Utah Admin. Code R392-600-2 - Definitions
The following definitions apply in this rule:
(1) "Background concentration" means the
level of a contaminant in soil, groundwater or other media up gradient from a
facility, practice or activity that has not been affected by the facility,
practice or activity; or other facility, practice or activity.
(2) "Certified Decontamination Specialist" or
"Decontamination specialist" has the same meaning as defined in Section
19-6-902.
(3) "Chain-of-custody protocol" means a
procedure used to document each person that has had custody or control of an
environmental sample from its source to the analytical laboratory, and the time
of possession of each person.
(4)
"Characterize" means to determine the quality or properties of a material by
sampling and testing to determine the concentration of contaminants, or
specific properties of the material such as flammability or
corrosiveness.
(5) "Combustible"
means vapor concentration from a liquid that has a flash point greater than 100
degrees F.
(6) "Composite sample"
means the combination of up to three individual wipe, or "grab," samples into
one submission for analysis by a laboratory. The composite sample result will
be the average or standardized result in units of micrograms of methamphetamine
per 100 square centimeters.
(7)
"Confirmation sampling" means collecting samples by a certified decontamination
specialist during a preliminary assessment or upon completion of
decontamination activities. Only confirmation sampling can be used to confirm
that contamination is below the decontamination standards outlined in this
rule.
(8) "Contaminant" means a
hazardous material.
(9)
"Contamination" or "contaminated" has the same meaning as defined in Section
19-6-902.
(10) "Corrosive" means
any material or substance that increases or decreases the pH of a material and
may cause degradation of the material including acetic acid, acetic anhydride,
acetyl chloride, anhydrous ammonia, ammonium hydroxide, benzyl chloride,
dimethylsulfate, formaldehyde, formic acid, hydrogen chloride or hydrochloric
acid, hydrobromic acid, hydriodic acid, hydroxylamine, methylamine, methylene
chloride also known as dichloromethane or methylene dichloride, methyl
methacrylate, nitroethane, oxalylchloride, perchloric acid, phenylmagnesium
bromide, phosphine, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus pentoxide, sodium amide
or sodamide, sodium metal, sodium hydroxide, sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid,
tetrahydrofuran, and thionyl chloride.
(11) "Decontamination" means treatment or
removal of contamination by a decontamination specialist or owner of record to
reduce concentrations of contaminants below the decontamination
standards.
(12) "Decontamination
standards" means the levels or concentrations of contaminants that must be met
to demonstrate that contamination is not present or that decontamination has
successfully removed the contamination.
(13) "Delineate" means to determine the
nature and extent of contamination by sampling, testing, or
investigating.
(14) "Easily
cleanable" means an object and its surface that can be cleaned by detergent
solution applied to its surface in a way that would reasonably be expected to
remove dirt from the object when rinsed and to be able to do so without
damaging the object or its surface finish.
(15) "Ecstasy" means
3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA).
(16) "EPA" means the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
(17) "EPA Method 8015B" means the EPA
approved method for determining the concentration of various non-halogenated
volatile organic compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds by gas
chromatography - flame ionization detector.
(18) "EPA Method 6010B" means the EPA
approved method for determining the concentration of various heavy metals by
inductively coupled plasma.
(19)
"EPA Method 8260B" means the EPA approved method for determining the
concentration of various volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph - mass
spectrometer.
(20) "FID" means
flame ionization detector.
(21)
"Flammable" means vapor concentration from a liquid that has a flash point less
than 100 degree F.
(22) "Grab
Sample" means one sample collected from a single, defined area or media at a
given time and location.
(23)
"Hazardous materials" has the same meaning as "hazardous or dangerous
materials" as defined in Section
58-37d-3;
and includes any illegally manufactured controlled substances.
(24) "Hazardous waste" means toxic materials
to be discarded as directed in
40 CFR
261.3.
(25) "HEPA" means high-efficiency particulate
air and indicates the efficiency of an air filter or air filtration
system.
(26) "Impacted groundwater"
means water present beneath ground surface that contains concentrations of a
contaminant above the UGWQS.
(27)
"Impacted soil" means soil that contains concentrations of a contaminant above
background or EPA residential risk based screening concentrations as contained
in the document listed in Section
R392-600-8.
(28) "LEL/O2" means lower explosive
limit/oxygen.
(29) "Negative
pressure enclosure" means an air-tight enclosure using a local exhaust and HEPA
filtration system to maintain a lower air pressure in the work area than in any
adjacent area and to generate a constant flow of air from the adjacent areas
into the work area.
(30)
"Non-porous" means resistant to penetration of liquids, gases, powders and
includes non-permeable substance or materials, that are sealed such as,
concrete floors, wood floors, ceramic tile floors, vinyl tile floors, sheet
vinyl floors, painted drywall or sheet rock walls or ceilings, doors,
appliances, bathtubs, toilets, mirrors, windows, counter-tops, sinks, sealed
wood, metal, glass, plastic, and pipes.
(31) "Non-confirmation sampling" means
collecting samples by any party other than a certified decontamination
specialist.
(32) "Owner of record"
means
(a) The owner of property as shown on
the records of the county recorder in the county where the property is located;
and
(b) may include an individual,
financial institution, company, corporation, or other entity.
(33) "Personal protective
equipment" means various types of clothing such as suits, gloves, hats, and
boots, or apparatus such as facemasks or respirators designed to prevent
inhalation, skin contact, or ingestion of hazardous chemicals.
(34) "PID" means photo ionization
detector.
(35) "Porous" means
material easily penetrated or permeated by gases, liquids, or powders such as
carpets, draperies, bedding, mattresses, fabric covered furniture, pillows,
drop ceiling or other fiber-board ceiling panels, cork paneling, blankets,
towels, clothing, and cardboard or any other material that is worn or not
properly sealed.
(36) "Preliminary
assessment" means an evaluation of a property to define all areas that are
contaminated and delineate the extent of contamination. The preliminary
assessment consists of an on-site evaluation conducted by the decontamination
specialist or owner of record to gather information to demonstrate that
contamination is not present above the decontamination standards or to enable
development of a workplan outlining the most appropriate method to
decontaminate the property.
(37)
"Properly disposed" means to discard at a licensed facility in accordance with
all applicable laws and not reused or sold.
(38) "Property" means:
(a) any property, site, structure, part of a
structure, or the grounds, surrounding a structure; and
(b) includes single-family residences,
outbuildings, garages, units of multiplexes, condominiums, apartment buildings,
warehouses, hotels, motels, boats, motor vehicles, trailers, manufactured
housing, shops, or booths.
(39) "Return air housing" means the main
portion of an air ventilation system where air from the livable space returns
to the air handling unit for heating or cooling.
(40) "Sample location" means the actual place
where an environmental sample was obtained, including designation of the room,
the surface such as a wall, ceiling, or appliance, and the direction and
distance from a specified fixed point such as a corner, door, or light
switch.
(41) "Services" means the
activities performed by decontamination specialist in the course of
decontaminating residual contamination from the manufacturing of illegal drugs
or from the storage of chemicals used in manufacturing illegal drugs and
includes not only the removal of any contaminants but inspections and
sampling.
(42) "Toxic" means
hazardous materials in sufficient concentrations that they can cause local or
systemic detrimental effects to people.
(43) "UGWQS" means the Utah Ground Water
Quality Standards established in Section
R317-6-2.
(44) "VOA" means volatile organic
analyte.
(45) "VOCs" means volatile
organic compounds or organic chemicals that can evaporate at ambient
temperatures used in the manufacture illegal drugs such as acetone,
acetonitrile, aniline, benzene, benzaldehyde, benzyl chloride, carbon
tetrachloride, chloroform, cyclohexanone, dioxane, ethanol, ethyl acetate,
ethyl ether, Freon 11, hexane, isopropanol, methanol, methyl alcohol, methylene
chloride, naphtha, nitroethane, petroleum ether, petroleum distillates,
pyridine, toluene, o-toluidine, and any other volatile organic chemical that
may be used to manufacture illegal drugs.
(46) "Waste" means refuse, garbage, or other
discarded material, either solid or liquid.
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