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ASSOCIATES INC.
December 27, 2001
Mr. Bernard P. Orlan
Director, Environmental Health and Safety
New York City Board of Education
28-11 Queens Plaza North
Long Island City, NY 11101
Re: Air Sampling for Silica Dust
Stuyvesant High School
ATC Project No. 15-19125-0246
Dear Mr. Orlan:
ATC Associates, Inc. (ATC) is pleased to provide this letter report of air sampling for silica-
containing dust conducted on December 13, 2001, at the referenced school. The New York City
Board of Education (BOE) requested this sampling at the recommendation of H. A. Bader, a
consultant to the parents’ association.
ATC collected a total of twelve (12) samples for respirable dust using pre-weighed 37mm PVC
filters connected to size-selective cyclones to remove the larger (non-respirable) particles prior to
deposition on the filters. Eleven (11) samples were collected indoors and one (1) was collected
outdoors. The samples, plus one blank filter, were sent to PSC Analytical Services, Inc., an
American Industrial Hygiene Association accredited laboratory in Reading, PA. Analysis was
performed by x-ray diffraction according to NIOSH Method 7500. A copy of the analytical
report is attached.
No silica yvas found above the detection limits in any of the samples.
ATC appreciates the opportunity to provide this indoor air quality consultative service to the
BOE. Please call me at (212) 353-8280 extension 212 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
ATC Associates, Inc.
James R. Cohn, CIH, CSP
Regional Manager
Industrial Hygiene Division
Attachment
CONFIDENTIAL, CITY_21MC100_003429652
SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER NO. 2, SEPT. 2008
NYC-WTC_000175060
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