NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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New York City/ World Trade Center Sampling Activities
Dredge Material Sediment Sampling 09/15/01
EPA Personnel: Dennis McChesney
Kaikieen Savino
DEC Personnel: Stephen Zahn, DEC Police OfF’ccrs/Boai operators
Sampling platform: NYSDEC Police Vessel
SampUng Date: 09/15/01
Sampling Time: 17254843
Locaticn: Foot cf Vesey by CSO M-6
Sample Matrix; Sediment
PrelimiBary Results; Two (2) PCS5 (Aroclors) were detected at concentrations
exceeding NOAA Effects Range Medium (BRJ4), and average
concentrations in Harbor sediments. Lead and mercury were also
detected above the ERM and average Harbor sediment
concentrations. PaHs associated with coal tar creo.sote and
industrial acth’in’ were detected. Five (5) PAH compounds
exceedec the ERM, and all were from a single shallow sample.
PAH exceedences of ERMs were all less than a factor of tv.'o (2).
Three VOCs were detected at very low concentrations,
Dioxin/Furan data is expected £:om the contract lab on Wednesday
09/19/01. Dredge material disposal is at the Newark Bay
contaminated sediment borrow pits.
Analytes iLaboratoiy); Metals (REAC, Raj Singhvi coordinating)
?esticides;TCBs (REAC, Raj Singhvi coordinating)
PAHs (REAC, Raj Singhvi coordinating)
VOCa (REAC. Raj Singhvi coordinating)
Dioxins-Turans (Paradigm Analytical, Raj Singhvi coordinating)
Toxicity (EP.A Region 2)
Pre-dredged areas. Discrete samples were collected from three (3) transects shore (by Joe
DiMaggio Drive) to the Hudson River (west to east) using a petit ponar
dredge sampler The entire sample (about 6 inches depth) was collected,
and the VOC sample was allocated to as sample jar. The remaining
sample was homogenized, and allocated to sample jars. Dredging
operations are ongoing.
Dredge .Material: The operating dredge acquired a full bucket of sediment and laid it on the
barge deck. Three (3) discrete samples were collected from throughout the
dredge sample (surface, interior). Samples were processed for analysis as
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