Preliminary Environmental Assessment report, Jan 2006

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Environmental Characterization Report Fiterman Hall, 30 West Broadway, New York, NY Airtek Project #05-0867-. January 10. 2006

Management Plan, and its associated QAPP document.

As a part of the environmental characterization effort, an inventory of building contents other than building construction components was conducted. Particular attention was paid to the following categories of potential waste:

Universal Wastes:

40 CFR Part 273 and 6 NYCRR Section 374.3 establishes requirements for managing wastes referred to as, "Universal Wastes." These are materials that would be classified as hazardous wastes, but due to their universal use in commercial, industrial, and residential properties, have been so categorized to reduce the regulatory burden on generators of these wastes.

Universal wastes include the following waste types:

(1) Batteries as described in 40 CFR section 273.2 and 6 NYCRR Section 374-3.1(b) (2) Pesticides as described in 40 CFR section 273.3 and 6 NYCRR Section 374-3.1(c) (3) Thermostats as described in 40 CFR section 273.4 and 6 NYCRR Section 374-3.1(d) (4) Lamps as described in 40 CFR section 273.5 and 6 NYCRR Section 374-3.1(e)

Refrigerant-containing Equipment:

Non-hazardous construction and demolition materials may contain regulated refrigerant including, but not limited to, possible refrigerant in the air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Potentially refrigerant-containing equipment will be catalogued and identified for special handling and refrigerant capture.

Flammables/Caustics:

An inventory of materials requiring special handling and/or expedited removal was generated by visible inspections of materials left within the building. 13

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