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ASSOCIATES INC.
March 18, 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. 234M
ATC Project No. 15-19125-0279
Dear Mr. Orlan:
ATC Associates Inc. (ATC) is pleased to provide this report of the results of the wipe
samples for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) collected on March 8, 2002, at the
referenced location. The New York City Board of Education (BOE) requested these
samples to evaluate possible contamination in the school building according to the
recommendation of T. Fusillo of Environ Corp., consultant to the parents association.
Scope of Work
Tenzin Namgyal, Industrial Hygienist of ATC’s New York City office, collected the
samples.
The samples were collected using sterile gauze pads and hexane as a solvent. The solvent
was 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 dates
the samples were collected.
Results
ATC submitted two (2) wipe samples for PCBs (plus one blank) to PSC for analysis. A
copy of the laboratory report is provided in the Attachment. The surface area for each
sample was 100 square centimeters (lOOcm^).
CITY_21MC100_002879074
NYC-WTC_000218493
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