vi. Leaf blowers shaUnot be employed for modified aggressive air sampling.
vii. All other procedures are identical for aggressive and modified aggressive air
sampling, unless otherwise noted.
d. At least one 20-inch fan shall be placed in the center ofeach room sampled. One fan per
10,000 cubic feet ofroom space shall be used. The fans shall be operated on slow speed
and pointed toward the ceiling. The fans shall run for at least 15 minutes prior to the start
ofsampling. The fans shall operate continuously throughout sampling and shall not be
turned off until sampling is completed.
e. For studio apartments 3 air samples shall be collected. For 1 -bedroom apartments and
above, 5 air samples shall be collected. Sampling equipment shall be placed in living areas
and away from obstructions. The sampling cassette must be placed on a tripod, not taped
to existing surface and should be directed downward at a 45 degree angle.
f. Common spaces will be sampled without the use offorced air devices (fans, leafblowers
etc). Forsmall spaces, less than 160 square feet, 3 samples will be collected. For large
spaces greater than 160 square feet and less than 25,000 square feet 5 samples will be
collected. Forspaces greater than 25,000 square feet, 1 sample will be collected for each
5,000 square feet. Sampling equipment shall be placed away from obstructions. The
sampling cassette must be placed on a tripod directed downward at a 45 degree angle and
not taped to existing surfaces.
g- Air samples will be collected and analyzed in accordance with the procedures specified
in NIOSH 7400 Method followed by AHERA TEM. Air sampling cassettes need to be
monitored to ensure that cassettes are not clogging by monitoring flow rates. The minimum
sampling volumerequired is 3600 liters. All clearance air samples and copies ofnecessaiy
documentation shall be hand delivered daily to EMSL Laboratories at: 307 W. 38* St.,
New York, New York 212-290-0051.
h. 24-hour tum-around time shall be specified for the analysis ofall post-cleaning air samples
for Scope B cleanups and for all samples collected using the aggressive air sampling
method. Standard tum-around time shall be specified the analysis ofair samples collected
for Scope A cleanups using the modified aggressive air sampling method.
1. The Monitoring Contractor shall document all die necessary information regarding sampling
activities, fill out all field logs, data sheets, and chain-of-custody forms. The Monitoring
Contractor shall use F2L for all sample and chain-of-custody documentation. Samples
must be labeled and accompanied with completed chain-of-custody forms before shipping
to the designated laboratory. The label must include the EPA Project TrackingNumber.
j- All information must be maintained using the secure EPA website (url, user name and
password to be provided by EPA). Dates for monitoring and/or cleaning shall be provided
to EPA and DEP electronically in an EPA approved format within 24 hours. Information
on sampling activities (date, sample ID) will be provided to EPA, via the website, within
24 hours of completion of evaluation. AU data shall be maintained as confidential.
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