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Home My WebLink About700 N Ennis St Technical 1998 Sept - BuildingTECHNICAL Permit y 5� Address X00 N hhits Project description p; smart G at all s +ruc+vc-es en o ex Date the permit was finaled Number of technical pages (Ptp Chi-; I7 -17 0- Mohi‘I- oriv) Pr 504A-exA Der 9 .J claia 12- 11- 1 3 Rayonier December 11 1998 Mr Garin Schrieve PE Washington State Department of Ecology Southwest Regional Office PO Box 47775 Olympia, WA 98504 -7706 Mr Carl Kitz US EPA, Region X 1200 Sixth Avenue (HW -114) Seattle WA 98101 RE. Monthly Ambient Air Monitoring Report Rayonier Site Dismantling Project Special Pulp Products Port Angeles Mill Please find enclosed the Ambient Air Monitoring Report for the Rayonier Site Dismantling Project for the month of September 1998. These results are being provided to you as described in our Ambient Air Monitoring Plan for the project. We are also making these reports available to the public through the Port Angeles Library and Peninsula College Library The results from the air monitoring show that the air emission control methods used during the dismantling work have been effective The air samples collected around the perimeter of the work site were well below the air quality action levels that are used as indicators of effective emission controls We are continuing our air monitoring and emission control programs at the site As additional results are available they will be compiled by our consultant, Foster Wheeler Corp and will be forwarded to you and made available to the public. Sincerely 6,57 Jack A. Anderson Environmental Site Manager Enclosure 7 00 North Enniti Port Angeles OVA 98362 TtlephonL (360) 457 3391 Fax (360) 457 2438 cc: Laurie Davies Dept. of Ecology SW Regional Office Joanne LaBaw US EPA, Region X Richard Robinson ATSDR, Seattle WA Chris Hartnett, ATSDR, Austin TX Richard Foster Port Angeles Economic Response Task Force Darlene Schanfald Olympic Environmental Council Lou Haehnlen City of Port Angeles Port Angeles Public Library Peninsula College Library 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1998 G: \WP\1834 \12246 DOC 12/03/98 RAYONIER PORT ANGELES SITE Prepared for RAYONIER Port Angeles, WA Jack Anderson, Manager, Environmental Engineering December 1998 FOSTER WHEELER FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION 1 1 i FOR SEPTEMBER 1998 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 1 1 G: \WP\1834 \12246.DOC 12/03/98 AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REPORT for the RAYONIER PORT ANGELES SITE Prepared for RAYONIER PORT ANGELES, WA Jack Anderson, Manager, Environmental Engineenng Prepared by Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation 10900 NE 8th Street Bellevue, WA 98004 -4405 December 1998 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 1 -1 1 1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES 1 -1 1.2 SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1 -2 1.3 PLAN MODIFICATIONS 1 -5 2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 2 -1 2.1 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 2 -1 2.2 METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS 2 -1 2.3 TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS 2 -1 2.4 DIOXIN/FURAN CONCENTRATIONS 2 -5 2.5 ASBESTOS MONITORING 2 -5 2.6 LEAD MONITORING 2 -5 2.7 DEVIATIONS FROM THE MONITORING PLAN 2 -5 3 DATA QUALITY 3 -1 3 1 FLOW CHECKS 3 -1 3.2 TRIP BLANKS 3 -1 3.3 LABORATORY METHOD BLANKS 3 -1 3 4 SURROGATE RECOVERY 3 -2 3.5 LABORATORY CONTROL SPIKES 3 -2 3 6 DATA COMPLETENESS 3 -2 4 REFERENCES 4 -1 APPENDIX A DAILY SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA APPENDIX B RAW DATA (AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT PORT ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY UNDER SEPARATE COVER) G: \WP\I834 \12246.DOC 12/04/98 CONTENTS 111 Table 1. Dismantling Activities and Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) Air Monitoring Results 2 -2 Table 2. Dismantling Activities and Dioxin/Furan Air Monitoring Results 2-4 Table 3. Dioxin/Furan Trip Blank Analysis Results 3 -1 Table 4. Dioxin/Furan Laboratory Method Blank Analysis Results 3 -1 FIGURES Figure 1 Rayonier Port Angeles Site Air Momtonng Station Location Map 1 -3 G: \WP\1834 \12246.DOC 12!04/98 TABLES iv 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES G:\WP\I 834 \I 2246.DOC 12/03/98 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY Rayonier is implementing an ambient air quality monitoring program dunng dismantling and cleanup activities at the former Rayonier Port Angeles pulp mill site The momtonng program was conducted as set forth in the final Ambient Air Monitonng Plan (Foster Wheeler Environmental 1998) This report presents the results of the air monitonng activities for September 1998 The objectives of the Ambient Air Monitonng Plan are 1 Monitor ambient air quality for potential air pollutants related to onsite activities, 2. Quantify potential offsite transport of project- related emissions, and 3 Assess the effectiveness of onsite emission control methods used dunng dismantling and cleanup activities. The site is a former pulp mill facility located at 700 North Ennis Street, Port Angeles, WA. Rayonier received approval from the City of Port Angeles in July 1997 to dismantle its former pulp mill facility Following this approval, Rayonier voluntarily committed to develop and implement an air monitonng program. Air monitonng commenced in October 1997 and is currently ongoing. The air momtonng network consists of four sampling stations located as shown on Figure 1 Air monitonng is conducted for potential air pollutants that may be generated by site activities. The specific pollutants to be monitored and the sampling methods to be used are based on the site activities conducted dunng the momtonng penod. Air quality action levels are established in the Ambient Air Monitoring Plan to use as an indicator of the effectiveness of onsite emission control methods used during dismantling and cleanup activities. In the event that single data point concentrations exceed the action limit crrtena, the contingency plan described in the momtonng plan will be implemented. 1 -1 1.2 SUMMARY OF RESULTS The results of the September 1998 air monitonng show that the air emission control methods used dunng the dismantling work have been effective. The air samples collected around the perimeter of the work site were well below the air quality action levels that are used as indicators of effectiveness of emission controls as defined in the monitonng plan. Total suspended particulate matter (TSP) monitors were operated at four sampling stations dunng eight monitonng events, and dioxin/furan monitors were operated at three sampling stations dunng one monrtonng event. No lead or asbestos containing structure dismantling activities were conducted during this period. The monitonng activities followed the procedures presented in the Ambient Air Monitonng Plan, with minor deviations as noted in this report. A summary of the monitonng results follows. TSP measurements for the eight monitonng events dunng September 1998 ranged from 6 6 µg/m to 49 9 µg/m the site action level is 150 gg/m Dioxin/furan measurements for the one monitonng event dunng September 1998 ranged from 0 0046 to 0 0054 pg/m the site action level is 17 6 pg /m (dioxin/furan concentrations are reported as 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo p- dioxin [TCDD] equivalents [TEQs]), and Onsite winds were generally light to moderate and pnmanly from the northwest through the south and from the east. Site activities during this period included general dismantling and matenal handling. The Washington State Department of Ecology, U S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and City of Port Angeles conducted several site visits and inspections dunng this reporting penod. No major structure dismantling activities (e.g., recovery boiler stack dismantling, digester dismantling, hog fuel boiler dismantling) occurred during September 1998 One site cleanup activity, the Finrshing Room Soil and Groundwater Remediation, commenced at the end of September The scope of work, which was conducted under an Agreed Order with the Department of Ecology, is described in detail in the Final Draft Work Plan, Soil and Groundwater Remediation, Finishing Room, Rayonier Port Angeles Pulp Mill, Port Angeles, WA (Secor 1998). No air monitoring was required under the Agreed Order for this project. G: \WP\1834 \12246.DOC 12/03/98 1 -2 1 1 11I\ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TSP3 1 1 1 1 V FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION Strait of Juan de Fuca .01 S KEY TSP High Volume Air Sampler PS-1 High Volume Air Sampler Meteorological Monitoring Station Figure 1. Rayonier Port Angeles Site Air Monitoring Station Location Map 1-3 Project Area 1.3 PLAN MODIFICATIONS The September 1998 monitoring penod marks the twelfth consecutive month of weekly TSP momtonng results that have not exceeded site action levels identified in the Ambient Air Momtonng Plan. Consequently, starting in December 1998, the monitoring frequency for TSP may be reduced to once a month. Dioxin/furan momtonng will remain at the current once -a -month frequency TSP and dioxin/furan momtonng will, however, be conducted on a weekly basis during future major structure dismantling activities. BECALVIN\VOL2 \WP\1834 \12246.DOC 12/04/98 1 -5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.1 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION General dismantling activities and the Finishing Room Remediation Project were underway dunng September 1998 These activities are presented along with the TSP momtonng data (Table 1) and with dioxin/furan momtonng data (Table 2). No major structure dismantling activities (e.g., recovery boiler stack dismantling, digester dismantling, hog fuel boiler dismantling, major lead containing structure dismantling) occurred during September 1998 2.2 METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS Onsite winds were generally light to moderate and primarily from the north northwest through the west and from the east dunng the September 1998 sampling events. A summary of the meteorological conditions during each sampling event, in the form of wind rose figures, is presented in Appendix A. The monthly composite wind rose of the wind conditions during the monthly sampling events is also presented in Appendix A. 2.3 TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS The TSP momtonng results, along with the site activities on the sampling day, are presented in Table 1 TSP monitoring events were conducted for approximately 24 hours starting in the morning on the date noted on Table 1 TSP measurements for the eight momtonng events during September 1998 ranged from 6.6 .tg/m (Station 3 on September 21) to 49.9 µg/m (Station 1 on September 30). The site action level is 150 µg/m The highest TSP concentration measured dunng September 1998 was 49 9 gg/m measured on September 30 at Station 1 (located southeast of the primary dismantling area). This TSP concentration is 33 percent of the 150 gg/m site action level. The three TSP measurements from the other monitors on September 30 were 37 6, 20.3, and 28.2 µg/m at stations 2, 3, and 4, respectively Wind conditions on September 30 were light and predominantly from the east. G: \WP\1834 \12246.DGC 12/04/98 2 -1 N Table 1 Dismantling Activities and Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) Air Monitoring Results Note: Total Suspended Particulate Site Action Level is 150 pg/m TSP Conc. TSP Conc. TSP Conc TSP Conc Sample Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 Date Dismantling Activities (µg /m (IAg /m (µg /m (µg /m Sept 2 Prepping Absorber Cooler Tower to be pulled over Processing 30 8 19 1 23 9 21 5 steel and concrete at several sites around mill Knocked over remaining building and tank at Screen Room. Hauling processed concrete from Administration Building area to Finishing Room area. Sept 9 Processing materials from Red Stock Building. Hauling steel from 32 0 16.2 23 7 17 0 this site to the steel pile at woodyard. Jack hammering concrete foundations of stock chests south of Machine Room. Using wrecking ball on Digester Building. Sept 14 Processing concrete at Administration Building site Hauling 28 6 22.1 27 8 24 8 debris from Digester Site to Administration site. Demolishing with wrecking ball on Digester Building. Processing steel and debris at woodyard. Sept 16 Pounding on Digester debris with wrecking ball. Processing 33.5 22.3 28.2 26 7 concrete at Administration site. Hauling general debris from various mill sites to pile at Clarifier Shear working at No 6 boiler wrecking at ash handling system, not much left standing now but the stacks and scrubbers. Sept 21 Preparing to remove VRs at Recovery Wrecking into bottom of 22.0 20 7 6 6 19 3 Recovery in preparation for the demolition of the boiler Hauling debris from center of mill site to debris pile East of the mill and salvage to woodyard area. Sept 23 Demolition work on Purayonier Building. Hauling sludge from 42.2 32.4 37.2 30 9 lagoon up to holding pile behind deep tanks. Demolition at Recovery and Old Power House. Contractor beginning to set up for Finishing Room remediation. GAWP \1834 \12246T DOC 12/3/98 NW NM ISM INS ION MI 1111111 1111111 OM M In S r it N MI E r R UM WM N I OM M I Table 1 Dismantling Activities and Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) Air Monitoring Results (continued) Note: Total Suspended Particulate Site Action Level is 150 pg/m TSP Conc. TSP Conc TSP Conc TSP Conc Sample Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 Date Dismantling Activities (µg /m (µg /m (µg /m (µg /m Sept 28 Hammering on Recovery Boiler to knock down slag on inside of 48 1 23.3 33 4 32.9 boiler Hauling debris from Turbine Room/Power House area to debris pile by Primary Clarifier PSI on site hydroblasting laundry ring on Primary Clarifier Contractor working on Finishing Room remediation job R.E.P hauling sludge from lagoon east of mill to pile behind deep tanks, located on south end of mill property Cutting on and demolition of Purayonier Building. Sept 30 Processing concrete at Digesters and Screen Room areas. 49 9 37 6 20.3 28.2 Contractor working on Finishing Room remediation project. Demolition on Reco� 'ery Boiler Demolition and debris hauling from Turbine Room area. G: \WP \1834 \12246T DOC 12/03/98 Table 2. Dismantling Activities and Dioxin/Furan Air Monitoring Results Note: Dioxin/Furan Site Action Level —17.6 pg /m TCDD TEQ Sample Dates Sept 30 G. \WP \1834 \12246T DOC 12/03/98 Dismantling Activities Processing concrete at Digesters and Screen Room areas. Wilder on site, working on Finishing Room remediation project. Demolition on Recovery Boiler Demolition and debris hauling from Turbine Room area. Dioxin/Furan TEQ Conc Station 1 (pg /m TEQ) 0 0046 Dioxin/Furan TEQ Conc Station 2 (pg /m TEQ) 0 0054 Dioxin/Furan TEQ Conc Station 3 (pg /m TEQ) 0 0046 NM NE MS INS 811111 Mel MUM 1111 1111. NMI 11111 MIMI NMI MN NMI MO 1 2.4 DIOXIN/FURAN CONCENTRATIONS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 The dioxin/furan momtonng results, along with the site activities on the sampling day, are presented in Table 2. Dioxin/furan momtonng events were conducted for approximately 24 hours, starting in the morning on the date noted on Table 2. The TEQs are calculated and reported using the EPA toxicity equivalence factors (TEFs) for the detected congeners, as described in the Ambient Air Monitoring Plan. The TEQs are calculated using the measured value for each detected congener If a congener was detected in some samples but not in others, a value of one -half the detection limit was used for calculating the TEQs for those non detected congeners. Dioxm/furan measurements for the one momtonng event during September 1998 ranged from a value of 0 0046 pg/m (Stations 1 and 3 on September 30) to 0 0054 pg/m (Station 2 on September 30) The site action level is 17 6 pg/m The highest dioxin/furan concentration measured dunng September 1998 was 0 0054 pg/m measured on September 30 at Station 2 (located north of the primary mill dismantling area). This highest dioxin/furan concentration is approximately three hundredths of one percent of the site action level. The dioxin/furan TEQ measurements from the other monitors on September 30 were both 0 0046 pg/m at Stations 1 and 3 Wind conditions on September 30 were light, with the wind predominantly from the east. 2.5 ASBESTOS MONITORING No asbestos abatement activities occurred in September 1998. 2.6 LEAD MONITORING No lead abatement activities occurred in September 1998 2.7 DEVIATIONS FROM THE MONITORING PLAN The September monitoring program followed the procedures presented in the final Ambient Air Monitoring Plan (Foster Wheeler Environmental 1998). G: \WP\1834\12246.DOC 12/04/98 2-5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Eight TSP trip blanks were analyzed dunng the September 1998 sampling penod. The mass of the eight trip blanks ranged from not detected to 0 0007 g/sample. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 FLOW CHECKS One point flow checks on the air samplers were conducted before and after each dioxin/furan sample was collected, and before each TSP sample was collected. 3.2 TRIP BLANKS 3 DATA QUALITY Tnp blanks were analyzed along with the regular TSP and dioxin/furan samples. Tnp blanks indicate the level of contamination of the sample media during shipping and handling. One dioxin/furan trip blank was analyzed during the September 1998 sampling period. These results are presented on Table 3 Table 3. Dioxin/Furan Tnp Blank Analysis Results Sample Date Dioxin/Furan TEQ Mass (pg/sample) September 30 None detected 3.3 LABORATORY METHOD BLANKS One dioxin/furan laboratory method blank was analyzed with the field samples. Method blanks are laboratory quality control samples that monitor the concentration of contamination that may be introduced into field samples as a result of processing in the laboratory These results are presented on Table 4 Table 4. Dioxin/Furan Laboratory Method Blank Analysis Results Sample Date Dioxin/Furan TEQ Mass (pg/sample) September 30 None detected G: \WP\1834 \12246.DOC 12/03/98 3 -1 3.4 SURROGATE RECOVERY Surrogate compounds are also referred to as internal standards and are added to all field and laboratory quality assurance samples (method blanks, laboratory control spikes) A surrogate is a compound that is similar to the compound (or compounds) of interest, but that is not normally found in environmental samples. Surrogates are added to samples to monitor the effects of 1) the environmental matrix, 2) the sample preparation process, and 3) the analytical process on the recovery efficiency of sample contaminants. For September, the surrogate recovery rates were within the normal limits for the delivery group 3.5 LABORATORY CONTROL SPIKES One laboratory control spike (LCS) was analyzed along with the field samples. The LCS is prepared using a "blank" matrix (such as a clean filter) A known quantity of all of the individual dioxm/furan isomers is added to the LCS sample. The LCS is processed through the same laboratory preparation and analysis steps as the field samples, and monitors the accuracy of the laboratory preparation and analysis process. Average September LCS recovenes were in the acceptable range of 50 to 150 percent, or laboratory specified range (60 to 140 or 40 to 135 percent, depending upon isomer). 3.6 DATA COMPLETENESS No samples were lost or broken in shipment and all submitted samples were analyzed. All data are considered usable for the intended purpose G: \WP\1834 \12246.DOC 12/03/98 3 -2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation. 1998 Ambient Air Monitonng Plan, Rayomer Port Angeles Site. Prepared by Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, Bellevue, Washington. February 1998 Secor 1998 Final Draft Work Plan, Soil and Groundwater Remediation, Finishing Room, Rayonier Port Angeles Pulp Mill, Port Angeles, Washington. Prepared by Secor International Incorporated, Bellevue, Washington. July 1998 G: \WP\1834 \12246.DOC 12/03/98 4. REFERENCES 4 -1 1 1 G. \WP\1834 \1u46.DOC •12/03/98 APPENDIX A DAILY SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Wind rose figures for each sampling event are presented in this appendix (Figures A -1, A -2, and A -3) A wind rose depicts the point frequency of occurrence, in percent, of wind speed and wind direction categones for a particular location and time penod. The radials of the wind rose indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing. The length of each radial indicates the frequency of occurrence for that direction, and the width of each radial indicates the wind speed class. Each wind rose figure includes the penod from when the first sampling monitor was turned on until the last monitor was turned off. A composite wind rose of the meteorological data during each sampling event is also presented. The wind roses are based on 10- minute observations obtained from the on -site meteorological monitonng station. A- G: \WP\ 1834 \12246.DOC 12/03/98 APPENDIX A DAILY SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA A -1 Sept 2 G'. \WP\I834 \I2246.DOC 5/27/98 5 WINO SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 1 -3 3 -540i;7 -9 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M /S) 2 27 Sept 14 1 -3 WINO SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 3 -5 5 -7 7 -9 >9 M AVERAGE WINO SPEED (m/S1 1 5 V FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION A -2 Sept 9 Sept 16 5 WINO SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 1 -3 3-55-7 7 -9 >9 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M /S1 2 0 N 5 WINO SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 3 -9 5 -7 7 9 >9 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M /S) 2 6 Figure A -1 Daily Wind Roses Sampled From September 2 to September 16 1998 1 W C 1..14 G: \WP\I834 \I2246.DOC 5/27/98 Sept 21 N S WIND SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 1 3_5 5-7 7 9 '9 AVERAGE WIND SPEED CM/S) Sept 28 N 8 WIND SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 3 55 7 =7 AVERAGE WIND SPEED IM /S) 1 63 C FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION 1 72 AVERAGE WINO SPEED (M /S) 1 76 4 W A -3 Sept 23 S WINO SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 1 -3 3-5 5-7 7 -9 >9 Sept 30 N N S WIND SPEED CLASSES IM /S) 1 3 3_5 5_7 7 -9 >9 0 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M /S) 1 49 ti Figure A -2. Daily Wind Roses Sampled From September 21 to September 30 1998 Fl) FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION GAWP \1834 \12246.DOC 5/27/98 W WINO SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 1 -3 3 -5 5 -7 7 -9 >9 E AvEPAGE WIND SPEED (M /S) 1 93 A -4 Figure A -3 Daily Wind Rose Sampled From September Monthly Composite G: \WP\1834 \12246.DOC •12/03/98 APPENDIX B RAW DATA 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 G: \WP\1834 \12246.DOC 12/03/98 APPENDIX B Note These raw data are available for review at Port Angeles Public Library and Peninsula Community College Library Under Separate Cover