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HomeMy WebLinkAbout700 N Ennis St Technical 1998 August - BuildingN(ifiliper of technical pages Address 700 N ehru's Project description Disncorr1 in4 M ail 54-ruc71-0-es ean 5 t a LA 0 n tex -)1 Date the permit was finaled Permit 9 '-I 1 TECHNICAL en 6 rpie aci 0I- kc\cis. 9 g Rayonier December 7 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 August 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 Jack A. Anderson Environmental Site Manager Enclosure '0() North Ennis Port Angeles \VA 98362 lelehhone (360) 437 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 RAYONIER PORT ANGELES SITE AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REPORT FOR AUGUST 199.8 Prepared for RAYONIER Port Angeles, WA Jack Anderson, Manager, Environmental Engineering FOSTER WHEELER FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL. CORPORATION November 1998 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REPORT FOR AUGUST 1998 for the RAYONIER PORT ANGELES SITE Prepared for RAYONIER PORT ANGELES, WA Jack Anderson, Manager, Environmental Engineering Prepared by- Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation 10900 NE 8th Street Bellevue, WA 98004 -4405 November 1998 r r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 1 -1 1 1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES 1 -1 1.2 SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1 -1 1.3 PLAN MODIFICATIONS 1 -2 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 -2 2.5 ASBESTOS MONITORING 2 -2 2.6 PCB 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: \W%1834 \12489.DGC •11/18/98 111 FIGURES Figure 1 Rayonier Port Angeles Site Air Momtonng Station Location Map 1 -3 G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC •11/18/98 TABLES Table 1 Dismantling Activities and Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) Air Momtonng Results 2 -3 Table 2. Dismantling Activities and Dioxin/Furan Air Momtonng Results 2 -4 Table 3. PCB Sampling Results 2 -5 Table 4. Dioxin/Furan Tnp Blank Analysis Results 3 -1 Table 5. Dioxin/Furan Laboratory Method Blank Analysis Results 3 -1 Iv 1 1 1 1 s 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY Rayomer is implementing an ambient air quality monitoring program dunng dismantling and cleanup activities at the former Rayomer Port Angeles pulp mill site The monitoring program was conducted as set forth in the final Ambient Air Momtonng Plan (Foster Wheeler Environmental 1998) This report presents the results of the air momtonng activities for August 1998 The objectives of the Ambient Air Momtonng 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. Rayomer received approval from the City of Port Angeles in July 1997 to dismantle its former pulp mill facility Following this approval, Rayomer voluntarily committed to develop and implement an air momtonng program. Air momtonng commenced in October 1997 and is currently ongoing. The air momtonng network consists of four sampling stations located as shown on Figure 1 Air monitoring 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 monitoring period. Air quality action levels are established in the Ambient Air Momtonng 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 critena, the contingency plan described in the momtonng plan will be implemented. 1.2 SUMMARY OF RESULTS The results of the August 1998 air monitoring show that the air emission control methods used dunng the dismantling work have been effective. The air samples collected around G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 1 -1 the perimeter of the work site were well below the air quality action levels that are used as indicators of effectiveness of emission controls. Total suspended particulate matter (TSP) monitors were operated at four sampling stations dunng nine momtonng events and dioxin/furan monitors were operated at three sampling stations dunng two monitonng events. Also, five air samples were collected and tested for polychlonnated biphenyls (PCB) during the removal of the concrete that housed the transformers in the Recovery Load Center The momtormg activities followed the procedures presented in the Ambient Air Monitoring Plan. A summary of the monitonng results follows. TSP measurements for the nine monitonng events dunng August 1998 ranged from 9.3 to 70 0 µg /m the site action level is 150 µg/m Dioxin/furan measurements for the two monitonng events dunng August 1998 ranged from 0 0003 to 0 0498 pg /m the site action level is 17 6 pg /m (dioxm/furan concentrations are reported as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin [TCDD] equivalents [TEQs]); No visible emissions of asbestos from dismantling activities were observed dunng routine inspections, All PCB sampling results were all below detection limits; and Onsite winds were generally light to moderate and pnmarily from the north northwest through the west. Site activities during this penod included general dismantling, material handling, and asbestos removal. The Washington State Department of Ecology, U S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and City of Port Angeles conducted several site visits and inspections during this reporting penod. No major structure dismantling activities (e.g., recovery boiler stack dismantling, hog fuel boiler dismantling, digester dismantling) or site cleanup excavation activities occurred dunng August 1998 1.3 PLAN MODIFICATIONS There are no plan modifications to be implemented based on the results of the August 1998 monitoring penod. G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 1 -2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 F FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION Strait of Juan de Fuca KEY TSP High Volume Air Sampler PS-1 High Volume Air Sampler R Meteorological Monitoring Station 1 -3 Figure 1. Rayonier Port Angeles Site Air Monitoring Station Location Map 1.3 PLAN MODIFICATIONS There are no plan modifications to be implemented based on the results of the August 1998 monitonng penod. G \WP\I 834\12489.DOC 10/20/98 1 -5 2.1 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION General dismantling and asbestos removal activities were underway during August 1998 These activities are presented along with the TSP momtonng data (Table 1) and with dioxin/furan monitoring data (Table 2). Dismantling of asbestos containing matenals occurred throughout August 1998 at the Recovery- Boiler Building. Portions of the concrete slab in the Recovery Load Center were removed dunng this period. Localized PCB sampling was performed dunng this activity to ensure that no PCBs were released from this activity No major structure dismantling activities (e.g., recovery boiler stack dismantling, hog fuel boiler dismantling, digester dismantling) or site cleanup excavation activities occurred during August 1998 2.2 METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS Onsite winds were generally light to moderate and primanly from the north- northwest through the west during the August 1998 sampling events. A summary of the meteorological conditions dunng each sampling event, in the form of wind rose figures, is presented in Appendix A. The monthly composite wind rose of the wind conditions dunng 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 monitonng events were conducted for approximately 24 hours starting in the morning on the date noted on Table 1 TSP measurements for the nine monitoring events dunng August 1998 ranged from 9.3 gg /m (Station 2 on August 26) to 70 0 µg/m (Station 1 on August 3). The site action level is 150 gg /m The highest TSP concentrations measured dunng August 1998 was 70 0 µg/m measured on August 3 at Station 1 (located southeast of the primary dismantling area). This TSP G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 2 -1 concentration is 47 percent of the 150 µg/m site action level. The three TSP measurements from the other monitors on August 3 were 19 6, 28.3, and 13.3 µg/m at stations 2, 3, and 4, respectively Wind conditions on August 3 were light to moderate and predominantly from the northwest. 2.4 DIOXIN/FURAN CONCENTRATIONS The dioxm/furan monitoring results, along with the site activities on the sampling day, are presented in Table 2 Dioxm/furan monitonng events were conducted for approximately 24 hours starting in the morning on the date noted on Table 2. The dioxin/furan toxicity. equivalents (TEQs) are calculated and reported using the EPA toxicity equivalence factors (TEFs) for the detected congeners, as described in the Ambient Air Momtonng 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 two monitonng events during August 1998 ranged from a value of 0 0003 pg /m (Station 3 on August 5) to 0 0498 pg /m (Station 1 on August 5). The site action level is 17 6 pg /m The highest dioxm/furan concentrations measured during August 1998 was 0 0498 pg/m measured on August 5 at Station 1 (located southeast of the primary mill dismantling area) This highest dioxm/furan concentration is approximately three- tenths of one percent of the site action level. The dioxm/furan TEQ measurements from the other monitors on August 5 were 0 0006 pg/m and 0 0003 pg/m at Stations 2 and 3, respectively Wind conditions on August 5 were light to moderate, with the highest winds predominantly from the north northwest through the west northwest. 2.5 ASBESTOS MONITORING Visual inspection was conducted at site locations where asbestos containing matenal removal occurs, in accordance with the Ambient Air Monitonng Plan. No visible emission of asbestos from dismantling activities was observed based on reports from routine inspections by Rayomer and the dismantling contractor personnel. Asbestos monitonng is conducted to conform to the site action level of no visible emissions of asbestos. G. \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 2 -2 I MI IS r— 1— r— r r NM OM MI En M NO Table 1. Dismantling Activities and Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) Air Monitoring Results Note: Total Suspended Particulate Site Action Level is 150 µg /m Sample Date Dismantling Activities August 3 Processing debris between East Roll Storage and primary Clarifier Processing steel at wood yard. Wrecking Power House Building (brick). Demolishing Screen Room and processing concrete in area. Demolishing Blow Pits. August 5 August 10 August 12 August 17 August 19 August 24 August 26 August 31 \\BECAL VIN\VOL2 \WP\1834 \12489T.DOC .5/28/98 TSP Conc. TSP Conc. TSP Conc. TSP Conc. Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 (1 /m (4m (1 /m (1-tg/m 70 0 19.6 28.3 13.3 Wrecking Blow Pits and Screen Room. Hauling debris from Screen Room 53 1 16.3 27 7 22.3 area to pile east of Roll Storage. Pulling second CLO2 Tower over Began wrecking Purayonier Building. Processing concrete at Administration Building site. Hauling debris from Blow Pits, Screen Room, and Purayonier to City Landfill. 31.9 14 7 20.3 20 0 Loading steel on barge. Began to demolish walls at No. 4 Boiler Loading barge with scrap steel from log yard. Demolishing and loading 43.5 17.6 13 1 28.4 material from Blow Pits and Screen Room. Hauling rebar and miscellaneous steel from Administration and Screen Room areas to wood yard. Loading steel salvage onto barge Woodmill Boom Pond. Loading scrap steel 20.8 13.5 21.3 17.2 from Power House to wood yard. Loading scrap steel on barge at Woodmill. Other activities mostly related to 23.5 18.5 44.2 25.2 hauling scrap steel from other mill sites to wood yard area. Processing concrete at Administration Building site. Taking down pipe bridge 23 1 17.5 30 1 30 0 from Recovery through the center of mill site. Cutting and removing debris from hog fuel pile. Hauling debris from Blow Pit and Screen Room area. Hauling debris from East Roll Storage site. Demolishing on Purayonier 27.5 9.3 11.5 17.6 Building. Processing steel in log yard and power house areas. Hauling and processing steel on site. Hauling debris to City Landfill. 24.6 16.6 27.3 22.2 Table 2. Dismantling Activities and Dioxin/Furan Air Monitoring Results Note: Dioxin/Furan Site Action Level —17.6 pg /m TCDD TEQ Sample Dates August 5 August 19 \\BECALVIN\VOL2 \WP \1834 \12489T DOC 05/28/98 Dismantling Activities Wrecking Blow Pits and Screen Room Hauling debris from Screen Room area to pile east of Roll Storage Pulling second CLO2 Tower over Began wrecking Purayonier Building. Processing concrete at Administration Building site. Loading scrap steel on barge at Woodmill Other activities mostly related to hauling scrap steel from other mill sites to wood yard area. Dioxin /Furan TEQ Conc. Station 1 (Pg /m TEQ) 0 0498 0 0050 Dioxin /Furan Dioxin /Furan TEQ Conc TEQ Conc Station 2 Station 3 (pg /m TEQ) (pg /m TEQ) 0 0006 0 0003 0 0009 0 0072 NS r I N 111111 NS NI MI NM MI an NB r N 2.6 PCB MONITORING During the removal of the concrete slab in the Recovery Load Center, five air samples were taken to monitor for PCBs. This monitoring was completed as previous sampling had identified PCBs in the concrete slab A totally enclosed containment structure equipped with negative air ventilation and HEPA filtration was erected around the concrete removal area. Samples AD 10, AD 11, and NAE12 were collected on August 7, sample NAE13 was collected on August 25, and sample NAE14 was collected on August 27, 1998 Samples were collected in the clean room, inside the containment area, and at the Negative Air Exhaust sampler in the Recovery Load Center as listed in Table 3 These samples were analyzed for PCB congeners in accordance with EPA Method 8082. All sampling results were below the detection limits as shown in Table 3 Table 3. PCB Sampling Results Date Sampled Sample ID Sample Location Results August 7, 1998 AD 10 Inside Containment Area ND August 7, 1998 AD 11 Clean Room ND August 7, 1998 NAE12 At Negative Air Exhaust Sampler ND August 25, 1998 NAE13 At Negative Air Exhaust Sampler ND August 27, 1998 NAE14 At Negative Air Exhaust Sampler ND ND Not detected AD Area during abatement NAE Negative Air Exhaust 2.7 DEVIATIONS FROM THE MONITORING PLAN The August 1998 monitoring program followed the procedures presented in the final Ambient Air Monitoring Plan. G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 2-5 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 dioxm/furan samples. Trip blanks indicate the level of contamination of the sample media during shipping and handling. Nine TSP tnp blanks were analyzed during the August 1998 sampling penod. The mass of the 13 trip blanks ranged from not detected to 0 0008 g/sample. Two dioxin/furan trip blanks were analyzed during the August 1998 sampling penod. These results are presented on Table 4 Table 4. Dioxm/Furan Trip Blank Analysis Results Sample Date Dioxin/Furan TEQ Mass (pg /sample) August 5 None detected August 19 None detected 3.3 LABORATORY METHOD BLANKS Two dioxin/furan laboratory method blanks were analyzed along 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 5 Table 5. Dioxin/Furan Laboratory Method Blank Analysis Results Sample Date August 5 August 19 G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 3 -1 Dioxm/Furan TEQ Mass (pg /sample) None detected None detected 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 August, the average surrogate recovery rates were within the acceptable range of 50 to 150 percent. 3.5 LABORATORY CONTROL SPIKES Two laboratory control spikes (LCSs) were 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 dioxin/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 August LCS recoveries were within the acceptable range of 50 to 150 percent. 3.6 DATA COMPLETENESS No samples were lost or broken in shipment and all submitted samples were analyzed. All data are considered usable. G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 3 -2 Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation. 1998 Ambient Air Momtormg Plan, Rayomer Port Angeles Site. Prepared by Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, Bellevue, Washington. February 1998 G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 4. REFERENCES 4 -1 G: \WP\1834 \12489.DGC 11/18/98 APPENDIX A DAILY SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA Wind rose figures for each sampling event are presented in this appendix (Figures A -1 through A -3) A wind rose depicts the joint 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 momtoring station. G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC •1I /18/98 APPENDIX A DAILY SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA A -1 GAWP 1834\ 12489. DOC •10/20/98 August 3 5 WIND SPEED CLASSES (M /S) O 1 -3 3 -5 —7 7 -9 >9 August 10 WIND SPEED CLASSES (M /S) c 0 1 3 3 -5 5 -7 7 -9 >9 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M /5) 2 83 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M/S1 1 69 FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION A -2 August 5 20% 15 10 5 1 1 1 1 1 WIND SPEED CLASSES (M /5) 1 -3 3 -5 5 -7 7 -9 >9 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M /S) August 12 WINO SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 0 1 3526-4C±91"1 AVERAGE WINO SPEED (M /S) E 3 92 1 80 1 1 1 1 1 1 Figure A -1 1 Daily Wind Roses Sampled From August 3 to August 12, 1998 1 1 WI- GAWP \1834 \12489.DOC •10/20/98 August 17 5 20% 15% 10 WINO SPEED CLASSES (M/5) 3-55-7 7 -9 >9 AVERAGE WINO SPEED (M /S) 72 August 24 N WIND SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 0 1 3j7 7 -9 9 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M/S1 FW FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION E W 1 78 A -3 August 19 N WINO SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 1 3 3-55-7 7 9 >9 AVERAGE WIND SPEED (M /S) August 26 WIND SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 0 3 -5 >9 AVERAGE WINO SPEED (M /S) 2 48 54 Figure A -2. Daily Wind Roses Sampled From August 17 to August 26 1998 g FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION \\BECALVIN\VOL2 \WP\ 1834 \12489.DOC •10/21/98 w August 31 8 WIND SPEED CLASSES (MIS/ 0 3 3 -5 5 -7 7 9 >9 c AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MIS) 1 55 August Monthly Composite WIND SPEED CLASSES (M /S) 0 1 3 9 3 -5 5-7 7 >9 c AVERAGE WIND SPEED IM /S) A -4 2 29 Figure A -3. Daily Wind Rose Sampled on August 31 1998 and August Monthly Composite G: \WP\1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 APPENDIX B RAW DATA GAWP \1834 \12489.DOC 11/18/98 APPENDIX B Note These raw data are available for review at Port Angeles Public Library Under Separate Cover