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 DIRT ALERT! (Tacoma Smelter Plume)  May 22, 2003 Update
Tacoma School District        
300 Geiger Elementary School
Arsenic Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 1.66 1.27
2 1.93 4.87
3 2.15 2.67
4 1.55 1.75
5 2.50 2.02
6 8.73 17.30
7 8.62 5.11
8 1.72 1.95
Average 3.61 4.62
Max 8.73 17.30
Lead Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 4.10 1.62
2 2.63 6.15
3 4.75 3.00
4 2.75 2.29
5 3.55 2.50
6 13.80 19.10
7 13.40 6.66
8 3.16 2.68
Average 6.02 5.50
Max 13.80 19.10
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306 Skyline Elementary School
Arsenic Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 2.49 4.02
2 1.83 4.39
3 1.39 3.74
4 1.79 1.89
5 3.28 2.23
6 2.32 1.78
7 1.43 2.19
8 2.02 1.58
Average 2.07 2.73
Max 3.28 4.39
Lead Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3  
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 4.40 2.69
2 3.46 6.33
3 2.83 4.51
4 2.88 2.37
5 5.36 3.16
6 3.23 1.91
7 3.69 1.81
8 5.28 2.06
Average 3.89 3.11
Max 5.36 6.33
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307 Point Defiance Elementary School
Arsenic Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 1.56 5.46 81.80 90.00 20.10 20.70
2 4.10 10.30 2.65 1.91 11.60 7.80
3 4.47 10.60 3.16 2.78 5.57 4.39
4 1.45 4.22 3.76 2.00 3.11 2.95
5 3.27 6.82 22.30 3.66 6.67 16.00
6 2.13 5.73 128.00 19.70 117.00 54.50
7 48.50 118.00 10.00 118.00
8 92.10 88.80 557.00 691.00
Average 19.70 31.24 40.28 20.01 91.38 114.42
Max 92.10 118.00 128.00 90.00 557.00 691.00
Lead Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 2.87 7.09 120.00 109.00 34.10 27.10
2 5.78 15.70 3.23 2.44 17.00 11.00
3 6.57 18.50 3.57 3.00 42.30 38.30
4 2.54 4.57 4.13 2.91 18.00 19.30
5 10.60 11.00 18.50 4.07 8.88 30.90
6 4.02 6.47 120.00 21.40 80.10 38.80
7 76.50 129.00 16.90 157.00
8 121.00 133.00 807.00 1040.00
Average 28.74 40.67 44.91 23.80 128.04 170.30
Max 121.00 133.00 120.00 109.00 807.00 1040.00
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308 Downing Elementary School
Arsenic Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 93.50 99.00
2 59.10 33.40
3 4.75 8.66
4 5.41 11.20
5 5.66 4.80
6 9.58 20.00
7 5.82 17.20
8 4.92 20.90
Average 23.59 26.90
Max 93.50 99.00
Lead Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 120.00 123.00
2 89.70 88.90
3 6.95 10.20
4 7.98 13.30
5 7.65 5.61
6 14.30 32.10
7 8.80 19.50
8 7.57 25.60
Average 32.87 39.78
Max 120.00 123.00
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309 Browns Point Elementary School
Arsenic Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 4.53 7.96
2 21.20 27.00
3 1.50 1.64
4 2.25 1.92
5 1.08 2.09
6 1.30 1.79
7 12.90 13.50
8 9.69 11.10
Average 6.81 8.38
Max 21.20 27.00
Lead Results          
  Play Area  1 Play Area  2 Play Area  3
Boring 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6 0-2 2-6
1 17.60 12.70
2 77.30 99.70
3 2.91 1.74
4 2.97 1.84
5 1.83 2.67
6 2.42 1.76
7 22.00 21.00
8 15.20 20.00
Average 17.78 20.18
Max 77.30 99.70
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314 DeLong Elementary School
Arsenic Results