LBL Currents -- April 21, 1995
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April 21, 1995



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New gel barrier technique may help prevent spread of underground hazardous waste

By Jeffery Kahn

A new gel-based technique that could seal hazardous waste and prevent the spread of chemicals has been field tested by Earth Sciences Division researchers.

Collaborating with the Bechtel Corp., LBL demonstrated the feasibility of the concept in January at a Los Banos, Calif., sand and gravel quarry--a site with complex subsurface conditions similar to those at Hanford, Wash. If the development effort continues to be successful, the technique could substantially reduce both the financial and environmental costs associated with the country's thousands of hazardous waste sites.

To immobilize waste, the LBL team drills a string of wells around and beneath the perimeter of the area that is to be contained. Then, they inject a fluid that is able to permeate the ground before gelling and forming an impermeable barrier that surrounds the contaminated site.

Earth scientists Karsten Pruess and George Moridis liken their technique to the creation of an underground isolation chamber. The researchers stress that each site is unique and cleanup strategies will vary. However, they believe their approach is a vital supplement to today's standard cleanup method.

"Up until now," said Moridis, "the country has been fighting a losing battle. Huge areas can be contaminated by just a few gallons of hazardous fluids, and once they get into the ground, contaminants are very difficult to strip from the soil. Unfortunately, the state of the art of cleaning up these sites is the same as it was 30 years ago--we dig the soil out and truck it to a hazardous waste site."

The costs and limitations of this approach have handicapped the nation's cleanup efforts. Thousands of contaminated sites have been identified but few have been cleaned up. Over time, groundwater can cause the contamination to spread. Meanwhile, nearby water supplies, rivers, residential areas, and human health can be jeopardized by these delays.

As the project has moved from the lab to the field, LBL project chemists John Apps and Peter Persoff have worked with chemical companies including Dow Corning, DuPont, and Philadelphia Quartz Corp. to refine the performance of the gel barrier fluids, all of which are environmentally benign.

Bechtel Corp. handled the operational aspects of the recent field test. Moridis and Pruess say they chose the quarry site because the underground there is such a jumble, and a severe test for any gel barrier fluid.

"The problem is heterogeneity," Pruess says. "Natural environments have an intrinsic variability that you cannot anticipate or control. Companies like Bechtel that inject grout into the ground--to strengthen dams and foundations, or keep water out of construction sites--run into this all the time. At one site, a grouting contractor injected over 1,000 sacks worth of cement slurry down a hole, and every bit of it completely disappeared. Twenty feet away, they were unable to inject more than a few dozen sacks."

For the recent field test, LBL injected two fluids, a colloidal silica and a polysiloxane fluid. Several days later researchers excavated the plumes, slicing the earth away to reveal how well they had managed to penetrate and saturate the uneven ground.

The colloidal silica performed satisfactorily but the polysiloxane exceeded expectations. Bechtel specialists who have been injecting materials into the ground for two decades say the material did something they had never seen before.

"Not only did we see a uniform, almost symmetrical plume," reports Moridis, "but everything was grouted uniformly, everything from very large pores to the small pores in clays. Nobody has seen a material that grouts clay before. As a matter of fact, it's supposed to be impossible."

When injected into the earth, polysiloxane has a viscosity similar to water. A catalyst causes it to turn into a strong, rubber-like gel and controls how quickly this occurs. Soil chemistry, which can cause a compound to gel prematurely, does not seem to affect polysiloxane. The product, a silicon-chain polymer, was developed by Dow Corning for LBL.

Precisely how long a gel containment would last in the earth--a relatively short time or a millennium--must still be determined, although the life expectancy of similar products is 30-50 years. During remediation, even a barrier with a lifetime of months can be useful, helping to contain or redirect groundwater flows.

Besides their use at hazardous waste sites, gel barriers have other potential applications. These include lining and capping landfills, stabilizing slide-prone slopes, and preventing soil liquefaction in earthquake-prone areas.

LBL researchers say the next step is a larger scale test to show the ability to contain the area around an underground storage tank. The ongoing effort is sponsored by the Department of Energy's Office of Technology development (headed by Clyde Frank) under the In Situ Remediation Integrated Program (led by Jef Walker and Mary Peterson).


CAPTION -- Earth Scientists George Moridis (left) and Karsten Pruess, who are developing a technique to contain hazardous waste, check out the results of a recent field test at a spot that was excavated to reveal the extent to which a gel barrier fluid had permeated the underground.

Photo courtesy of Karsten Pruess


N e w s W i r e

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT PROPOSAL NIXED:

White House Science Advisor John Gibbons flatly rejected the proposal for a Department of Science advanced by House Science Committee Chairman Robert Walker, R-Pa. (see Newswire, April 14). "Let me be clear about one thing--this administration unequivocally opposes the creation of a Department of Science," Gibbons told a colloquium sponsored by AAAS. "The genius of U.S. science policy to date has been its recognition that pluralism of support and diversity of performance allows the crucial freedom of inquiry that unleashes creative spirit of our world-class researchers and their students." He also ridiculed the Republican-controlled House for threatening to take a "meat axe" to federal R&D programs, including DOE's. He defended the Department's promoting of energy efficiency and its signing of CRADAs with private industry. "If industry does not invest (in a CRADA) there is no deal--industry is picking the winners and losers, not government," Gibbons said. "Economists, investors, technologists and industrialists understand and widely support this activity. In their rush to judgment, some members in the new Congress don't want to be confused with the facts."

SENATOR DOLE SAYS NO TO DOE:

Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole of Kansas has publicly called for the abolishment of DOE. The Energy Department, he argues, "would function better as an agency within the Department of Defense." To this end, he has formed the Senate Republican Task Force on Elimination of Government Agencies. In addition to DOE, Dole has also called for the elimination of the departments of Education, Housing and Urban Development, and Commerce: "The most ineffective, burdensome, and meddlesome departments in the federal government," he said in a speech last week in Kansas.

DOE SAYS ENERGY R&D HAS SAVED BILLIONS:

In answer to the apparent desire of a Republican Congress to deeply slash funding for applied R&D programs, DOE has released a report that claims American consumers have saved "billions of dollars" from energy efficiency technologies developed at the national laboratories. Entitled, "Success Stories: The Energy Mission in the Marketplace," the 22-page document lists such technological developments as the low-emissivity windows and high-energy electrolytes and batteries from LBL; high-compression refrigerators and freezers; catalytic exhaust converters for auto engines; light water reactors; atmospheric fluidized-bed coal combustors and low-polluting coal-fired boilers; mudpulse telemetry for the drilling industry; and photovoltaic electricity cost-reductions for solar cells. Said Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary: "We support high-risk and technically challenging R&D projects. Not all of these ventures make it to the marketplace but when they do, they pay off big." Copies of the report can be obtained by calling (202) 586-3900.

LBL PEOPLE IN THE NEWS:

Victor Perez-Mendez of the Physics Division was quoted in the April 17 edition of the New York Times in an article about computerized dental radiography. The topic was new systems for reducing the exposure of dental patients to x-rays. The article cited Perez-Mendez's development (through a CRADA with Air Techniques of New York) of electronic sensors to replace dental film (see Currents, January 20.).


Earthquake Preparedness: Getting ready for the Big One

Preparation has big payoff

By Don Bell, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

It's April, and, in California tradition, time to "prepare" for the big one. In reality, most of us don't prepare, but merely think about it and procrastinate, or think that there's little we can do to protect ourselves and families.

But, there are things we can do to protect ourselves--simple things that don't take a lot of time, effort or money. Call it a big pay off for a little effort, a common theme in these times of doing more with less.

What do we mean by "big pay off"? A general rule of preparedness is that there is a pay back ratio of 100 to 1. For example, for every minute you spend stocking food and water in your emergency supplies kit, you'll avoid 100 minutes of effort trying to find potable water after the earthquake. A similar comparison can be made to dollars invested. Suppose you spend $10 and one hour bracing your china closet at home and it doesn't topple and break during the earthquake; you've saved the furniture and its contents. But supposed you didn't make that investment; it could cost you a thousand dollars or more to replace and repair it, and untold time lost.

So what are the high pay-off actions that you can take now? Following are some (but not an all) of the things you can do at home and at the Lab:

Home:

  1. Make sure your water heater is fastened down. This costs little and could prevent your house from burning down.

  2. Prepare a disaster supplies kit. See the checklist on page 3 or contact LBL's Emergency Services Office at X6554 or X6016. To stock the basics could take as little as an hour with little or no investment.

  3. Prepare an emergency plan for your family. Discuss with all family members the location of supplies, utility shutdown procedures, emergency phone numbers and who to call should the family be separated when disaster strikes. This costs only 30 minutes of your time.

  4. Safeguard or prepare copies of important papers such as insurance policies, titles and deeds and personal documents such as birth certificates and marriage licenses. Store copies in a safe location other than your home.

Work

  1. Spend about 10 minutes reading your building's emergency plan. See your building manager. If you don't know who he or she is, call X6554 and ask. The plan includes instructions for credible emergencies at LBL.

  2. Spend about 5 minutes getting familiar with the emergency pages near the back of the LBL phone book. You'll find information about what to do during and after an earthquake. You'll also find information about the 22 emergency rescue boxes located throughout the Lab.

  3. Spend two minutes writing down the following number and putting it in your purse or wallet: 800-445-5830. This is the Lab's emergency status information announcement. If there is an emergency affecting the Lab, the recording will provide employees emergency information such as whether to report to work, road conditions or special instructions.

If you accomplish the above, you'll have a great start in preparing yourself and your family for the next earthquake. There's more you can do to ensure a greater degree of protection. Those seeking information should call the Laboratory Emergency Services Office for free brochures and training. Don't procrastinate; don't read this same article next year and say "I should get ready." Start today.


Earthquake Month Activities

Earthquake Supplies Vendor

Monday, April 24 11 a.m. -2 p.m.

Cafeteria lobby. The vendor Earthquake Outlet of Albany will be selling basic disaster supplies: flashlights, radios, packaged water, earthquake kits for home or car, gas shut off wrenches, etc.

Earthquake Safety Presentation

Monday, April 24 Noon - 1 p.m.

Bldg. 50 auditorium; brown-bag lunch. One hour earthquake safety presentation by LBL's Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Don Bell, who will present the video "Light Search and Rescue," produced by LBL and the City of Berkeley. He will also discuss LBL's earthquake program--what you should know about the site, evacuation procedures, emergency supplies, communication, the 800 phone number.

Emergency Command Center Open House

Tuesday & Thursday, April 25 & 27 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

Bldg. 48 (Fire House). Those interested in seeing the "nerve center" of emergency operations are invited to tour the Command Center. You will have the opportunity to visit the Fire Dispatch Center and see where 7911 calls are answered.

Lab-wide emergency exercise

Tuesday, May 16 10 a.m. - noon

(Rain date - May 17) Watch future issues of Currents for details.


Dealing with a quake at LBL

The following is a list of things to do if you are on the Hill when a quake strikes: It is advisable to listen to your car radio. If you don't have a car, open the nearest rescue box and turn on the solar power radio. The LBL Emergency Command Center will activate and will be the focal point of information. The ECC will communicate to your building manager who will in turn pass on information about road closures both on and off site. All lab emergency responders participate at least annually in an earthquake drill. You can do your part by following these instructions. -- By Don Bell


Emergency supply checklist

Stocking up now on emergency supplies can add to your safety and comfort during and after an earthquake. Store enough supplies for at least 72 hours.

Survival

Sanitation Supplies Safety and Comfort Cooking Tools and Supplies

Tons o' trash

Bob Berninzone of Facilities tries unsuccessfully to pull a Pepsi can from a 3,000-pound (no joke!) bale of aluminum cans at the Sutta Company recycling facility. A group of LBL employees toured the new Sutta facility on Tuesday, April 4, as part of the Lab's Earth Month activities. Twenty-five tons of LBL and UC Berkeley waste are processed at the facility each month. The next Sutta tour is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25. For more information, contact Shelley Worsham at X6123.

Photo by Paul Hames


Earth Month

Out of the belfry, into the Lab and maybe our hearts

By Mike Wooldridge

Christine Scott never met a bat she didn't like. She came to LBL on April 12--with four furry flyers in tow--to tell why.

"A lot of people think that the only good bat is a dead bat," she said. "I don't think that's very fair."

Insectivorous bats provide eco-friendly pest control--some bats can eat more than 600 mosquitoes an hour. Fruit eaters are important pollinators and seed dispersers. (Like mangoes? Thank a bat.)

But because of cave-curious humans and pesticides, many bat species may be heading the way of the condor and the spotted owl. More than half of the 22 bat species in California are under consideration as threatened or endangered by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Scott is director of animal care at the California Bat Conservation Fund in Marin County. The center nurses injured bats back to health and sends experts to schools to lecture on the benefits of bats. She spoke as a part of the Lab's Earth Month activities.

Scott's mission is to dispel the B-movie myths about bats that many people grow up with: That they are simply blind "rats with wings" out to suck our blood.

"Blind as a bat" is a myth, she said. Most bats have eyesight as good as or better than that of humans. Sonar complements their eyesight for quick maneuvering at night, and keener species can distinguish a single human hair in mid-flight.

On the evolutionary tree, she said, bats are closer to humans than to rodents. Bats, apes and humans are the only creatures with opposable thumbs. Bats are smart and have personalities, just like cuddlier higher mammals.

The danger of blood-sucking bats is practically nil north of the U.S.-Mexican border, she said. The three vampire species--out of a thousand species worldwide--live in Central and South America. Two prefer chickens; the third feasts on larger farm animals, but might attack a person if there isn't a sheep, goat or donkey around.

Wildlife experts traditionally haven't helped the animal's image. It used to be standard procedure to kill any bat brought in to a refuge, for fear that it might be rabid. But studies show that only one in a thousand bats carries rabies, Scott said--a frequency on par with other wildlife. (Those that do get the disease lose their ability to fly, which is why you should never touch a grounded bat.)

Through education, she says, people are learning. Farmers are finding out that fruit bats are their friends, not the crop-stealing nuisances they had thought. In addition to pollinating, most fruit-eating species eat over-ripe fruit, which it is no longer of use to farmers and can serve as a host to fruit flies.

Where is the best place to find bats in California? Go where the bugs are, Scott says. On summer nights, bats leave their caves, trees and barns to fly over lakes, ponds, and other standing water, where there is a healthy supply of mosquitoes and other insects. Bats hibernate in winter.

For anyone interested in attracting bats to their home, the Bat Conservation Fund offers blueprints for "bat houses," similar to the bird kind but with vertical slats inside for roosting.

The Bat Conservation Fund can be reached at (415) 456-6598. n


More bat facts:


CAPTION -- Don Weber of Facilities got an up-close view of a bat at last week's lecture on bat conservation by Christine Scott of the Bat Conservation Fund in Marin County.
Photo by Steve Adams


Daughters to Work Day coming

More than 240 children of employees have registered for Take Our Daughters to Work Day 1995 at LBL, taking place on Thursday, April 27. Individualized schedules are being sent to parents for their children.

A message to parents whose children are participating: Please drop your child/children off at the Bldg. 50 Auditorium by 8:30 a.m. and pick them up at the cafeteria by 3:30 p.m. Although there is no space available for you to accompany the children in the workshops, you will be able to meet them for lunch.

The schedule is as follows:

Time Activity Location

8:30-9 a.m. Continental Breakfast Bldg. 50 Auditorium

9-9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony Bldg. 50 Auditorium

10-11 a.m. Morning Workshops (See individual schedule)

11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Lunch Cafeteria

1:30-2:30 p.m. Afternoon Workshops (See individual schedule)

2:45-3:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social w/Guest Speakers Cafeteria

For more information, contact Marva Wilkins in the Center for Science and Engineering Education, X5640.


Currents Online edition

The full text of each edition of Currents is published electronically on the World Wide Web at the following URL: http://www.lbl.gov/Publications/Currents/Currents.html. To set up your computer to access the World Wide Web, call the Mac and PC Support Group at X6858.


Serving the Nation

Visitors to the 22nd floor of Oakland's Kaiser Building, which houses the University of California's executive offices, are treated to a colorful overview of the three UC-managed labs (LBL, Livermore, and Los Alamos). The display, entitled "Serving the Nation Through World-Class Science and Technology," includes photos of each director, as well as scenery and program shots from each lab. The lobby area contains displays on each of the UC campuses. UC President Jack Peltason (above) said of the display: "This is an impressive showcase for the work the labs do and the value they represent. It's also symbolic of our new partnership with the labs and the Department of Energy for lab management, and our efforts to strengthen and increase interactions among the campuses and labs--all in the spirit of continued public service."
Photo by Bryan Quintard


Calendar of Events -- April 24 to May 5

Calendar items may be submitted via a form on the World Wide Web, sent via e-mail to currents_calendar@lbl.gov, Fax to X6641, or Lab mail to Bldg. 65B. The deadline is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

24 m o n d a y

OPEN HOUSE COORDINATOR'S MEETING

9-10:30 a.m. in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium.

EMERGY SUPPLIES VENDOR

11 a.m.-2 p.m., Cafeteria lobby

EARTHQUAKE SAFETY PRESENTATION

Noon, Bldg. 50 Aud., by Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Don Bell

THEORETICAL PHYSICS SEMINAR

"Towards a Precise Prediction of b > [[gamma]] and b > + Gluon" will be presented by Laura Reina of Brookhaven National Lab at 2:30 p.m., Bldg. 50A-3107.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COLLOQUIA

"Selective Recovery of Propylene Glycol from Dilute Aqueous Solutions Using Complexation or Reversible Chemical Reaction" will be presented by Robert R. Broekhuis, Ph.D. candidate; "Mechanistic Study of Zeolite Synthesis from Silicate Gels Containing Ammonium Cations" will be presented by Craig S. Gittleman, Ph.D. candidate, at 3:30 p.m. in the Pitzer Auditorium, Latimer; refreshments at 3 p.m.

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM

"B Mesons: The New Hydrogen" will be presented by Persis S. Drell of the Cornell University at 4:30 p.m. in 1 Le Conte; tea at 4 p.m. in 375 Le Conte.

25 t u e s d a y

EH&S CLASS

Back Injury Prevention (EHS 53), 9:30-11:30 a.m., Bldg. 51-201. Call X6612 to register.

SUTTA COMPANY TOUR

A tour of the Sutta Company, the Lab's recycler, will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Call X6123 to register.

EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER OPEN HOUSE

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Bldg. 48 (Fire House). Also on April 27

CENTER FOR PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS

"Testing Cold + Hot Dark Matter (CHDM) and Flat Low-[[Omega]] CDM ([[lambda]]CDM): New Statistics and New Methods" will be presented by Joel Primack of the Institute for Particle Physics, UCSC, at 12:30 p.m., 375 Le Conte.

26 w e d n e s d a y

EH&S CLASS

EH&S Roles & Responsibilities for Supervisors in Research Settings (EHS 25), 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 90-2063; concludes on Friday. Call X6612 to register.

EARTH MONTH LECTURE

"Water Cycles and the Bay" and "Industrial Pollution Prevention" will be discussed by the Regional Water Quality Control Board at noon in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium.

TOASTMASTERS

Build confidence and learn to effectively organize and present your ideas in a friendly, supportive atmosphere, 12:10-1 p.m., Bldg. 2-100.

ENERGY & RESOURCES GROUP COLLOQUIUM

"EBMUD's New Board: Environmental Implications" will be discussed by Laura King of EBMUD at 4 p.m., 2 Le Conte; reception at 3:30 p.m. in 100A-T-4.

27 t h u r s d a y

DAUGHTERS TO WORK DAY 1995

SURFACE/CATALYSIS SCIENCE SEMINAR

"STM of F2, Cl2 and Br2 Chemisorption on Si(111)" will be presented by A.C. Kummel of UCSD at 1:30 p.m. in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY
SPECIAL COLLOQUIUM

"The Search for Curvature of Space" will be presented by Allan Sandage of Carnegie Observatory at 3:30 p.m. in 2 Le Conte; tea at 3 p.m., 661 Campbell.

MATERIALS SCIENCE SEMINAR

"Chemical Vapor Deposition of Thin Metal Films: Research and Applications" will be presented by Frances Houle of IBM Almaden Research Center at 4 p.m., 105 Northgate.

PHYSICS DIVISION RESEARCH PROGRESS MEETING

"A New Search for CP Violation in Hyperon Decays" will be presented by K.-B. Luk of UCB at 4 p.m., Bldg. 50A-5132; refreshments, 3:40 p.m.

28 f r i d a y

JEWELRY SALE

8 a.m.-2 p.m., in the cafeteria foyer; sponsored by LBL Employees Recreation Association.

EH&S CLASS

EH&S Roles & Responsibilities for Supervisors in Research Settings (EHS 25), 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bldg. 90-2063, continued from Wednesday. Call X6612 to register.

1 m o n d a y

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM

"Contemporary Views of Multimetallic Catalysts" will be presented by Terry King of ISU Science &Technology at 4 p.m. in Pitzer Auditorium, Latimer; refreshments at 3:30 p.m.

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM

"The Discovery and Some Properties of High-Tc Superconductors" will be presented by K. Alex Müller of the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland, at 4:30 p.m. in 1 Le Conte; tea at 4 p.m. in 375 Le Conte.

2 t u e s d a y

OPEN CALENDAR

3 w e d n e s d a y

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR

"Fluid Dynamics of the Earth's Interior" will be presented by Gerald Schubert of UCLA at 4 p.m., 3110 Etcheverry; refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m.

4 t h u r s d a y

"BIKE TO WORK DAY"
TRANSPORTATION FAIR

11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the cafeteria lot, variety of guests, prizes & refreshments; sponsored by the Employee Transportation Coordination.

MATERIALS SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR

"Total and Site-Selective Oxygen Isotope Shift in YBa2Cu3Ox" will be presented by K. Alex Müller of the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland, at noon in the Bldg. 66 Auditorium.

DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY COLLOQUIUM

"The Complex Dynamics of Clusters of Galaxies" will be presented by Ann Zabludoff of Carnegie Observatory at 3:30 p.m. in 2 Le Conte; tea at 3 p.m., 661 Campbell.

MATERIALS SCIENCE SEMINAR

"Grain Boundary Microstructures in YBa2Cu3O7 Thin Films" will be presented by Ann Marshall of Stanford University at 4 p.m., 105 Northgate.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR

"H-Infinity Control of Automobile Active Suspensions" will be presented by Hidenori Kimura of the University of Tokyo, Japan/Severance Russell Springer Professor, UCB, at 4 p.m., 3110 Etcheverry; refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m.

5 f r i d a y

UPTE - LBL LOCAL 184

General Membership Meeting for Technical Employees, Research Associates and Administrative Professionals not in AFSCME, noon-1 p.m. in the Cafeteria Conference Room.

BIOMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR

"Pneumatic Artificial Muscles and Hopping Machines" will be discussed by Roger Kram of UCB at 1 p.m., 3110 Etcheverry.


Dining Center -- April 24-28

monday

Sadie's Early Bird: Honey & wheat pancakes w/coffee $2.05

Soup of the Day: Hearty lentil vegetable reg. $1.35 lg. $1.95

Bistro Fare: Char broiled tri-tip w/baked beans & potato salad $3.95

Passports: South of the Border a la carte

Sadie's Grill: Jumbo chili dog & fries $2.95

tuesday

Sadie's Early Bird: Breakfast sandwich w/hash browns $2.95

Soup of the Day: Beef barley w/mushroom reg. $1.35 lg. $1.95

Bistro Fare: Southwest chicken salad $3.95

Passports: South of the Border a la carte

Sadie's Grill: Fishwich & fries $3.25

wednesday

Sadie's Early Bird: Biscuit & gravy w/eggs $2.60

Soup of the Day: Home-style chicken noodle reg. $1.35 lg. $1.95

Bistro Fare: Linguini & clam sauce w/zucchini spears $3.95

Passports: South of the Border a la carte

Sadie's Grill: Steak burger & fries $3.75

thursday

Sadie's Early Bird: Blueberry pancakes w/coffee $2.05

Soup of the Day: Creamy clam chowder reg. $1.35 lg. $1.95

Bistro Fare: Pizza pizza!

Passports: South of the Border

Sadie's Grill: Chicken Santa Cruz w/spicy fries $3.65

friday

Sadie's Early Bird: Ham scramble $2.60

Soup of the Day: Turkey gumbo reg. $1.35 lg. $1.95

Bistro Fare: Pasta Piatti $3.95

Sadie's Grill: Barbecued beef & fries or potato salad $3.65

(TM) Denotes recipe lower in fat calories & cholesterol


F l e a M a r k e t

Flea Market ads may be sent via e-mail to fleamarket@lbl.gov, Fax to X6641, or Lab mail to Bldg. 65B. The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday.

AUTOS/SUPPLIES

'82 FORD Club wgn van, 7-pass., 351-c.i. V-8, 127K mi., blue/white, $3K/b.o. Sergio, X5457, (707) 429-2575

'83 MAZDA 626 LX, 2nd owner, all maint. records, p/s, p/b, pwr windows, sunroof & mirrors, am/fm cass., clean int. & ext., runs well, $2300/b.o. Kirk, X7685, 254-7213

'85 PORSCHE 944, red w/blk int., sun roof, low mi., $5900. Russ, 339-9812

'88 DODGE Dakota p.u., 5-spd, camper shell, clean body, 90k mi., needs transmission repair, $3900 minus $1200 (repair allowance) $2700. John, X4631, 245-8334

'93 MIATA, white, 23K mi., a/c, stereo, p/s, golf/bike attachment, cover, $15.5K/b.o. Tom K., X4590, (707) 447-1310

TRAVEL TRAILER, '77 Cardinal, 13', water heater, oven, stove, refrig., recycling toilet, slps 2 comfortably, can slp 4, $1500. Jim Gregor, X5450, 490-7071

CARPOOL

RIDER NEEDED for 4 person carpool from Vacaville, Fairfield area, share driving, Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. work hrs. Mark, X4671, (707)448-7979

WANTED

CHILD CARE, loving, responsible, for 10 mo. old son, 12-16 hrs./wk, Mon.-Thurs. or Mon., Tues. & Thurs. mornings, willing to share. Bernhard, X7733, 526-5809

MUSICIAN to play duets w/adv. beg. clarinetists, on-site or in Berkeley/Albany area. Ben, 528-6028

PCs & MACs and/or parts & peripherals for donation to schools, working or not. Guy Pulsifer, X5901

TRAVEL TRAILER, sm., to lease or buy. Phila Rogers, 848-9156

WASHER. Hong, X7039, 527-7956

WEED WHACKER. Doug, X6626, 626-4644

MISCELLANEOUS

BICYCLE, British made, wide-tire two-wheeler "Shopper" w/baskets front & back, foot brake, 1 hand brake, appropriate for 6-8 yr. old, little used, $50/b.o.; rolling Hi-Fi stack, 4 shelves + lg. space for record player, veneer & wood w/casters, $50/b.o. Lee Schipper, X5057, 527-5821

BUTCHER BLOCK, heavy-duty, $75; Rollerblades, women's sz. 8, w/ elbow/wrist/knee protectors, barely used, all for $75; snorkeling fins, 2 pr. for $15. 865-9943 (eve.)

CASSETTE DECK, JVC model TDW215 Dolby BC, HX Pro, dbl cass., under warranty, used less than 10 hrs., $95. Dave, 526-0552

DOG HOUSE, for med. size dog or cat, wood, you haul, $5. Forrest, X6219

CROSS COUNTRY SKIS, Epoke Ellesphere, 192 cm. & bindings, like new, $40; push lawn mower, $15; REI fiberfill summer sleeping bag, $20. Linda, X4817, 236-6331

GARAGE SALE, Sun., 4/23, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., 19 Lance Ct, Moraga (Canyon to Sanders, to Lance Ct). X7827

LOFT BED KIT, never used, suitable for dorm or child's rm, has wood imperfections, $145/b.o. Stan, X6849, 845-7468 (eve.)

LOVE SEAT, 55", pale gold, exc. cond., $70; round side table, about 30" dia., walnut, ctr pedestal w/fluted legs, 1 drwr, $95; 3-tier side table, 18"x36", $45. X5237, 524-9473

MODEM, internal, 2400 KBS, manuals, $25; Paradox training videos, software, manual, $25; Drake HAM receiver & transmitter, $350. Robert Ybarra, 845-3753

MOVIE STAR PHOTOS from 1930s & 40s, most w/autographs, Ronald Reagan, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple, Our Gang, Laurel & Hardy, 175 in all, B&W, mint. cond., $100K/offer Paul Hames, X5731

PRINTER, Macintosh Stylewriter II, exc. cond., still under warranty, $220/b.o. 524-9039

ROAD BIKE,12-spd Centurion, finger-tip shifters, 25-in cro-moly frame, $100/b.o. Doug, X6626, 526-4644

STEPPER, BMI 5000, hydraulic, exel. cond, paid $200, $75. X6761

STEREO CABINET, enclosed, black w/glass doors, front & top, 33" tall, 2 adjust. shelves, 4 rollers., exc. cond., $40; file cabinet, sm., 1 file drwr + 2 reg. drwrs, black, $25. Greg, X5695, 526-3508

SWEDISH LOOM, hand-made, modern, solid pine, 110 cm. wide, 4 harnesses, all accessories incl. bench, $1250/b.o. Agneta Schipper, 527-5821

STOVE, Avalon, free-standing, wood-burning, 900-1500 sq. ft. heating capacity, 20" log length, $500. Larry, X4056, 724-0191

HOUSING

ALBANY, furn. rm in pvt home, sep. ent., pvt bth, kitchen privs., share washer/dryer, nr trans. & shops, quiet non-smoker, avail. 6/18, $450/mo. incl. utils. 526-2355

ALBANY, 1-bdrm apt in 4-plex, refrig., stove, oven, drapes, carpet & hardwd flr in bdrm, no pets, yr. lease, 2 blks from El Cerrito Plaza/BART, $625+$800 dep. Tom/Judy, 527-8766

ALBANY, 2-bdrm, 2-bth condo, dishwasher, washer/dryer, frpl, w-w carpet, pool, sauna, gym, indoor garage parking (2), nr trans., avail. 5/1, $1K/mo. 527-2688

ALBANY VILLAGE (UC Family Housing), sublet avail. 5/10 - 6/21, 2-bdrm, 1-bth apt, #52 bus runs from Village to UCB every 15 mins. & connects with LBL shuttle, asking $600/6 wks or $100/wk (negot.). Lynn Scholl, X4364, 525-3071

BERKELEY, furn. 4-bdrm, 3-bth house, lg. playrm, all appliances, Tilden Park view, convenient to LBL, UC & public trans., avail. 7/1 for 1 yr., $1800/mo. + utils. 841-4710

BERKELEY, sm. studio apt w/skylight, sunny kitchen, wood flrs, sm. garden, nr gourmet ghetto, 15 min. walk to UC/LBL shuttle, can be furn., $525/mo. 540-0385

BERKELEY, 1-bdrm apt w/parking, sm. garden, 20 min. walk to UC/LBL shuttle, nr shops, BART & park, avail. 5/1, $535/mo. 548-9869

BERKELEY, sm. furn. studio apt, Ocean View area, nr 4th St. shops & cafes, nr bus, $485/mo. 540-0385

BERKELEY, lg., sunny 3-bdrm, 2-1/2 bth Victorian house, 2 sunrms, garden, Jacuzzi, avail. 8/1 for 9 mos. or thru all or part of the summer (somewhat flex.), nr BART, no cats, $1600/mo. Shura, 841-1960

BERKELEY HILLS, furn. rm w/pvt. bth, sep. entrance, garden, W/D, 2-1/2 mi. no. of UCB, nr bus line, prefer grad student, $400/mo. William or Ada Harrison, 452-1580

BERKELEY HILLS, furn. 1-bdrm, 1-bth apt, remodeled, nr shops & trans., non-smoker, avail. June, $850+utils. 524-9039

NO. BERKELEY, in-law apt, furn. w/dishes & linens, telephone, $650/mo. 849-2056

NO. BERKELEY, furn. 3-bdrm, 2-bth home, study, yd, nr Solano shops & buses, hot tub, deck, bay view, car/bikes avail., avail. 7/1 - 12/28, $1500/mo. X7127, 524-0305

NO. BERKELEY, furn. 2-bdrm summer sublet, 1st flr of duplex, hard wd flrs, antiques, 2 dbl beds, walk to shops & shuttle, avail. mid-May to mid-Aug. or mid-May thru June, $700/mo. Ellen, X5062, 559-8340

EL CERRITO, furn. 3-bdrm, 2-bth house, hot tub, no smokers, avail. 6/6 - 8/27, $1250/mo. utils. incl. except for long-distance calls, use of auto negot. 237-4654

EL SOBRANTE, 3-bdrm, 1-bth house on 1/4 acre, lg. workshop (16'x32') w/6 skylights & lg. desk, garden, fruit trees, pine trees, 30 min. commute to LBL, $1100/mo. 452-4244

KENSINGTON, summer sublet, 1 rm in 7-bdrm house overlooking Wildcat Canyon, dishwasher, laundry, free parking, nr bus line, $1K/summer or best offer. Chris, X4635, 559-8330 (eve.)

KENSINGTON, furn. in-law studio, quiet, pvt entrance, patio, non-smokers, short term OK, avail. 5/1, $475/mo. incl. utils. 559-8021

OAKLAND, furn. 2-bdrm, 1-bth house, nr bus line, Glenview, 1 mi. from Montclair, washer/dryer, piano, garage, at end of cul-de-sac, garden, patio, trees, sublet July 1995 - July 1996, $950/mo.+utils, dep. req'd. 531-1541

OAKLAND, 2-bdrm top-floor flat, Adam's Point, walk to BART/Grand Ave., quiet non-smoker(s) pref., $750+dep., util. incl. 268-0674

RICHMOND ANNEX, 2-bdrm house, lg. kitchen, garage, washer/dryer, avail. 5/1, $875/mo. 527-0306

ROCKRIDGE, 3+bdrm, 1-1/2 bth house, yd, 2 blks from College Ave. shops & BART, avail. 6/21 - 7/12, $1500. Emma/Peter, 658-3927

EXCHANGE: 1-bdrm, 1-bth apt in Paris (southern part nr Place d'Italie), 1-car garage, avail. Aug. or Sept. for approx. 10 mos., for 1-2 bdrm apt in Berkeley (nr UCB/LBL if possible). Corinne, X6174, 848-0098

WANTED: 2-bdrm house/apt w/garage for married, non-smoking LBL post doc, starting anytime between 5/1 & 7/1. David, X5295

WANTED: Housing for 2 visiting scholars from the Netherlands, 6/30-9/30. X5183

WANTED: Sunny 1-bdrm apt/studio for German research scholar & girlfriend, from Apr. to Oct., non-smokers, prefer nr UCB or LBL, rent limit $700. Martin Reese, X4800

WANTED: Anything from 2-bdrm apt to house for responsible, non-smoking, middle-aged couple, 8/15-1/1 (flex.). Luanne, X5853

WANTED: Furn. 2-bdrm house for family from Japan, 8/1-31, prefer in Berkeley or nearby & nr trans. (415)331-6742

WANTED: Summer sublets, 6/4 - 8/13, for LBL Summer Research Program students. Mari Shine, X5437

WANTED: 5-bdrm house for 5 responsible grad. students starting this summer, long-term. Seng, X6757

VACATION

NO. TAHOE, 3-bdrm, 2-1/2 bth home, green belt views, lake, beaches, shopping & casinos within 10 mins. Wayne Nordby, X7685, 837-2409

SO. LAKE TAHOE, deluxe townhouse, lakefront, all amenities, nr all play spots. Herbert, 422-8845, 455-5595

FOR FREE

GLASS CARBOYS (2), 5 gal. Dave, X7598

KITTEN, to gd home, 10 mo. old female, has to be given away due to allergies, tortoise shell color, spayed, declawed, has to be kept strictly inside. 673-0505

PARAKEET w/cage & 1 mo. supply of seed, to gd home. 865-9943 (eve.)


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