School districts and building owners have to be aware of potential sites of contaminated PCB-laden caulking. PCB-laden caulk can come in different colors - brown, black, tan, white, etc.

PCB-laden caulking can be around windows, doors, vents and possibly on sidewalks.

It is the legal responsibility of school districts to protect children and workers from hazardous materials. If your school building was built prior to 1980, it may contain PCB-laden caulk.

PCB-laden caulk can leach PCBs and contaminate the indoor air, soil and masonry!!

Under federal law, PCB-laden caulk must be removed upon discovery. PCB-laden aulk is considered hazardous material and must be properly abated and properly disposed of.

School districts and building owners are fully responsible for where hazardous materials end up. Noncompliance can result in stiff fines by regulatory agencies.

 

	PCB contaminted expasion joint caulk at the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Westchester N.Y. Year 2006 Caulk contains 19,500 ppm of Aroclor 1254. See Sampling report.   School built in the late 1960's. School buidling will be renovated in the near future.
	PCB-laden caulk on exterior wall on the Putnam Valley Middle School in Putnam, N.Y. Year 2006 Caulk contained 10,000 ppm of Aroclor 1260 Link to Sampling Report
	Link to Sampling Report Year 2006
	Garage 1 in Coop City in the Bronx, NY. undergoing renovation. Year 2006 PCB-laden caulk in front of garage. 65,000 ppm of Aroclor 1254 Sample Report
	PCB-laden caulk along door frame at the Pablo Casals Elementary School (PS 181) in Co-Op City, Bronx N.Y. Year 2007 Caulk contained 6180 ppm of Arolcor 1254   Sample Report
	Contaminated caulk on ground outside Seneca Hall at the State University of Owsego. Year 2005 Caulking on ground as a result of window renovation. Soil is also contaminated. See Sample results. Oswego SUNY Caulk Sample ... 14,000 ppm of Aroclor 1254 and 3,000 ppm Aroclor 1268 Oswego SUNY Soil Sample Soil had 86 ppm of PCBs

	Burlington High School in Burlington, Massachusetts Year 2006 Masonry caulk had 106,611 ppm of Arolcor 1260 Sampling Report
	Lowell Police Station in Lowell, Massachusetts Year 2006 Masonry caulk had 607 ppm of Aroclor 1254 Sampling Report
	Gordon Hall in Boston, Massachusetts Year 2006 Masonry caulk had 337,256 ppm of Aroclor 1254 Sampling Report
	Lawrence Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Year 2006 Masonry caulk had 290 ppm of Aroclor 1248 and 428 ppm of Aroclor 1254 Sampling Report   Photos of ikd windows with caulk in the dumpster,