NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Mr. Bernard P. Orlan May 22, 2002
Wipe Samples for Dioxins Page 2
Stuyvesant High School fM477) ATC Project No. 15-19125-0246
Each sample was analyzed for sixteen (16) PCDD/PCDF isomers. The results for each isomer
were then converted to 2, 3, 7, 8 tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin (2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD) equivalents by
multiplying by an established equivalency factor. This provides a single value (in nanograms)
for the analytical results for each sample. A copy of the laboratory analysis report is attached.
The results are shown in the following table.
DIOXIN WIPE SAMPLE RESULTS
2,3, 7, 8 TCDD EQUIVALENTS - Nanograms per square meter (ng/m2)
May 1, 2002
LOCATION /SAMPLE ID DIOXIN CONCENTRATION
1Floor Lobby 0.000043
Main Entrance / DXl
Floor Lobby 0.000036
Bridge Entrance /DX2
HVAC # 1/ DX3 0.017
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 0.000036 to 0.017 nanograms per square
meter (ng/m2). The levels found in all of these samples are below the NYSDOH guideline of
25 ng/m2.
It is not possible to determine when the 2, 3, 7, 8 - TCDD equivalents detected in this sample
was deposited. Dioxin samples were not collected from these locations prior to November 8,
2001, and therefore a background sample is not available for comparison purposes.
It is our pleasure to provide these indoor environmental services to the NYC Board of Education.
If you have any questions about this report, please call (212) 353-8280, extension 212.
Sincerely,
ATC Associates, Inc.
Reviewed by:
tel .^41 James R. Co'hn, CIH, CSP
.eniorf Project Manager Regional Manager
Industrial Hygiene Division
Attachment
CITY_21MC100_003797513
NYC-WTC_000229443
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