Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida 
v. 
South Florida Water Management District

Florida Division of Administrative Hearings
Case No. 92-3038 - 3040

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SWIM Depositions - Exhibits

Tamar Barkay

April 4, 1994

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1 Current Curriculum Vitae of Tamar Barkay 7  
2 Copy of note written to Mr. Lipshulz, 2/25/94.  Re:  Project in South Fla 10    
3 Re-Notice of Taking Deposition (Duces Tecum) April 4, 1994 11  
4 5/10/91 memo.  Re:  Region IV, FY 1991, RARE Study, "Investigation on Specific Rates of Mercury Transformations as a Source of Methylmercury Contamination in the Everglades Drainage Basin".  Bates # DTB128-144 18  
5 Handwritten notes dated 5/21/91.  Re:  Conflict of Interest, EPRI is private industry vs EPA.  Bates # DTB121-123 26
6 Document on U.S. Dept. of Interior letterhead.  Re:  Billing for EPA IAG ID# DW14935124-01-0 for investigation on mercury transformation in Everglades National Park.  Transferring $50,000.00 to the park.  See Exhibit 4.  Bates # DTB186-191 30
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8 Summary - RARE project: An Investigation on Specific Rates of Mercury Transformations as a Source of Methylmercury contamination in the Everglades Drainage Basin, by Tamar Barkay, US EPA GBERL, One Page general, description of the project.  Bates # DTB192 32
9 Document: "An investigation on the contribution of  naturally occurring mercury to the mercury contamination problem in the Florida Everglades."  (Soil samples).  Bates # DTB150-152 35
10 Handwritten notes dated 1/6-7/92.  (Quantitation and Speciation of mercury).  Bates # DTB124 44
11 Handwritten notes dated 1/24/92, meeting at ENP.  Bates # DTB125-126 45
12 2/18/93 letter from T. Barkay (US-EPA) to M. Soukup (ENP).  Re: Interim report summarizing the results of our project on the contribution of inorganic mercury (Hg(II)) methylation and methylmercury degradation to the accumulation of methylmercury in the Everglades.  Bates # DTB153-155 47
13

Kavanaugh, R., T. Barkay, Methylation and Demethylation Processes in Soil Sediments from the Florida Everglades.  (Extended version of Exhibit 12).  Document, 1993.  Bates # DTB 156-170

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14 Another version of document: "Methylation and Demethylation Processes in Soils from the Fla. Everglades", with handwritten notes (corrections).  Bates # DTB171-185 58
15 1/30/93 letter from T. Barkay to J. Stober (US-EPA).  Re: Comments following a meeting in TLH (12/16-17) on the draft interagency plan of study, "Interagency scope of study of mercury contamination in the Everglades ecosystem."  Bates # DTB118-9 61
16 7/27/93 letter from T. Barkay (US-EPA) to B. Johnson (Duke Wetland Center).  Re:  Detailed plan for sampling trip to WCA-2A, 8/16/93 in LOX NWR.  Bates # DTB290-1 65
17 8/17/93, handwritten notes taken in connection with the WCA-2A sampling.  Bates # DTB03-16 67
18 Raw data from 8/31/93 sampling.  Bates # DTB292-309 73
19 Handwritten notes dated 10/6/93.  Re:  Experiments that were done basically to improve on the processing of samples.  Bates # DTB17-30 82
20 10/21/93 memo from Duke University Wetland Center to T. Barkay.  Re: Results of the nutrient chemistry of the Everglades soils collected on field trip, with handwritten comments.  Bates # DTB273 83
21 11/2/93 letter from T. Barkay to Dr. C. Richardson (Duke University Wetland Center).  Re:  Final analysis of data from the August sampling in WCA-2A.  Bates # DTB266-271 84
22 Graphs - generated by Dr. Kavanaugh from data collected in 8/93.  Goes with Analysis data, Exhibit 21.  Bates # DTB252-260 88
23 Handwritten notes dated 11/20-21.  Re:  Fakahatchee Strand State Reserve.  Bates # DTB31-37 89
24 Handwritten notes dated 12/1/93.  Re:   Raw data from December sampling:  1.  38 - description of sampling sites taken in LOX  2.  39-75 describe preliminary experiment with December sampling.  Bates # DTB38-117 93
25 12/8/93 document titled "Calibration".  Re: Water analysis of samples collected. Bates # DTB224-5 94
26 12/9/93 document titled "Calibration".  Re:  Repeat analysis of the same samples A6 and C1.  Bates # DTB226-7 94
27 1/25/94 document titled "Results:  Calculations".  Re:  Soil analysis - Quality assurance analysis.  Bates # 228-230 95
28 Documents entitled "Levels Encountered During Processing."  All relevant data from December Sampling.    1.  231-233 - Statistical analysis of water                 concentrations  2.  234-237 - Statistical analysis of demethylation and                 methylation potential rates  3.  238-246 - Draft summaries of methylation and demethylation data for December. Bates # DTB231-249 98

 

29 11/23/93 letter from Tamar Barkay to Curtis Pollman (KBN).  Re:  Asking Gary Gill to obtain soil samples at location where water for mercury analysis and speciation will be collected.  (No samples were collected for T. Barkay, Could not obtain a permit).  Bates # DTB261-2 99
30 Data for all the August samples.  Bates # DTB263-265 101
31 Mercury analysis of Soil in August Sampling; total mercury and methylmercury.  Bates # DTB 272 101
32 Document: "Methylation of Hg(II) in WCA-2A Samples"; summary of data from August Sampling.  Bates # DTB274-5 102
33 Document: "Cases deleted due to missing Data"; statistical analysis of the August data.  Bates # DTB276-7 102
34 Document: "Adjusted Squared Multiple R"; a statistical analysis to determine the significance of difference between the sites.  Bates # DTB278-282 103
35-36 Exhibit No. 35-36 not used
37 Document: "Regression" - Regression analysis of August data.                   Bates # DTB283-287 103
38 Document: "Regression Analysis"; analysis of August Data.                        Bates # DTB 288-289 104
39 Document: "A Microcosm Simulating Mercury Cycling in a Contaminated Pond."  Analysis of mercury in environmental samples (work done at the pond in Oak Ridge 104