[Ted_55] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Fwd: TED Water Quality

[Tonya Evans]

Will has requested this be sent to all TED occupants


> FYI
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	TED Water Quality
> Date: 	Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:45:57 -0400
> From: 	Dr. Chandler <chandler at jlab.org>
> To: 	Rusty Sprouse <sprouse at jlab.org>
> CC: 	Mary Logue <logue at jlab.org>, William Rainey <wrainey at jlab.org>, 
> Jennifer Williams <jennifer at jlab.org>, JoAnne Newman 
> <jnewman at jlab.org>, Johnie Banks <jbanks at jlab.org>, Bob May 
> <may at jlab.org>, Dick Owen <rowen at jlab.org>
>
>
>
> Rusty,
>
> The purpose of this email is to provide information about water quality
> in the TED Building.
>
> Questions about water quality arose because of concerns about employees
> who developed symptoms possibly consistent with water, beverage, and/or
> food borne modes of transmission.  In response, the Industrial Hygiene
> group conducted testing and consulted experts at the Newport News
> Waterworks and at an industrial hygiene testing laboratory.  The test
> panel obtained was that recommended by these experts.  All results were
> within EPA guidelines and are included in the attached report.  The lab
> report does not note this, but the EPA guideline for "heterotrophic
> plate count" is less than 500/ml.  Therefore, the data are consistent
> with a well maintained water system.
>
> Any employees who have questions about the test results or who develop
> symptoms possibly related to workplace conditions should contact
> Occupational Medicine.
>
> Thank you for considering this information.  Please let me know if you
> have any questions.
>
> -Smitty
>
> -- 
> W. Smith Chandler, MD, MPH, MS
> Jefferson Laboratory Site Occupational Medicine Director
> 628 Hofstadter Rd.
> Suite 3
> Newport News, VA  23606
> Telephone 757-269-7455
> Fax 757-269-7881
> chandler at jlab.org
>
>

-- 
Tonya M. Evans
Administrative  Assistant
Electrical Engineering/Cryogenics
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
12000 Jefferson Avenue,
Suite 2, MS 55B
Newport News, VA  23606
(757) 269-7706 (phone)
(757) 269-5285 (fax)
tmevans at jlab.org (email)
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