₁
n-Dotriacontane	n-C₃₂
n-Tritriacontane	n-C₃₃
n-Tetratriacontane	n-C₃₄
n-Pentatriacontane	n-C₃₅
n-Hexatriacontane	n-C₃₆
n-Heptatriacontane	n-C₃₇
n-Octatriacontane	n-C₃₈
n-Nonatriacontane	n-C₃₉
n-Tetracontane	n-C₄₀
Branched Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane	Pristane
2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecane	Phytane

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1} The concentrations for n-C₈ will be not reported, since it was difficult to identify this peak in samples and to determine MDL for n-C₈.