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Wipe sample report for PCDDs and PCDFs, March 2002

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Laboratory report from ATC Associates providing results of wipe samples for dioxins and furans collected at a NYC school in February 2002.

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104 East 25th St., 10th Root New York, New York 10010 www.atc- envi ro .com 212.353,8280 Fax 212.353.8306 ASSOCIATES INC.

March 21, 2002

Mr. Bernard P. Orlan Director, Environmental Health & Safety New York City Board of Education 28-11 Queens Plaza North Long Island City, NY 11101-4008

Re: Wipe Samples for Dioxins Stuyvesant High School ATC Project No. 15-19125-0246

Dear Mr. Orlan:

ATC Associates Inc. (ATC) is pleased to provide this report of the results of the wipe-samples for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs)and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) collected on February 14, 2002, at the referenced location. The New York City Board of Education (BOE) requested these samples to evaluate possible contamination in the school building per the recommendation of H. A. Bader, consultant to the parents association.

Scope of Work

Wagdi Abdelshahid, Industrial Hygienist of ATC’s New York City office, collected the samples.

The samples were collected using gauze pads and hexane as a solvent. The solvent was provided and samples were analyzed by Pace Analytical Services, Inc. (Pace) of Minneapolis, MN, a laboratory experienced in dioxin analysis. The analysis was performed by modified EPA Method 8290 using combined capillary column gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry.

The sampling was performed consistent with generally accepted industrial hygiene practices. There were inherent limitations created by constraints of time, operational and work practice variability, variations in contaminant concentrations, and sampling and analytical accuracy. The results of the sampling represent conditions found on the dates the samples were collected.

Results

ATC submitted three wipe samples for PCDDs/PCDFs (plus one blank) to Pace for analysis. Samples were taken from areas specified by the parents association consultant. The sample area for each sample was one square meter (1 m^). The areas sampled were:

• 1 st floor main lobby wall; • 2”^ floor bridge entrance wall; • Mixed air plenum - HVAC# 11 wall.

CONFIDENTIAL, CITY_21MC100_003432361 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER NO. 2, SEPT. 2008

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