Mandatory Testing of PCBs in Schools



Photos of Caulk


 

PCB contaminted expasion joint caulk at the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Westchester N.Y.

Caulk contains 19,500 ppm of Aroclor 1254
See Sampling report.

School built in the late 1960's.

 

PCB-laden caulk on exterior wall on the Putnam Valley Middle School in Putnam, N.Y.

Caulk contained 10,000 ppm

Link to Sampling Report

Garage 1 in Coop City in the Bronx, NY undergoing renovation in 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.

Oswego SUNY Caulk Sample ... 14,000 ppm of Aroclor 1254 and 3,000 ppm

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

EPA Region 1 was notified of results

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

EPA notified of results.

Photo of window with contaminated caulk in dumpster

 

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