NYC-WTC_000203421

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

104 East 25i.h St New York, New York 10010 oAw.'.atc-enviro.com 212.353.8280 Fax: 212.353 8306 ASSOCIATES INC.

March 4, 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 Polychlorinated Biphenyls P. S. 150M ATC Project No. 15-19125-0289

Dear Mr. Orlaii:

ATC Associates Inc. (ATC) is pleased to provide this report of the results of the wipe­ samples for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) collected on February 22, 2002. at the referenced location. The New York City Board of Education (BOE) requested these samples to evaluate possible contamination from PCBs in the school building according to the recommendation of T. Fusillo Environ Corp., the consultant to the parerts association.

Scope of Work

Tenzin Namgyal, Industrial Hygienist of ATC’s New York City office, collected the samples.

The PCBs samples were collected using sterile gauze pads and hexane as a solvent. The solvent w'as provided and samples were analyzed by PSC .Analytical Services, Inc. (PSC), an American Industrial Hygiene Association-accredited laboratory in Reading, PA. The PCB analysis was performed using EPA Method 8082B.

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 date the sample was collected.

Results

ATC submitted one sample for PCBs (plus one blank) to PSC for analysis. A c opy of the laboratory report is provided in the Attachment. The sample was taken from an area specified by the parents association consultant.

CITY_21MC100_003068037

NYC-WTC_000203421