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THESTATEEDUCATIONDEPARTMENT/THEUNIVERSITYOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORK/ALBANY,NY12234OfficeofFacilitiesPlanning,Room1060EducationBuildingAnnexTel.(518)474-3906Fax(518)486-5918Website:HYPERLINK"http://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/"http://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/SuperintendentsofschoolsSeptember15,2011BOCESDistrictSuperintendentsSUBJECT:PCB-ContainingFluorescentLightingballastsThisletteristoinformschooladministratorsaboutimportantenvironmental,health,andsafetyinformationregardingcertainfluorescentlightfixtures,andtorecommendtheinventoryofalllightingfixturesinschoolsbuiltorrenovatedbefore1980.ItisstronglyrecommendedthataplanbedevelopedtoreplacealllightingfixturesidentifiedascontainingPCBs.InDecemberof2010,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)releasedguidancerecommendingschoolstakestepstoreducepotentialexposurestopolychlorinatedbiphenyls(PCBs)fromolderfluorescentlightingfixtures.TheguidanceisbasedonevidencethatolderballastscontainPCBsthatcanleakwhentheballastsfail,leadingtoelevatedlevelsofPCBsintheair.Elevatedlevelsshouldnotrepresentanimmediatethreatbutcouldposehealthconcernsiftheelevatedlevelspersistovertime.IflightballastsareleakingPCBs,federallawrequiresimmediateremovalanddisposaloftheballastsandanyPCBcontainingmaterialatanEPAapprovedfacility.PCBsshouldberemovedbytrainedprofessionalsusingprotectiveequipmentandproperdisposalprocedures.EPAguidancedocumentsandadditionalinformationonPCB’scanbefoundatthefollowinglocations:HYPERLINK"http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/ballasts.htm"http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/ballasts.htmHYPERLINK"http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/index.htm"http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/index.htmPCBswereextensivelyusedinfluorescentlightballastsandotherelectricaldevicesduetotheirinsulatingpropertiesuntiltheywerebannedintheUnitedStatesin1978.LightfixturescontainingPCBballastsweredistributeduntilabout1980.Moreinformationcanbefoundinthefacilitiesplanni
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