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August 28,2002 J 0 Mr. Bernard P. Orlan Director, Environmental Health and Safety New York City Department of Education

I 28-11 Queens Plaza North LongTsland City, NY 11101

Re: Air Sampling for Hydrocarbons J P. S. 234M j ATC Project No. 15-19125-0279

Dear Mr. Orlan;

ATC Associates, Inc. (ATC) is pleased to provide this letter report of air sampling for hydrocarbon compounds conducted on August 19,2002, at the referenced school. The New York City Department of Education (DOE) requested this sampling prior to the resumption of classes i to verify that acceptable indoor air quality is being maintained.

Scope of Work

ATC collected four (4) samples for hydrocarbon compounds (HC) at specified locations. Samples were collected for ten (10) hours using activated coconut shell charcoal tubes connected to battery-powered sampling pumps at a flow rate of 0.2 liters per minute. Pumps were calibrated before and after each sampling period. Two (2) samples were collected inside the building and two (2) samples were collected outside. One blank tube was also submitted. The samples were 5 sent to PSC Analytical Services, Inc., an American Industrial Hygiene Association-accredited laboratory in Reading, PA. Analysis was performed by capillary gas chromatography/flame ionization detection (OSHA Method 7). A copy of the analytical laboratory report is attached.

Each sample was analyzed for a panel of sixteen (16) specific HC compounds. These compounds 1 were: pentane, acetone, methylene chloride, hexane, chloroform, methyl chloroform, benzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, trichloroethylene, toluene, perchloroetyhylene (tetrachloroethylene), ( chlorobenzene, ethylbenzene, styrene, cumene and xylenes. In addition, two non-identified peaks, total other A hydrocarbons and total other B hydrocarbons, were reported. The A- hydrocarbons are those, such as gasoline or light alcohols, with boiling points less than that of benzene (176T'). The B-hydrocarbons are those, such as mineral spirits or petroleum naphtha, with boiling points greater than that of benzene.

Wagdi Abdelshahid and Tenzin Namgyal, Industrial Hygienists from ATC’s New York City ] office, conducted the sampling consistent with accepted industrial hygiene sampling practices. The results represent conditions on the day the samples were collected.

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