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PCBs in Building Caulk

At one time caulk was manufactured to contain PCBs because they imparted flexibility. PCB-containing caulk was used as a joint sealant in various architectural applications, including around windows, and masonry expansion joints.

It is known that caulk containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was used in some buildings, including schools, in the 1950s through the 1970s. Buildings built after 1980 are less likely to contain caulk that contains PCBs. Caulk is a flexible material used to seal gaps to make windows, masonry and joints in buildings and other structures watertight or airtight. To date it has been found in buildings in the northeastern United States and in joints in concrete water storage basins in the western United States.

* If you believe the caulk in your school or building was manufactured before 1978, when PCBs were banned, you may wish to have the caulk tested by a chemical analysis laboratory.

* If PCBs are found in the caulk, avoid regular touching of the caulk, clean it up properly and safely, and make plans to remove the caulk.

* When PCB-containing caulk is removed and disposed of, it should be done with care to avoid contamination of surrounding materials such as floors, wood, bricks, mortar or soil.

The Mack Group, LLC offers Nationwide PCB Caulk Removal Services

The Mack Group, LLC offers a complete solution to your pcb caulk removal and disposal needs. We have trained and experience technicians that can safely and efficiently remove the pcb caulk materials and then properly dispose. We can also perform asbestos removal, asbestos abatement, surveys, testing and sampling.

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Contact Information:

The MACK Group, LLC - Corporate Main Office
1500 Kings Hwy. N., Ste 209
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Tel: 877-759-MACK
Fax: 973-759-5554
Web: http://www.mackgrp.com
Email: sking@mackgrp.com

PCB Caulk Removal Contractor Services Nationwide

At one time caulk was manufactured to contain PCBs because they imparted flexibility. PCB-containing caulk was used as a joint sealant in various architectural applications, including around windows, and masonry expansion joints.

It is known that caulk containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was used in some buildings, including schools, in the 1950s through the 1970s. Buildings built after 1980 are less likely to contain caulk that contains PCBs.

Caulk is a flexible material used to seal gaps to make windows, masonry and joints in buildings and other structures watertight or airtight. To date it has been found in buildings in the northeastern United States and in joints in concrete water storage basins in the western United States.

* If you believe the caulk in your school or building was manufactured before 1978, when PCBs were banned, you may wish to have the caulk tested by a chemical analysis laboratory.

* If PCBs are found in the caulk, avoid regular touching of the caulk, clean it up properly and safely, and make plans to remove the caulk.

* When PCB-containing caulk is removed and disposed of, it should be done with care to avoid contamination of surrounding materials such as floors, wood, bricks, mortar or soil.

The Mack Group, LLC offers Nationwide PCB Caulk Removal Services

The Mack Group, LLC offers a complete solution to your pcb caulk removal needs as well as asbestos removal, asbestos abatement, surveys, testing and sampling, and disposal.

Contact Information:

The MACK Group, LLC
1500 Kings Hwy. N., Ste 209
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Tel: 973-759-5000
Fax: 973-759-5554
Web: http://www.mackgrp.com/
Email: sking@mackgrp.com

Evaluating Properties for Presence of PCBs

The following are exerpts from a press release dated December 21, 2007 from The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA)

The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) is launching an initiative to ensure that its environmental engineering consultants are fully aware of the most current and comprehensive methods of evaluating properties where polychlorinated biphenyls, better known as PCBs, may be present.

The SDA's initiative to heighten awareness of PCB-containing materials and items stems from recent discussions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding a Consent Agreement and Final Order being finalized between SDA and EPA.

Steps by the SDA are geared toward ensuring that potential sources of PCBs are identified early in a demolition or construction project, that testing and disposal occur promptly after such potential sources are identified, and that the relevant authorities are properly notified of PCB-handling activities in a timely fashion.

Generally, the assessment of PCBs in building materials and fixtures is not a routine practice, nor is it currently required by law. However, the SDA has long required that its environmental consultants evaluate developed properties to identify certain building elements, namely older industrial lighting fixtures and electrical transformers, which are recognized as the most common sources of PCB-containing material.

According to the EPA, more than 1.5 billion pounds of PCBs were produced in the United States before manufacturing ended in the late 1970s. Due to their excellent electrical insulating properties and durability, PCBs were widely used in electrical equipment such as transformers. Use of PCBs was banned upon discovery of various human health effects. In discussions with SDA representatives, EPA inspectors disclosed that they now believe that PCBs might be present in more building materials than previously suspected.

Using EPA's recent PCB Inspection Manual as a comprehensive reference, the SDA is initiating training of its environmental engineering consultants and staff on the proper inspection, identification, notification and disposal practices for PCBs. This training is intended to alert consultants to the potential presence of PCBs in building materials, besides light fixtures and transformers, that are not commonly understood to contain PCBs.

The complete press release can be found at www.njsda.gov/Archive/2007/12/12.21.07/nr_12.21.07.htm

If you have PCB containing or contaminated building materials, please feel free to contact The Mack Group, LLC (MACK). MACK offers nationwide PCB contaminated building material removal services including PCB containing caulk, roofing materials, paints, ballasts, etc. The company also performs asbestos removal, asbestos abatement, surveys, testing and sampling, and disposal.

Contact Information:
The MACK Group, LLC
1500 Kings Hwy. N., Ste 209
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Tel: 973-759-5000
Fax: 973-759-5554
Web: http://www.mackgrp.com/
Email: sking@mackgrp.com

PCBs In Building Materials - Information and Removal Options

PCBs are no longer manufactured in the United States.

The Environmental Protection Agency requested information about the use and concentration of PCBs found in certain non-liquid PCB applications or products for the December 6,1994 Proposed rule

The following brief descriptions of non-liquid PCB use information submitted to EPA are taken from pages 69358-69364 [FR Doc. 99-32079]

Insulation (e.g., wool felt, foam rubber and fiberglass) and sound-dampening materials. These materials have been found to contain PCBs at concentrations which exceed 50 ppm. Fiberglass insulation containing PCBs has been found in federally owned buildings at various concentrations. Bulk PCB concentrations were reported to range between <1>

Plastics, small foam rubber and rubber parts, adhesive tape, and insulating materials used in electrical cabling.

Paint formulations

Fluorescent light ballast potting materials

Gaskets in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and other duct systems.

Coatings for ceiling tiles. Ceiling tiles contaminated with PCBs have been found at educational institutions with surface level PCB concentrations at a maximum of 53 ppm.

Flooring and floor wax/sealants.

Roofing and siding materials. This material was manufactured and marketed worldwide as Robertson Protected Metal (RPM) and Galbestos to airlines, railroads, chemical plants, steel mills, mines, industrial/manufacturing facilities, and military facilities.

Caulking and grout. Samples of caulking that have been contaminated with PCBs have been found in a setting previously used as a school at a maximum concentration of 310,000 ppm PCBs

Waterproofing compounds, anti-fouling compounds, and fire retardant coatings.

Coal-tar enamel coatings for steel water pipe and underground storage tanks

The Mack Group, LLC offers Nationwide PCB Contaminated Building Materials Removal Services

The Mack Group, LLC offers a complete solution to your PCB contaminated building materials abatement, remediation, removal and disposal requirements. We have the ability to professional abate these materials and dispose of the materials into an approved disposal facility. We also perform asbestos removal, asbestos abatement, surveys, testing and sampling, and disposal.

Feel free to contact us for consulting services or an estimate or proposal for your PCB contaminated building material removal project.

Contact Information:

The MACK Group, LLC
1500 Kings Hwy. N., Ste 209
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Tel: 973-759-5000
Fax: 973-759-5554
Web: www.mackgrp.com
Email: sking@mackgrp.com

Some of the information on PCBs above was found at the source www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/demodebris/pages2/demowasteother.html