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contain WTC dust, and other miscellaneous materials and/or deconstruction waste, and it
should be sampled and further characterized for waste classification related to other
identified contaminants, including the COPCs. A determination needs to be made about
whether bagged accumulated waste must be handled as a hazardous waste in addition to
being handled as an asbestos waste. Airtek should propose a detailed sampling scheme
for the miscellaneous bagged accumulated waste and discuss the representability of the
proposed sampling number in the sampling scheme.
The sampling procedure proposedfor deconstruction wastes (Section 6.2) will be
applied to bagged wastes. Section has been edited.
41. Add the words "at a minimum" at the end of the last sentence of this section.
Added as noted.
Section 6.3.5. Page 13:
42. This section states that "no fuel storage is known to exist at the site." Airtek should
clarify how heat was provided to the tenants of the commercial/retail spaces and the
residential spaces and the fuel source(s) for the restaurants. If oil or propane tanks were
used and are still within the buildings, the characterization, management, storage,
transport, and disposal of these waste streams should be incorporated into the Waste
Sampling and Management Plan.
Section edited.
Section 6.3.6, Page 13:
43. Based on previous discussions with NYSDEC on the issue of final disposal options
for fire extinguishers, NYSDEC has stated that fire extinguishers would not be
considered C&D debris. Therefore, strike-out the first sentence of this section.
Done.
44. Re-word the beginning of the second sentence to state, "In the case of both
discharged and undischarged fire extinguishers, the manufacturer..."
Done.
45. Airtek should add the following language to this section: "Alternately, local fire
department(s) may be contacted to determine if they would like to acquire the charged
fire extinguishers in volunteer or community training exercises. If the above approaches
prove impractical, fire extinguishers shall be depressurized in accordance with
manufacture's recommendations and all regulatory requirements. Contained media shall
be collect upon depressurization, characterized, and recycled or disposed, if and as
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