NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Scope of Work
ATC Associates, Inc. (ATC) was retained by New York City Board of Education (NYC-
BOE) to collect dust wipes to be analyzed for lead content. Dust wipe samples were
collected from areas recommended by the Parents Association consultant representative
Mr. Tom Fusilo of ENVIRON Corp, and approved by NYC- BOE and as specified in the
revised sampling protocol for the school. These areas are the following:
• U' floor hallway outside cafeteria - Two (2) samples
• Cafeteria-One (1) sample
• Gymnasium- One (1) sample
• Auditorium - One (I) sample
• Classroom with North side ventilators- One (1) sample
• Classroom with East side ventilators - One (1) sample
• Classroom with South side ventilators - One (1) sample
• Throughout^ r* floor - Additional five (5). samples targeting Pre-K and
Kindergarten classrooms where present .
• 2"*'floor hallway, South end - One (1) sample
• Throughout 2'”' floor - Additional five (5) samples targeting Pre-K and
Kindergarten classrooms where present
• Throughout S'** . floor - Additional five (5) samples targeting Pre-K and
Kindergarten classrooms where present ,
• 4*'’floor hallway. South end -One (1) sample
• Throughout 4”’ floor - Additional five (5) samples targeting Pre-K and
Kindergarten classrooms where present
• Outside playground - Three (3) samples from playground surfaces
• Exterior building surfaces - One (1) sample from the ground at exterior of North
and South entrances to the school
The purposed of the dust wipe sampling is to determine if dust inside and outside the
school contains lead. ATC will be repeating this sampling every Thursday as per the
reconmiendation of ENVIRON Corp, and after the approval of NYC-BGE. This is the
sixth consecutive week that dust samples were collected from P.S. 89M to be analyzed
for lead content. .
ATC’s representative Mr. Yiamiis Efstathiou visited P.S. 89M located at 201 Warren
Street, New York, NY on February 28*'’, 2002. Dust wipes to be analyzed for lead content
were collected from the aforementioned areas indicated by ENVIRON and as specified
by the New York City Board of Education Enviroiunental Health & Safety Unit and in
accordance with HUD protocols. ,
P.S. 89M
March 1. 2002
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