Health-hazard evaluation report HETA-87-222-1849, New Mexico State Highway Department, general office building and annex, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Technical Report · Sat Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:7126563

Kominsky, J R

A 1-year follow-up test was conducted at a building that had been contaminated with polychlorinated-biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins during a transformer fire. After substantial work, the building had been declared safe for reoccupancy. The investigation was intended to determine whether significant changes had occurred since the building was reopened. Two air samples were collected in the intake vents for the building and showed no evidence of PCB contamination from the outside air. Of the 23 samples collected inside the building in the various workspaces, all the PCB concentrations were significantly below the reoccupancy criteria of 0.4microg/cu m. The author concludes that the buildings are safe for occupancy, and further environmental testing will not be necessary.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7126563
• Report Number(s): PB-88-203765/XAB; HETA-87-222-1849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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