NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Mr. Bernard P. Orlan October 3, 2002
Wipe Samples for Dioxins Page 2
P. S. 89 fManhattan) ATC Project No. 15-19125-0297
The sample locations and the results are shown in the table:
DIOXIN WIPE SAMPLE RESULTS
(2, 3, 7, 8 TCDD EQUIVALENTS)
August 20, 2002
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1^1 Floor Haliway-north/DXl 0,000059
1st Floor Hallway-south/DX2 0.00096
Floor Hallway-south/DX3 0.00032
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) established guidelines for dioxin for the
re-occupancy of the Binghamton State Office Building following a PCB fire. The NYSDOH ,
guideline for dioxin on surfaces is 25 nanograms per square meter (25 ng/m^).
The concentrations on indoor surfaces ranged from 0.000059 to 0.00096 nanograms per square
meter (ng/m2) for all readings. The dioxin concentrations in all of these sample are below the
NYSDOH guideline.
It is not possible to determine when the 2, 3, 7, 8 - TCDD equivalents detected in these samples
were deposited. Dioxin samples were not collected from these locations prior to December 20,
2001.
It is our pleasure to provide these indoor environmental services to the DOE. If you have any
questions about this report, please call (212) 353-8280, extension 212, '
Sincerely,
ATC ASSO CIA TES INC.
James R. Cohn, CIH,CSP
Regional Manager
Industrial Hygiene Division
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