Community Based Community Based Environmental Chemical Environmental Chemical

AnalysisAnalysisA Partnership Between:Seneca Babcock Good Neighbor Committee

University at BuffaloEnvironment and Society InstituteDepartment of Chemistry

SBK Environmental ResearchBuffalo Color CorporationEcology and Environment, Inc.E3 Killam, Inc.NYS Dept. of Environmental ConservationNYS Dept. of Health

Community Based Community Based Environmental Chemical Environmental Chemical

AnalysisAnalysisOverview of History of ProjectGoals for Present WorkRisk Assessment: Education, TRI

and Sampling StrategyRisk Presentation for Community

Air Sampling: Design and ResultsCurrent Sampling Plans

GoalsGoalsDevelop four to five chemical analysis technologies for use

in common environmental problems.Calibrate using standard EPA/OSHA/NIOSH/DEC

methodology.Correlate with professional analysis from Ecology and

Environment.Consult with DEC and local government about the sue of the

service and experiences of the students.Make results “certifiable” and credible. Pilot approach in year 1 on a known site (Houghton/

Stachowski Park). Extend to community problems in year 2 (Seneca Babcock)

Methods DevelopedMethods DevelopedTechnology EPA Methods Target Analytes Utility

Atomic Absorption (AA)with Graphite Furnace

Prep: 3050A, 3005Anal: 6010A

Lead, Heavy Metals atlow concentrations

Under Development,Ecology and Env.

I nductively CoupledPlasma (I CP) AtomicEmission

Prep: 3050A, 3005Anal: 6010A

Metals, other relatedelements

Available

Gas Chromatography-Electron CaptureDetection (GC- ECD)

Prep: 3500, 3550Anal: 8081

Pesticides, ChlorinatedCompounds, e.g. PCB’s

Under Development

GC- Mass Spectrometry(GC- MS)

Prep: 3500, 3550Anal: 8270A, 8260TO1, TO2

Semivolatiles,Volatiles, PAH’s,Pesticides

Available

Seneca Babcock

Houghton Park - Kaisertown

Worthington Compressor

HoughtonAcademy

Parking Lot

Site

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments Consulted broadly with DEC, City of Buffalo Office for the

Environment and others; chose Stachowski Park site, previously studied by DEC.

Developed field sampling strategy based on previous DEC Sampling.

Developed analyses for metals, elements and semivolatile organics, pesticide residues and applied them to 12 samples

Ecology and Environment verified results from subset of samples for lead and semivolatiles organics.

Reported to City of Buffalo Environmental Management Commission, Nov 12, 1997.

Current semester: Cooperation in air sampling study in Seneca Babcock neighborhood: consult with community.

Buffalo ColorCorp

PVSChem

Results - Method Results - Method DevelopmentDevelopment

Seneca Babcock ESI Seneca Babcock ESI ProgramProgram

GC-MS Method for VOC’sAdapted T01/T02calibrated with VOC/Water Standard

sixty compounds at 8ppmdetected 27 compounds

Tested Samplers in Lab with Benzene Toluene Exposure - detected both.

Formaldehyde NIOSH Method

Results - SamplingResults - SamplingSeneca Babcock ESI Seneca Babcock ESI

ProgramProgramThree rounds of Passive Badge

Sampling over 80 samples taken

Two rounds of Passive Formaldehyde Badge Sampling over 30 samples taken

Participant Sampling AgreementsSampling Notebook for Participants

Community Based Community Based Environmental Chemical Environmental Chemical

AnalysisAnalysisCurrent Sampling Plans

Soil Study of School 26 PlaygroundMetals, Semi VolatilesFollowup from DOH Study

Aniline and Ammonia Tracking from BCCCooperation for Batch/Grab Sampling

Sulfur Dioxide, PVS and ThruwayMethod DevelopmentComparison to Clinton Street DEC Sampling

Public Meetings and ReportsPublic Meetings and ReportsRegular Meetings at Seneca Babcock Community

CenterSeneca Babcock Good Neighbor CommitteeCity of Buffalo Environmental Management

CommissionPublic Meeting: Worst Case Scenario - Buffalo Color

(February 17, 1999)Followup with Allied Buffalo Research LaboratoryValley Community CenterDudley Branch LibraryProposed EPA EMPACT Proposal: City of Buffalo, ESI,

SBGNC, BCC, Allied as partners

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AnalysisAnalysis