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CHEMCAT is a copyright adopted by Hawkins Environmental, Inc. on June 23, 1993.

CHEMCAT Form & CHEMCAT Testing Procedure #05888025 (TXu000577228)
adopted on June 23, 1993.
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright July 15, 1995 by Hawkins Environmental, Inc.
No part of the book, CHEMCAT Training Manual, slide presentation, ChemCat Testing Form may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means; electronic, mechanical, including photocopying,
recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of James D.
Hawkins.
For information, contact:
Hawkins Environmental, Inc.
Toledo, Ohio
E-mail chemist.environmental@gmail.com

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IMPORTANT
SIMPLY BECAUSE A SERIES OF CHEMCAT TAs (TEST ANALYSES) ARE NEGATIVE, IS NOT MEANT TO
IMPLY THAT THE SUBSTANCE IS NON-HAZARDOUS. FOR EXAMPLE: PESTICIDES CAN YIELD
NEGATIVE CHEMCAT RESULTS BUT WILL STILL BE CLASSIFIED AS BASE-NEUTRAL SOLIDS. TREAT
UNKNOWN CHEMICALS WITH RESPECT. WEAR THE PROPER PROTECTIVE GEAR WHEN WORKING
WITH HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. ALWAYS ASSUME THAT AN UNKNOWN IS TOXIC AND TREAT IT
ACCORDINGLY.
DISCLAIMER
THESE FIELD TAs WILL AID DURING THE IDENTIFICATION OF UNKNOWN CHEMICALS.
PRIOR TO
USING THE CHEMCAT SYSTEM, THE TECHNICIAN MUST HAVE A BASIC WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF
CHEMISTRY. ALSO, PRIOR TO USING THE CHEMCAT SYSTEM, TO CLASSIFY UNKNOWN MATERIALS,
THE TECHNICIAN WILL HAVE DEMONSTRATED AND WILL HAVE DOCUMENTED PROFICIENCY /
COMPENTENCY WITH REGARD TO USING THE CHEMCAT SYSTEM.
1993 Hawkins Environmental, Inc. ( TXu000577228)

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the CHEMCAT
System?

a systematic method to quickly,

accurately & inexpensively
characterize
1.Radioactive
2.Ignitable
thousands of unknown
materials.

3.Halogen
4.Acid/Base
5.Reactive
6.Peroxide
7.Sulfide
8.Cyanide
9.Organic
10.Base-Neutral
11.Oxidizer

Haz Waste Sites Why?

Abandoned
Mismanaged
Illegally Dumped
Fires
Natural Disasters
Ignorance of the law
Financial Difficulties

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Sample ID

Note: Sample
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Note: Lab Control
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Samples ready for TAs

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Positive Halogen
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