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EXHIBIT A

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Exposure Concentrations
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Table 2: Concentrations of Arsenic, Cadmium and Chromium found in the air in Portland Oregon
Compared to Regulatory Standards.
US EPA
(Air) RSL 1

ORDEQ
Ambient
Benchmark

OR DEQ Max.
Sampled
Concentration

ORDEQ
Average
Sampled
Concentration

Maximal
Exceedance of
the Oregon
DEQ
Regulatory
Level

Maximal Exceedance of the
USEPA RSL (Regional Screening
Level)

Arsenic (µg/m 3)

0.00065

0.0002 2

0.1011

0.0317

506x

156x

Cadmium (µg/m 3)

0.0016

0.0006

0.1 954

0.0294

325x

122x

Chromium (VI)

0.000012

0.000083 3

0.4395

0.0715

5,295x

36,625x

(µg/m3)

1

US EPA, "Residential Screening Levels, " 2015, United States Environmental Protection Agency.

2

Oregon DEQ, "Air quality data in the air near Powell and SE 22nd Ave in Portland," 2015. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

3

Oregon DEQ, "Meeting Summary, Meeting #7," 2005, Air Toxics Program, Air Toxics Science Advisory Committee. Also :
http://www.deq .state.or.us/aq/toxics/faq.htm

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