Next Program Planning Meeting
Page Last Updated February 8, 2023
TSCA & PCB Working Group
The TSCA & PCB Working Group will focus on recent industry practices dealing with site remediation and building demolition as they pertain to the remediation/abatement of PCBs. Currently, there is a considerable amount of uncertainty in the industry regarding the assessment, remediation/abatement, demolition, and disposal practices associated with contaminated soil and building materials (caulking, paint, concrete, etc.). The TSCA & PCB Working Group will serve to understand and communicate EPA-compliant approaches for remediation of these materials. The working group will interact with the EPA Region 1 TSCA administrator on a frequent basis to understand what approaches have been both proposed and approved.
Program topics include:
- Assessment of PCB impacted media
- Analytical techniques and current methods
- Fate and transport of PCBs in the environment
- Contaminated site remediation with impacted environmental media
- Assessment of suspect PCB-containing building materials
- Demolition of buildings with PCB-impacted building materials
- Remediation and construction & demolition waste management
- Treatment technologies for PCB destruction, reduction, or immobilization
- State regulatory standards and potential PCB statutes
- PCB disposal issues and facilities
- PCB forensics
- Review of pertinent case studies
And work with Federal and State agencies that include:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- New England state environmental regulatory agencies
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
