NCD980602163_19840925_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_PCB Control, Handling and Disposed Guidelines-OCR

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September 25, 1984
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The Division of State Construe ion
Department of Administration
300 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
Attention: Mr. George P. Johnson
P.C.B. Task Force
Subject: P.C.B. Control, Handling and Disposed Guidelines
Dear Mr. Johnson;
In conformance with your request to communicate by letter to your attention
within twenty (20) days, and submit questions that can be discussed at meet-
ing with designated persons within ninty (90) days, I suanit the following.
1. I did not fully understand how to dispose of fluorescent ballast with
P.C.B. rating.
The guidelines 5.2.3 under heading of Small P.C.B. Capacitors suggest
they be sent to municipal landfill with permission from DHR. However,
Mr. Myer said they would not be accepted at municipal landfills.
Please clarify total fluorscent ballast problems relating to; leaking
while in operation, handling when removed while leaking and clean up
procedure relating to light fixture they were mounted in.
When ballast has leaked or caught fire how shall they be housed for
disposal?
2. P.C.B. transformers presently located on site should be removed as
soon as possible by the Utility Company responsible.
Will funds be made available to the electrical utility companies to
purchase new transformers (non P.C.B. type) to replace existing P.C.B.
contaminated transformers?
We at North Carolina Memorial Hospital would like to be relieved of
P.C.B. contaminated transformers at an early date. Prior to leakage
problem.
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Mr. George P. Johnson
September 25, 1984
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3. There seems to be different interpretations of danger due to fume from,
and casual contact with P.C.B .• As I understand the statement the Federal
view would not consider fumes a danger, and unless P.C.B. is ingested
regularly or in heavy dosage, not the hazard level expressed by State.
4. In event of spill and clean up would self contained breathing aparatus be
required, and if so would the equipment be considered contaminated and
have to be discarded with clothes, etc.?
i~ David Bell
Director, Plant Engineering
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Copies: Mr. Ray Ward
Mr. Wilbur Moore
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