Revised scopes of work for cleaning and monitoring, July 2002
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EPA transmits revised statements of work for WTC cleaning and monitoring activities incorporating modifications and additions discussed in interagency meeting.
horsepower electric leafblower) shall be used to direct exhaust air against walls,
ceilings, floors aad other surfaces. When directing the exhaust, caution shall be
takento minimize disturbance and potential damage to fiimishings and personal
belongings.
ii. For modifial aggressive air sampling forced air equipment shall not be employed.
iii. All other procedures are identical for aggressive and modified aggressive air
sampling. .
b. One 2{)-inch fan shall be installed per l (),000 cubic feet of room space and run at low
speed. The fan shall operate continuously throughout saiiipli ng and shall not be turned off
until sampling is completed.
c. For studio apartments 3 samples shall be collected. For 1-bedroom apartmenisand above
5 samples shall be collected. Sampling equipment shall be placed in H\ ing areasand away
from obstructions. The sampling cassette must be placed on a tripod and not taped to
existing surfeces. ' ■
d. Common spaces will be sampled without the use of forced air devices (fans, leaf
blowers etc). For small spaces, less than 160 square feet. 3 sampleswill be collected.
For large spaces greater than 160 square feet anti less than 25.000 square feet 5 samples
will be collected. For spaces grerder than 25.000 square feet, 1 sample will be collected
for each 5,000 square feet. Sampling equipment shall be placed away from obstnictioHs.
The sampling cassette must be placed onalriptxklirected downward at a45 degree angle
and not taped to existing surfaces.
e. Air samples shall be collected in accordance w ith the provedure.s specified in NIOSH 7400
Method for PCM and 7402 for TEM. Air sampling cassettes need to be monitored to
ensure pumps are not clogging by monitoring flow rates, the mininmtn sample volume
required is 3600 liters.
£ Wipe samples will be collected at 10 percent of the residences where saittpliBg only
has been requested, up to maximum of 50 units, as instructed by EPA. Wipe
samples will be collected for dioxin, total metals anti mercury (Notei a separate
sample is required for each parameter). All wipe samples will be'collected in
accordance with procedures specified in HUD Appeadix 13.1,
g/ 'fhecontraclor shall document all the necessary in formation regarding sampling activities,
flll out all Held logs, data sheets, and cbain-of-ciistody fomis. The contractor shall use F2L
for all sample and chain-of-custody dociimeotation. Samples must be labeled and
accompanied w'ith completed chain of custody forms before shipping to the designated
laboratory. The label must includethe EPA Project Tracking Number. Samples will be
packed, sealed and shipped to EPA Contract Laboratoiy for analysis.
h. All information must be maintained using the secure EPA website(ufl, user name and
password to be provided by EPA) .Oates for monitoring aadZor cleaning shall be provided
to EPA electronically in an EPA approval fortnM within 24 tons. Fnformation on sampling
activities (date, sample ID) shall be provided to EPA, via the website, withitt24 hours of
completion of sampling. ■ •
Deliverables
NYC-WTC_000163879
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NYC-WTC_000163879Source: NYC Law Department, mirrored locally
Document preservation notice from City Law Department instructing personnel not to dispose of WTC-related records that are held as evidence for potential future litigation.
EPA forwards revised FEMA matrix for WTC sampling and analysis work to DEP, requesting clarification on missing cost estimates for common space sampling.