NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Meeting Minutes
EPA Indoor Air Working Group Meeting
DRAFT
290 Broadway, RM 2829
April 11,2002
Attendees: Kathy Callahan, EPA Region 2 .
Dore LaPosta, EPA Region 2
Bob Fitzpatrick, EPA Region 2
Paul Giardina, EPA Region 2
Mark Maddaloni, EPA Region 2
Joe Rotoca, EPA Region 2
Dan Harkay, EPA Region 2
Arthur Block, ATSDR-Region 2
Robert Knowles, ATSDR
Jim Miller, NYCDOH
Nancy Jeffery, NYCDOH
Jessica Leighton, NYCDOH
Jeanine Prudhomme, NYCDOH
Sam Benson, NYCOEM
Gerry Kelpin, NYCDEP
Via Telephone: Dana Tulis, EPA-HQ/OERR
Terry Smith, EPA-HQ/OERR
Carol Lynes, EPA Region 2
Sven Rodenbeck, ATSDR
Robert Chinery, NYSDOH
Items discussed:
1. Potential Indicator Chemicals (PIC)
• Mark Maddaloni did a presentation of the PICs at the April 8'*’ Task Force
meeting.
• Concentration has been placed on carcinogenic chemicals but non-carcinogenic
chemicals should also be addressed.
• Once background data is obtained, the questions of when to use background over
risk-based data remains.
• Settled dust analysis will be risk-based.
• There will be another meeting on April 11* that will continue to address these
issues.
• The dioxin limits are proposed to be changed. EPA Region 2 used the existing
limits. Peter Grevatt will be using the proposed. Some use both. This issue
needs to be resolved.
• The clearance standard for asbestos needs to be decided between monitoring or
extrapolation.
• The analytical methods for all PICs should be consistent.
- for fibrous glass, a German SEM method will be used for air samples and
PLM will be used for bulk samples.
• NYC’s cleaning efforts will concentrate on asbestos which they expect would also
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