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Home My WebLink About700 N Ennis St Technical 1997 Oct - BuildingTECHNICAL Permit 9 Li 1 6- (lea. pseirrn Address 700 N ehipi;s Project descriptipn so-lam-tin aF t a 5-1-r uc,+ut-es Date the permit finaled ber of technical pages tdS 9,e vAr- M Oh i+01 a o t L J 0 n t ex- Rayonier March 26, 1998 Mr Gann Schneve, PE Washington State Department of Ecology Southwest Regional Office PO Box 47775 Olympia, WA 98504 -7706 Re: Monthly Ambient Air Momtonng Reports Rayomer Site Dismantling Project Mr Carl Kitz US EPA, Region X 1200 Sixth Avenue (HW -114) Seattle, WA 98101 Enclosed are the Ambient Air Momtonng Reports for the Rayonier Site Dismantling Project for the months of October and November 1997 These results are being provided to you as described in our Ambient Air Momtonng Plan for the project. We are also making these reports available to the public through the Port Angeles Library The results from the first months of air momtonng 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 Environmental Corp and will be forwarded to you and made available to the public Sincerely, Paul F Perlwitz Environmental Site Manager Enclosure 700 North Lnnts Port Antiele5 WA 98302 Telephone (300) -t57 -3391 1 i (3b0) 45 2438 Special Pulp Products Port Angeles Mill mrr PLBUC WOWS FILE COPY re FILE: 4 cc Laurie Davies, Department 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 Shanfald, Olympic Environmental Council u Haehnlen, City of Port Angeles Port Angeles Public Library C: \1 gencor\Rayonier.doc 3/31/98 RAYONIER PORT ANGELES SITE °AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1997 \\BECALVINNVOL\WP\183411966.DOe 3/2/9 'Prepared for RAYONIER Port Angeles, WA Paul 1 erlwitz, PE, Environmental Manager March 1998 FOSTER 1WHEELER FO.STER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION G. \WP\1834 \11966.DOC 3/25/98 AMBIENT AIR MONITORING REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1997 for the RAYONIER PORT ANGELES SITE Prepared for RAYONIER PORT ANGELES, WA Pi al Perlwitz, PE, Environmental Manager Prepared by Faster Wheeler Environmental Corporation 10900 NE 8th Street Bellevue, WA 98004 -4405 March 1998 G: \WP\1834 \11966.DOC 3/25/98 CONTENTS 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 -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 -4 2.5 ASBESTOS MONITORING 2 -4 2.6 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 -3 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) 111 FIGURES Figure 1 Rayomer Port Angeles Site Air Momtonng Station Location Map 1 -3 Table 1. Dismantling Activities and Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) Air Momtonng Results 2 -2 Table 2. Dismantling Activities and Dioxin/Furan Air Momtonng Results 2 -3 Table 3. Dioxin/Furan Laboratory Method Blank Analysis Results 3 -1 Table 4. Dioxin/Furan Surrogate Recovery Rates 3 -2 Table 5. Dioxin/Furan Matrix Spike Recovery Rates 3 -2 G: \WP\1834 \11966.DOC 3/25/98 TABLES iv 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1.1 PURPOSE AND OBJ i CTIVES Rayomer is implementing an ambient air quality momtonng program dunng dismantling and cleanup activities at the former Rayomer Port Angeles pulp mill site. The momtonng program was conducted as set forth in the Draft Ambient Air Work Plan and Procedures (Rayomer 1997) and the fin; l Ambient Air Momtoring Plan (Foster Wheeler Environmental 1998). This report presents the results of the air momtonng activities for October 1997 The objectives of the Ambient Air Monitonng Plan are 1 Momtor 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 during 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 monitoring commenced in October 1997 and is currently ongoing. For October 1997, the air mo nrtormg network consisted of three sampling stations (Stations 1 2, and 3) located as shown on Figure 1 Monitoring Station 4 had not yet been installed in October 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 during the momtonng penod. 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 cntena, the contingency plan described in the monitonng plan will be implemented. G: \WP\1834 \11966.DOC 3/25/98 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 1 -1 1.2 SUMMARY OF RESULTS The results of the October 1997 air momtonng show that the air emission control methods used during the dismantling work have been effective. The air samples collected around the penmeter 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 three sampling stations during five momtonng events, and dioxm/furan monitors were operated at three sampling stations during two momtonng events. The monitonng activities generally followed the procedures presented in the Ambient Air Momtoring Plan, with deviations as noted in this report. A summary of the monitoring results follows. TSP measurements for the five momtonng events during October 1997 ranged from 5 1 µg/m to 12.0 µg/m the site action level is 150 µg/m Dioxm/furan measurements for the two momtonng events during October 1997 ranged from 0 0007 to 0 0041 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 during routine inspections, and Onsite winds were generally light and pnmanly from the east northeast and west southwest. Site activities dunng 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 dunng this reporting penod. No mayor structure dismantling activities (e.g. recovery boiler stack dismantling, digester dismantling, hog fuel boiler dismantling) or site cleanup excavation activities occurred during October 1997 1.3 PLAN MODIFICATIONS There are no plan modifications to be implemented based on the results of the October 1997 monitonng penod. G: \WP\1834U 1966.DOC 3/25/98 1 -2 co ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION Strait of Juan de Fuca r KEY Air Sampler 1'SP High Volume Ai PS 1 High Volume Air Sampler Meteorolog1cal Monitoring Station BARROR DS or Figure 1. Rayonier Port Angeles Site Mr Monitoring Station Location Map 1 -3 2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 2.1 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES General dismantling and asbestos removal activities were underway during October 1997 These activities are presented along with the TSP monitonng data (Table 1) and with dioxm/furan monitoring da :a (Table 2) Dismantling of asbestos containing materials occurred throughout October 1997 at the Chorine Tank, Woodmill, and Beanery Building. No major structure dismant ing activities (e g., recovery boiler stack dismantling, digester dismantling, hog fuel boiler dismantling) or site cleanup excavation activities occurred dunng October 1997 2.2 METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS Onsite winds were generally light and primarily from the east northeast and west southwest during the October 1997 sampling events. A summary of the meteorological conditions during each sampling event, in the form of wind rose figures, is presented in Appendix A. 2.3 TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS The TSP monitoring results, along with the site activities on the sampling day, are presented in Table 1 TSP m mitonng events were conducted for approximately 24 hours starting in the morning on the date noted on Table 1 TSP measurements for the five monitonng events during October 1997 ranged from 5 1 µg/m (two monitors on October 9) to 12 014/m (one monitor on October 27) The site action level is 150 µg /m The highest TSP concentrations measured during October 1997 was 12 0 µg /m measured on October 27 at Station 3 (located southwest of the primary dismantling area) This highest TSP concentration is 8 percent of the 150 µg /m site action level. The two TSP measurements from the ti monitors on October 27 were 9 7 and 10.2 µg/m Wind conditions on October 27 were light and variable, with the wind predominantly from the west southwest throt gh the northwest. \\BECALVIN\VOL2 \WP \1834 \11966.DOC 3/27/98 2-1 N N Table 1 Dismantling Activities and Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) Air Monitoring Results Note: Total Suspended Particulate Site Action Level is 150 p.g/m Sample Date Dismantling Activities TSP Conc Station 1 (µg /m 51 TSP Conc Station 2 (µg /m 5.3 Oct 9 Loaded debris at Pulp Warehouse Recovering equipment from the Screen Room. Ongoing asbestos removal. Oct 20 Dismantling and loading debris at Chip Screen Building. 8 5 7 9 Recovering equipment in Acid Plant, Recovery Boiler, and Woodmill Removing asbestos containing material from Beanery Building floor Oct 23 Dismantling and loading debris from Chip Screen Building. 6 4 5 5 Removing asbestos containing material from chlorine tank and woodmill conveyor Oct 27 Dismantling and sorting debris from chip screen building. 10.2 9 7 Loading salvage equipment for shipment. Oct 30 Dismantling steel in Woodmill Removing asbestos containing 5 7 5 7 material from Woodmill conveyors Salvaging equipment and scrap in woodmill \\BECALVIN\VOL2 \WP \1834 \I 1966T.DOC 3/24/98 TSP Conc. Station 3 (µg /m 51 TSP Conc S tation 4 (µg /m Not installed 8 8 Not installed 6 8 Not installed 12.0 Not installed 5 7 Not installed MI MIS MI INN MB AN MIN 11111 MN IMO 111111 111111 INN MIMI MI Ili NM MI ion ins war 1111 Mlle MI MI MI Nil 111111 NM` MN Table 2. Dismantling Activities and Dioxin/Furan Air Monitoring Results Note Dioxin/Furan Site Action Level —17.6 pg/m TEQ Sample Dates Dismantling Activities Oct 20 Dismantling and loading debris at Chip Screen Building through 2i xecovenng equipment in Acid Plant, Recovery Boiler, and Woodmill Removing asbestos containing material from Beanery Building floor Oct 30 Dismantling steel in Woodmill Removing asbestos containing through 31 material from Woodmill conveyors. Salvaging equipment and scrap in woodmill \\BECALVIN\VOL2 \WP \1834 \I 1966T.DOC 3/24/98 Dioxin/Furan TEQ Conc Station 1 (p g /m TEQ) 0 0008 0 0009 Dioxin/Furan TEQ Conc. Station 2 (p g /m TEQ) 0 -004 1 0 0018 Dioxin/Furan TEQ Conc Station 3 (pg /m TEQ) WOOL. 0 0007 2.4 DIOXIN/FURAN CONCENTRATIONS The dioxin/furan monitoring results, along with the site activities on the sampling day, are presented in Table 2. Dioxin/furan monitoring 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. Dioxin/furan measurements for the two monitoring events during October 1997 ranged from 0 0007 pg/m (one monitor on October 30) to 0 0041 pg/m (one monitor on October 20) The site action level is 17 6 pg /m The highest dioxin/furan concentrations measured during October 1997 was 0 0041 pg /m measured on October 20 at Station 2 (located south of the pnmary dismantling area) This highest dioxin/furan concentration was less than three- hundredths of one percent of the site action level. The dioxin/furan TEQ measurements from the other monitors on October 20 were 0 0008 pg /m and 0 0022 pg /m Wind conditions on October 20 were light and predominantly from the east northeast. 2.5 ASBESTOS MONITORING Visual inspection was conducted at site locations where asbestos containing material removal occurs, in accordance with the Ambient Air Monitoring Plan. No visible emission of asbestos from dismantling activities was observed based on reports from routine inspections by Rayonier and the dismantling contractor personnel. Asbestos monitoring is conducted to conform to the site action level of no visible emissions of asbestos. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and the Department of Ecology Asbestos Coordinator inspected the work site and the asbestos abatement procedures in October 1997 and found no deficiencies in the asbestos abatement removal procedures. \\BECALVIN\VOL2 \WP \1834 \I 1966.DOC 3/27/98 2 -4 2.6 DEVIATIONS FROM THE MONITORING PLAN The final Ambient Air Momtonng Plan (Foster Wheeler Environmental 1998) was prepared subsequent to the i October 1997 momtonng activities. The Draft Ambient Air Work Plan (Rayomer 1997) was prepared in October 1997 to support the initial air momtonng activities at the site. The October momtonng program generally followed the procedures presented in the final Ambient Air Momtonng Plan, with the following deviations Tnp blanks were not included with the sample shipments, the plan calls for trip blanks with each shipment; Dioxm/furan weekly momtonng commenced on October 20, 1997, and The on -site meteorological station was not yet operational. Wind data were obtained from the Port Angeles Airport meteorological monitoring station. G: \WP\1834 \I 1966.DOC 3/25/98 2 -5 3.1 FLOW CHECKS 3.2 TRIP BLANKS 3 DATA QUALITY One point flow checks on the air samplers were conducted before and after each dioxm/furan sample was collected, and before each TSP sample was collected. Trip blanks were not included with the sample shipment dunng October 1997 3.3 LABORATORY METHOD BLANKS 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 One laboratory method blank was analyzed with dioxin/furan samples collected on October 20 and a second method blank was analyzed with samples collected on October 30 Results for the two October sampling method blanks are presented in Table 3 as Dioxin/Furan TEQ Mass in picograms per samples (pg /sample) Table 3. Dioxin/Furan Laboratory Method Blank Analysis Results Sample Date Dioxin/Furan TEQ Mass (pg /sample) October 20 October 30 10.39 None detected The method blank for October 30 samples contained no reportable TEQ mass. The method blank for October 20 samples was reported to contain a TEQ mass of 10 39 pg /sample Three field samples are associated with this method blank. All three October 20 samples had a reported TEQ mass of 0 82 pg /sample, or less. These field sample results indicate that the reported method blank concentration represents contamination from a source other than the site Reported results for the October 20 field samples are considered valid and require no qualification. The results are included in the data set in this report. \\BECALVUN\VOL2 \WP \1834 \11966.DOC 3/26/98 3 -1 3.4 SURROGATE RECOVERY Surrogate compounds 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 matnx, 2) the sample preparation process, and 3) the analytical process on the recovery efficiency of sample contaminants. For October the average surrogate recovery rates were within the acceptable range of 50 to 150 percent. The average recovery rates for the individual samples are presented in Table 4 Table 4. Dioxm/Furan Surrogate Recovery Rates Sample Date Surrogate Recovery Rates (percent) Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Trip Blank Method Blank October 20 91 99 101 None 83 prepared October 27 89 85 84 None 95 prepared 3.5 LABORATORY CONTROL SPIKES One laboratory control spike (LCS) was analyzed with each set of samples. The LCS is prepared using a "blank" matnx (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. The average LCS recoveries are presented in Table 5 Average October LCS recoveries were within the acceptable range of 50 to 150 percent. Table 5. Dioxin/Furan Matnx Spike Recovery Rates Sample Date Matnx Spike Recovery Rates Average Range October 20 81 51 97 October 30 94 81 —112 G: \WP\1834 \11966.DOC 3/25/98 3 -2 3.6 DATA COMPLETENESS No samples were lost or broken m shipment and all submitted samples were analyzed. All data are considered usable. The method blank from the October 20, 1997 dioxin/furan sample set is considered an anomalous sample result, and represents contamination from a source other than the site. Because the method blank concentration is greater than the three October 20 ambient air sample results, the ambient air sampling results are included in the data set in this report. G: \WP\1834 \I 1966.DOC 3/25/98 3 -3 G: \WP\I834 \11966.DOC 3/25/98 4. REFERENCES Foster Wheeler Environmc ntal Corporation. 1998 Ambient Air Momtonng Plan, Rayomer Port Angeles Site. Prepared by Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, Belle e, Washington. February 1998 Rayomer 1997 Draft An bient Air Work Plan and Procedures, Rayomer Port Angeles Facility Prepared by Rayomer, Port Angeles, Washington. October 1997 4 -1 G:\we\1834U 1966.D0C 3115/98 APPENDIX A DAILY SUMMARY OF .METEOROLOGICAL DATA Wind rose figures for each sampling event are presented in this appendix (Figures A -1 and A -2). 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 TSP or dioxin/furan %nomtor was turned on until the last monitor was turned off. A composite wind rose of tle meteorological data dunng each sampling event is also presented. The wind roses are based on data obtained from the Port Angeles Airport meteorological monitonng station. A- G: \WP\1834 \11966.DOC 3/25/98 APPENDIX A DAILY SL MMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA A -1 IND 55= .[NOT October 9 1 SPEED 0007 •21 October 23 2 «14 CAW 1.03 50 ..S NOTE: emw•.•• 1w Ib bats irtlon Ps I On CP. Iro e.lro Ci FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION CAL 1.0S 75a OTE 1 m Ind iseS /eat I an Iro I �Iro A -2 160 SEED WW1' October 20 CA•.. DOS •/ND S►® .MOTS, NOTE: Sw 2= •2 e� t r•1aN afro October 27 1. 21 •21 -LL C.•W DOS 550 NOTE: ...m.o..I0 ro w Figure A -1. Daily Wind Roses Sampled from October 9 to October 27 1997 1 t i i OW FOSTER 0/HEELER ENVIRONMENTAL A -3 FigUVe pally **Ind Rose Sample pctor4L 3:0 a moo 1 4E-,4 a a I me am Es NE EN ow Ns Ns me as NE am o. I= ims A -L: \WP \1834 \I 1966.DOC 3/26/98 APPENDIX B Note This w data are available for review at Port Angeles Public Library Under Separate Cover