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PLAINTIFF'S ( EXHIBIT BIR-6 REPORT of ASBESTOS TESTING OF BIRD INC. ROOFING PRODUCTS CONDUCTED FOR A PENDING COURT CASE REPORT #430 Typed by: TRW Report Issued: W. B. R. ENGINEERING Inc. Environmental < Management Consultants 234 Rt. 70 Medford, New Jersey 08055 (609) 953-5355 Distribution: Mr. Stephen Siegris Att'y. (4 copies) February 28, 1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I.INTRODUCTION. ............................................................................... 3 II. TEST PLAN....................................................................................................................... 6 III. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS . ... i .... ................................ 8. IV. DATA SHEETS.................................................................................. ...... 'V.' REFERENCES.'.'.' ` W'.'V ^ 32 APPENDIX Product Specification Sheets Asbestos Resume Test Report 22,437 Asbestos Testimony in Washington, D.C. 2 I INTRODUCTION Mr. Stephen Siegrist, Attorney for Moss-, Powers & Kugler, Seven East Main Street, Moorestown, NJ 08057 (609) 235--4700, requested W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC.* to. prepare a report on the series of asbestos tests conducted by ROSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATES -in 1986 on Bird, Inc. Asphalt Base Sheet. The purpose of those tests was to examine the- products and determine''tTie-; -extent' of ACM ( Asbestos''Containing' Materials')" normally "on the surface and which would become airborne if the material were abraded (such as in cutting, sawing or demolishing of a built-up roof made with these products). It should be noted that the normal "builtup"' 2, 3 or 4 ply asphalt roof would, by design and installation, nor mally ..encapsulate .(sa-turate ) all-the- -asbestos f ibers in both the as phalt base sheet (also called tar paper, asphalt paper, etc.) and the hot mopped-on sealers used to secure the asphalt base sheets to the roof and to each of the other base sheets. When the asbestos fibers are encapsulated there is no health hazard. Asbestos is only a problem when its fibers become airborne. Figure I on Page' 5 shows a typical 4 ply "built up" roof of the typical materials. . . "When this type of roof is demolished, damaged or "ripped off" in a storm, routinely repaired or is modified by drilling, saw cutting, etc., the surface sealing of the asbestos materials can be disturbed. To simulate a surface disturbance, the'samples were abraded with a scalpel type razor knife. This was done by scraping the knife at right angles to the flat surface. In this way a small surface area of the material was removed so that the SEM and PLM microscope analyses could determine the extent of the exposed fibers (if any). It should be noted in this analysis that the term "fiber" and "asbestos fiber" are extreme ly important. "Fiber" means the result may include asbestos, fiberglass, rock wool, etc. fibers--while "asbestos fiber" means the result includes one or more of the 6 basic types of asbestos fibers. This abrading/scraping procedure was determined by W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC. as the most accurate and fairest way to evaluate the exposure and/or breaking loose of asbestos fibers which might occur under such abrading actions. It should be noted that wind and normal air currents would rapidly disperse airborne asbestos fibers. Remember, over 90% of all airborne asbestos fibers come from vehicular brakes. * W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC. is the present engineering consulting firm of W. B. Rossnagel, P.E. who, after 16 years as president; sold his former firm ROSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATES in 1986. Now, after five years, both firms are again operating from their three story building on Route 70 in Medford, New Jersey. 3 L'evels of 3",000 to 9,000 .asbestos fibers per cubic meter of air have been shown to be present in over 200 tests conducted by W. B. Rossnagel in homes, schools, parks, parking lots, shopping centers, etc. He pre sented that data at the USEPA Public Hearings on asbestos in Washington D.C. on May 7, 1984. See M262B in the APPENDIX. With a level of 3,000 to 9,000 asbestos fibers per cubic meter of air as an average non-industrial- exposure;- and considering a person breathes at least 3 to 9 cubic meters of air a day, then one can expect to breathe at least 9,000 to 27,000 asbestos fibers every day. That perspective is neccessary as the reader reviews the- results in this report'.-=........ ;; ...... - In SECTION II is the TEST PLAN. In SECTION III are the RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS. In SECTION IV are the DATA SHEETS. NOTE: 1. This report pertains only to the samples or source tested or the inspection of other work actually done. .Information contained herein is not to be reproduced outside of the Buyer's organization, in whole or in part, without the prior written approval of the Buyer or W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC. 2. The liability of W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC., with respect to 'the services charged for herein, shall in no event exceed the amount of the invoice. 4 TYPICAL "BUILT- UP` ASPHALT ROOF 4 fLY HOOF jyPK/H. C0AJST/llJC* TiCM 5LA6 USUALLY INSTALLS? \P FlTCtf IS LESS THAA; y& M/Ctf PBS. poor, ____ Q. ISTc S Wf Hot asphalt SEALER- /S Ib.'SUe* ' ,3&** 7 V SV&5TRATEL - OR $QpfhC RGCFM MATBmiS AA PtPFklCi? Oti. rtfIS CftN Q STEEL } CONCRETEf \Y>OQQ) ZK Often Pose SK-f j's mallei or se&reJl. ujifn m^fal ch'^s thsfeoA of with hi a$fliaJf s*4\tf, 5 II TEST PLAN The plan, developed b.y W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC., to test the Bird , Inc. 45 lb. Asphalt Base Sheet for asbestos fibers, is shown on the following page. , Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used in order to also include the short-(under 5 micron) fibers and thin .(less than 5 micron, diameter) fifeers which.are.. no,t seen...in. the ..conventional lower'cost PLM'(Polarized Light Microscopy) analyses. . W.B.R,., ENGINEERING INC. selected-Structure-Probe Inc. of West Chester, Pennsylvania to conduct that important analysis. The PLM analysis was also done by them.. The samples were de- livered"personally: byRbssnagel 'to'' Mr'.'" Gene ' Rodek of StructureProbe on November 12, 1986. t. When analyzing bulk materials (such as the Bird, Inc. 45 lb. Asphalt Base Sheet) for their type and quantity of asbestos, the basic USEPA Test Method is by Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM). Another USEPA Test. Method .is by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). This is a much more expensive and accurate test which is-conducted at much higher magnification. The SEM Method is done at 6,000 to 50,000 magni fication. It will see the "thin and -."short" asbestos fibers not seen in the basic PLM Method. Both of these methods were used in this study. There is another basic asbestos test method. It is the NI0SH Test Method 239 or 7400--called Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM). It was not utilized in these tests because it is an air borne test method. In the PCM test from 240 liters (in NI0SH Test Method 239) to 2,000 liters (in NI0SH Test Method 7400) of air are passed through a special Metracel filter which is then dissolved with a chemical. Then the asbestos fibers are counted at 400 magnification to determine the asbestos concentration in the air which passed through the filter. Since the plaintiff mentioned PCM testing, W.B.R. ENGINEERING initially contemplated to use it as another reference point in looking at the fibers on the surface of the 45 lb. Asphalt Base Sheet. However, W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC. decided not to conduct a PCM' test on a bulk sample because it would not be the normal or approved test method. W.B. Rossnagel personally picked up the lab results and samples on November 20, 1986 and wrote up the analysis results on November 21-22, 1986. In doing the abrasion with the scalpel knife, the surface was scraped 5 times. As the penetration of the scraping went deeper, the fibers which became exposed were proportional to the depth of the abrading. Therefore, the final SEM analysis was made at abrading locations near the surface because that was deemed a "worst case" test. This abrading activity on the test samples confirmed the thorough encapsulation of the asbestos fibers and other fibers and particulates- in the asphalt coating. 6 ft. C.R.A. E.C.R.A. E.I.S. ASBESTOS W. B. R. ENGINEERING Inc. Environmental d Management Consultants 23A Kt. 70 Medford, New Jersey 08055 (609) 953-5355 | AIR WATER - ENERGY INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE . NOISE - WASTE O.t.H.A. R.T.K. INCINERATION DESIGN OF AIR/ ENERGY/ NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIFICATIONS / DRAWINGS / PERMITS ' INTERIM MANAGEMENT Nov. 12, 1986 TO: Gene Rodek Structure Probe Inc. West Chester, Pa. ... ..... ... .--.TEST-PLAN-^FOR'.V,BTR-D.,'-."-I-NG>v ACM--- R00F-PR0.DUCT-. .MATERIAL 45 lb. Asphalt Base Sheet* TYPE OF sema test TYPE;OF PLM# TEST 1. SEM on 3. PLM on 45 lb. . . .45 lb. sheet sheet surface surface 2. SEM on 45 lb. sheet surface after abrasion 4. PLM on - 45 lb. sheet surface after abrasion ' .REMARKS ' Asbestos Containing Materials A Scanning Electron Microscope # Polarized Light Microscope Test * Manufactured by Bird, Inc. This work to be done under W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC. Purchase Order #51 dated November 12, 1986. NJ PC # 12043 7 PA PE III42BE NY PE #047488 77*rr IT FTurr cn vnti-ufai r v rwmi/ \vu*t tuf oonoi ms re MA PC #27423 LAB PROCEDURE W.B.R. ENGINEERING INC. instructed Structure-Probe to prepare the samples for SEM/EDS and PLM by the following procedure. The tests' were designated as follows: 1) 45.1b. asphalt base, sheet . '2) 45 -lb. asphalt base sheet-(after abrasion) In Test #2 the samples had their surfaces abraded '5 times by superficial scraping with a scalpel. The samples were then mounted, onto ' a 'specfe-ro'^'raphicail'y p'urfe'-"car'bon''ho`lde'r',' followed by coating'' of the sample with evaporated spectrographically pure carbon using a SPI-Module Carbon.Coater #12151. The SEM examination was employed using a JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope,... -T-he.-entire sample...-was., .-observed-at-,-.various., magnifications from 100X to 50,000X in order to determine a relative number of fibers *-per unit area on the surface. Several tentative fiber classes were chosen to represent the various observed sizes, shapes, surface feat.ure.s,. etc* ..... The ,S .,..-.alo.ng.wi.h its. associated. X-ray. Detector and Multichannel Anal} ;r, provided the information for the elemental analysis of the specimen. An EDS .spectrum was recorded for each class. The micrograph accompanying each spectrum shows the area on a given fiber that represents the actual spot analyzed. For the PLM portion of this study, sections from each sample were viewed using a Vicker's Instruments, Inc. M41 PhotoPlan Light Microscope. Due to the opaque nature of the sample material, the surfaces were viewed using Polarized Reflected Light. The surfaces were observed and photomicrographs were taken at various magnifications 7.1 RESULTS III RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS The results of the tests are shown in Table I below: MATERIAL 45 lb. Asphalt Base Sheet* TYPE OF SEM7TEST,., 1. SEM on 45 lb. sheet .surface 2. SEM on 45 lb. sheet, surface 'after....... abrasion TYPE OF PLM TEST FIBER COUNT 10 fibers/ mm^ 7* 5 fibers/ mm ^ ............... . ' 3. PLM on 45 lb. sheet surface -- 4. PLM on 45 lb. sheet surface after abrasion TABLE I 1- -- COMMENT Small num ber of non asbestos fibers ob served Small num ber of asbestos fiber bundles c which most were exposed No fibrous materials observed Confirms small num ber of asbestos fiber bun dles exposed. A Scanning Electron Microscope # Polarized Light Microscope Test * Manufactured by Bird Inc. 8 SEM Test (Sample) 1 on the 45 lb. sheet surface showed an average of 10 fibers/mmz (millimeter squared). The scanning was done at 100-1,000 magnification. The fiber counting was done at 500-50,000 magnification. The photomicrographs were made at the magnification shown on each picture. The EDS* (Energy. Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) analysis is described further along with the SEM and PLM analyses in SECTION V. . This means...that..an..average of....10, fibers.: (.not all .of. which were asbestos fibersJ/mm'2 were seen in' the scan. . The'EDS spectra and the physical nature of the fiber shown in Exhibit A, Pages 1 and 2, show the fiber not .tp be. asbest.os. It could be fiberglass, rock wool or any of over 60 similar crystalline materials. Exhibit C, Pages "i'-and -2," alSov show- a -non-asbestos- fiber. From these and other photomicrographs, the conclusion was made that the fibers on the surface of the 45 lb. Asphalt Base Sheet were not asbestos; Exhibit D showed 1 fiber by' PLM < 300X and that same fiber at 50,000X by SEM. SEM Test 2 on the 4.5. lb. sheet after abrading showed an average of 7.5 fibers/mm^. Exhibit E, Pages 1 and 2, shows a small bundle of asbestos fibers. The ESD spectra and the physical nature of the fibers confirm these are Chrysotile and asbestos fibers. These asbestos fibers were not coated. Most of these fibers were exposed by the abrading action--but most were still partially secured to the asphalt base sheet. Exhibit F via SEM showed 3 fibers. * The "x" on the microphotograph indicates the exact location where the ESD X-ray beam was aimed. 10 PLM Test 3 showed there were no asbestos fibers in Exhibit G. PLM Test 4 showed there were no asbestos fibers in Exhibit H. . * . .* * V V *.*. *.* PLM 'Test 5 showed no asbestos fibers present on the surface of the base sheet in- Exhibit I.' U PLM Test 6 showed some fiber; (they are out of focus because they were partially exposed above the surface of the base sheet) in Exhibit J. However/ because the regular PLM analysis could not be made (because light would not.show through the base sheet) and a Reflective PLM test had to be done, that method was unable `to- co'nfirm if- these Were asbestos' fibers. However, it was confirmed in the more.costly and more accurate SEM Analysis that the Test 6 fibers were asbestos. The Table of X-ray Emission and Absorption Edge Energies at the end of this SECTION III provides additional information on the SEM analysis. 11 c CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS Test #1 showed 10 fibers/mm2 but no asbestos fibers loose on the surface of the Bird 45 lb. Asphalt Base Sheet. After abrasion. Test #2 showed 7.5 asbestos fibers/mm2 par tially or fully exposed on the disturbed surface. Most of the ex posed fibers were still secured to the asphalt sealer. When one considers 7.5 asbestos fibers/mm2 it should be noted '"that the number converts to 4,688 asbestos fibers/square inch. It should also be understood that the 3,000 to 9,000 asbestos fibers per cubic meter* which a person breathes in normal air in homes, schools, parks, parking lots, shopping centers, etc. (See further information on APPENDIX Page 4) constitutes a much greater hazard in breathing than does an average of 4,688 asbestos fibers per square inch that were shown to be exposed, but mostly still secured, in the sealer in a "worst case" surface abrasion of the Bird 45 lb. Asphalt Base Sheet. Remember, a person breathes _at least 3-9 cubic meters of air a day. A jogger can breathe up to 50 cubic meters of air a day. For additional perspective, a normal person will also breathe / about 50,000 fiberglass fibers a day, about 500,000 viruses a day and over 1,000,000 bacteria a day. An extrapolation of the 45 lb. felt test results can be made for the 15 lb. felt when a detailed comparison is made of their con struction (See also the Product Specification Sheets in the APPENDIX) as shown in TABLE II on Page 13.1. 12 .This comparison shows that the identical Code.29200 material (which contains the asbestos) is the base material in both the 45 lb. 'and 1'5 lb. felt. Each are then coated on both sides with the same saturating heavy -Bunker C oil as shown.in Item 4.. .It is believed that saturated heavy oil coating "secures in" (holds) in the asbestos f ibers-, and the additional coating, in Item .7 (that'only., goes on vthe . . 45 lb. felt) does not necessarily encapture any more asbestos fibers. The Item 7 Code "14200 asphalt coating is primarily intended to proy:ide;.more'.Substa.nee:' (thiGknessOJ.-.f.or-'the-4-5 lb. `felt-as it is the base ,sheet (or 1st ply) laid on an often unsmooth surface. 13 COMPARISON OF BIRD, INC. ROOF FELT MATERIALS Item 'Parameter 45 lb. ' 1. Organic with felt base. Yes 2. Use on roof As base sheet or base ply ' 3` ' Contains talc on both" sides .Yes 4. Coated once through- . tank with Code 15375 s-a-t ura ting - Bunker- ~Q-" oil on both sides 5. Percent asbestos in Code 29200 10 lb. x 36" wide felt Yes 85% 6. Weight per 100 sq. ft. 41.6 lbs. 1. Base, sheet coated- with Code 14200 coating asphalt . Yes 8. Who supplied asbestos Nicolett containing Code 29200 & felt to Bird GAF 9. Where was'Bird, Inc. treatment of felt done Norwood plant 15 lb. Yes As built-up sheet or built-up plys No, none Yes 85% 13.8 lbs. No Nicolett & GAF Perth Amboy plant TABLE II 13.1 IV DATA SHEETS Section A '' SEM/EDS Data in Exhibits A through F Section B PLM Data in Exhibits G through J *V 14 STRUCTURE PWOafclNC. J" /T'O^ / tefifps Er'aS!Hp JN <I ; t: iaJJjidKC:v4i.i"-"*, ** ,T , ' j -j .,. .Ji 1 1 Ii i | ; iil'i'i-r :i > -6t - cii' '.i'- -'l i i -i ii S'* iic d STRUCTURE PROBE. 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JT55S" TTh'---- 171700" --TT367" 2! 4)4 19565 77757" 96 Am "194931 775950 "173975 --13915" 1*749" 17973" 73551 ' II&3S" 77944 96 <!m 9) BA lb) 139 " "155133 109 991 "135'390 TTCi------ "177 794 128 oaB 13353" 19199 --19BK~ "13057 15151" --19951" 1*979 134913" --15757" 70 557 1T5B3 77703" 19590" 73935" 731*9" --19151 --33157"" 7*170 19139" 7TEU" 31 4. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) uses a highly focused electron beam (less than 10nm diameter) which can be scanned in_ a raster on the sample surface. The intensity of secondary electrons produced at each point is used to form a picture of the sample. Magnification factors from 10X to 100.000X can be obtained.. -The depth of field is inherently quite large which allows the micrographs to be in focus at ail points across a rough surface. Xn addition, the SEM does not suffer .from the light microscope problem of light reflecting off at odd angles and being lost from view. Micrographs are marked with full id'entification. The sample number/description and area` "designation are noted on-the. top-one or two Lines. 'Next is the' magnification and finally the microqraph sequence .code. The first number in the code refers to the sample being examined while the letter refers to a particular area on that sample.* The final 4 digits are used for our work records. When a tilt angle (often 45*) is imposed upon the sample, thu "resulting ..microgcaphs--should'* be'.vie wed- with -the.: Polaroid' print t'ab'at the' top and all dimension measurements made parallel to the short side of the micrograph. Home foreshortening is expected in the longer" viewing direction if a tilt is imposed. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (KPS) is an effective method tor analyzing tor EKe main components as well as . Ipw7rl0vel; (nominally .. Q.,Li).,-...contaminants. ..in.....relatively thick "(several midron) layer's" -'The x-ray spectra display an intensity versus energy plot of x-rays given oft' by the sample bombarded by the electron beam of the SEM. - The vertical scale is x-ray intensity at each energy position. The spectrum is usually recorded at a scale calibration of 32,000 counts full scale. Small peaks are- then recorded on the' same chart at one or two higher sensitivities. The horizontal scale runs from 0 to 20 kev and the x-ray peaks which appear- on the spectrum have energies in the same range. Each element emits x-rays of characteristic energies so it is a simple matter to relate an x-ray peak to its corresponding element using the attached table of Major X-Ray Emission Energies. Only those elements sodium and.heavier on the Periodic Table are included in- this study. Except when a 'windowless1 detector is employed, the EOS technique does not detect x-rays originating from the light elements. The area analyzed is noted on the spectrum. A magnification on the spectrum label (usually that of a higher magnification photograph attached to the spectrum) indicates that the electron beam was scanned in a raster on the sample while the spectrum was collected. "Spot* indicates that the beam scan was disabled to allow analysis of the particular spot noted on the micrograph. ' Polarized light microscopy/dispersion staining (PLH/DS) is a method for determining the unique optical crystallographic properties of various crystal phases in a sample. PLM/DS is an invaluable tool in the identification of crystalline materials such as asbestos. It is basically a particle identification technique based on the difference between refractive' index dispersion of a particle and of the liquid medium in which the particle is immersed. Two different procedures are based on the' use of stops in the objective back focal plane; both procedures give colored particle boundaries. An annular stop shows a color consisting of wavelengths near that at which particle and medium match in refractive index; a central stop shows colors complementary to those shown by the annual stop, that is, light of wavelengths refracted by the particle in that medium. These effects make it possible to systematically identify transparent substances by their dispersion colors in known refractive index media. The procedure has been applied to refractive index determination, identification of quartz in lung tissue, determination of toxic dusts, particle counting, identification of glass fragments, identification of asbestos, mineral characterization. Identification of settled dust and fiber identification. 32 APPENDIX , Product Specification -Sheets . W. -B'. Rossnagel's' Asbestos Resume Test Report 22,437 W. B. Rossnagel's Asbestos Testimony *. * ^ in Washington, D.C,.. . ; ; . w'** ** *%.*. *. *v - --- os w. flu * g CoOi ft t+n irH o orH O' CM cm: H w I** no EH rH 05 ,C3 M sccoo 1 TM CO lA >4 4 CO ocCeO I (H (0-0! <3 ft o s CV VO m S' < M OS ine^ M<N H . rH Mf ft _Ov NO M ft NO (vo o tJ a a CM 'O H ?! CM CM M O OM EOh s gCM>O SOO3 c3 ME gM gCO \o jc VCOM H I U r ra O P 3 $fll rt H s 4) o +> o 3cT H O a} iH Ch Xu a m 3 H P 4) +o>j: ,w Si u9 i-t' P4 4! 09 p Si fHl rl -p Si t St S' 1 xt CO OO g3W p IT CM IC' CM CM Q VO O' 8 8 3O IT If o PS M 55 CO M R Mfc f--I c Sc3 <5 0tH3 > 4) P O <5 O H P O C43 O PJH-. I *4 V 4> cPn> u> c s ' CO PoS O-c .1 O5 oCJ R olls { Un i t OJ VO K\ & as w (X, e tao o o -H 3 IT IT ON -=* CM CM rH C3 M *4 o PC `6 (Vi a as w Eh Eh W SC to 00 CO iri # o 1TN -sf (S' af CM 3$ pH S' On CM ON O' CO ON 00 Pro d u c tio n Crew S ize cut /?i P.CD O perating Speed ^25 r o l l f l / h r . Q tAO &H O O to H *3 V +> r- s O iCVj KN =te Pi s V PC Z CO tc *3 a H *PHi "8 V P O O to ca 3 H aU to 4) P a) oX H CM Ps H PA to P 1-1 s a rl *rt (V, 45 ,j PC H 0) > bC C H rt C I <0 151 i 3 afl 3 M 55 O H e 8 ic M CM CM O e to 13 W Oo ft VO O' H IT IT o to Kw PC CO H 5t t-H P, PROFESSIONAL RESUME ON ASBESTOS (CURRICULUM VITAE! Tug years U.S.N. - 1-1 Months Radar School, 1946 - 1998 Graduate, Stavanu Institute of Technology, 1952 During collogo formad Rassnagel Television In Fair Lawn, NJ - Operated TV survicc company while employed at Bandlx, McAvoy Target Co. and Koarfott. At Kcarfolt was Assistant Manager of Experimental Assembly Shop whore contamination prob lems were a Major problem In final testlng'of Polaris Cyros. First workod with airborne asbestos In 1956 an it uas a contaminant in the crucial balancing of the gyros. Spent long hours studying (under Microscopes) the various types of asbestos dust and fiberglass contaminants. In i960 founded National Target Ranges Inc. in Lincoln Park, N.J. and designed 11,000 sq. 'ft. indoor shooting range with asbestos insulation and sound deadening Materials. Like ''other'engineers-and-archl'tccts,.-l.ittlu wasknown then of the health problena with asbes tos. Durlnq early 1960's (was Reliability Tust Manager at Halter Kidde Co.) workod on air contamination problems in gyros and early electronic "Clean Rooms.' part of commit tee that wrote Rev. A to FEDERAL STANDARD 209 entitled, "CLEAN R00HS.* By 1968, had over 30 published articles, three on air contamination and cloan room problems. In. 1966, aTLer I. 1/2 yuars as Quality Control and Test Manager at VECTOR DXV'. UNITED AIR'CRAFT''ln.-Vr'ev`oueV-Pa', (early'1 leader' in (computer. cl>ip manufacture) \ joined, the RE-ENTRY L ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS DIV. OP GENERAL ELECTRIC in Philadelphia, Pa. Por 3 1/2 years uas in charge of 325 persunn handling all the Component Quality ConLrol and Test for Minuto Man Hiusiles and space nal.elllluu. Thin ucirk involved miniaturised electronics and inte grated circuits; ail Made in a clean room environment. Special oxperlonce on tosting and contamination problems' included JOtripu to California in thruc years. In early 1970 Minute Mail program development uas completed, left GENERAL ELECTRIC and formed R0SSNACEL & ASSOCIATES in Cherry hill, N.J. Hithin a feu months this now firm "was 'conductieg many "types-of airborne tests;'including asbestos.; as well aa clean room tests in hospitals, computer room:;, factories, schools, etc. By 1976 R0SSNACEL i ASSOCI ATES was larger than all other air testing firms in New Jersey. In IU77 NOSSNAGEl. . ASSOCIATES was picked by N.J. Department of health to conduct tho air borne and buix asbestos tests uL the Ramtown School .in Hawaii Township. N.J. Those teats brought the school asbestos problem to the forefront with national media coverage, tllthiu a mouth.after that, wrotu the first artlclo on asbestos, entitled, "ASBESTOS CEILINGS--ARE T1ICY SAFE OR NOT?" See attached list of papers and articles on asbestos. Dy this time ROSSNACEL &.ASSOCIATES had divisions in Atlanta, Ga. and Charlotte, N.C. lias been a leader since then in all aspects of asbestos removal/encapsulation/enclosura/ repair work by performing the following; 1. Wrote the first asbestos removal specification in the country in 1977 for Howell Twp. 2. Performed test uork from California to Egypt--also asboGtos testing/consulting In schools, hospitals, ships, tunnels, manufacturing plants, homes, shopping centers, city streets, etc. 3. Suitdied ROSSNACEL & ASSOCIATES' annual seminar in 1982 from general air polllutlon problems to concontruto on three subjects! ASBESTOS-FORMALDEHYDE-FIBERCLASS. This seminar had Dr. Sclikoff as its keynote speaker in 1983 and 1985. This was the first regularly scheduled annual asbestos seminar in the country. A. Provided key testimony at several N.J. asbestos Public Hearings and at USEPA Asbestoa Public Hearings on May 7, 1989 in Washington, D.C. 5. Was selected to do asbestos inspection and testing for 15 major N.J. State buildings in Trenton. Became NJDEP Certified Asbestos Safety Technician #185. 6. By end uf 1987, had 15 published articles or papers on asbestos problems. 7. Prepared and conducted asbestos test programs for: a. Cleaning a former asbestos gasket manufacturing plant for resale. b. Simulating tost of asbestos gasket romoval exposure during assembly and dlssembly of U.S.N. pipe flanges. 8. Had provided court testimony in several asbestos workman's compensation and other cases. By 1979 ROSSNACEL . ASSOCIATES had moved into its own new three story 8,500 sq. ft. office and lab in Medford, N.J. ROSSNACEL i ASSOCIATES had conducted asScstos tests In over 500 schools in seven states. As a leader in that aspect of asbostos work, conducted the first asbestoa seminar just for auto/truck/railroad brake ovorhaul/ropalr persons in conjunction with the NILFISK COMPANY. In the Summer of 1985 spent two 9 day periods giving deposition testimony In San Fran cisco asbestos court case. In January 1986 ROSSNACEL i ASSOCIATES uas selected to write the asbestos removal specification for the Martin Luther King School in Philadelphia. This difficult project (because tho school had been closed for five years due to asbestos contamination) Included removal of over 715,000 sq. ft. of asbestos for }5 million. In May 1986 ROSSNAGEL L ASSOCIATES held Its 19th Annual Air Pollutlon/Contamlnation Control Seminar In King of Prussia, pa. This seminar was tho leading annual asbestos meeting in the metropolitan area. Mr. Richard Young, Editor of POLLUTION ENGINEERING Magazine, was the keynote speaker. On June 2. 1986, Bill Rossnagel sold ROSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATES to NORTHEASTERN ANALYTICAL CORPORATION. H. B. Rossnagel has brought a unique level of expertise, as a licensed professional engineer in four states and as a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality Con trol, to provide a realistic appraisal of the airborne asbestos risk in our country today. Bill Rossnagel Is Certified for Asbestos Work as follows: HJDCP Asbestos Safety Itonitor >003 A1IKRA Certified Asbestos Inspector DI-2-16 NJDEP Asbestos Safety Technician #105 * Allt'RA Certified Asbestos Manager tHP-170 Title A LIST OP ASBESTOS RELATED ARTICLES OR PAPERS WRITTEN BY W. B. ROSSHACEL. P.g. Data I."ASBESTOS CEILINGS - ARE THE! SAFE OR NOT" 2. "REQUIREMENTS FOR ASBESTOS TESTING & REMOVAL" 3. "O.S.H.A. FIBER & DUST TESTS" ' V. `"MAKING' DECISIONS TODAY' ON "'ASBESTOS; ' PORMALDEHYDE-& FIBERGLASS CONTAMINATION 1977. Revised 6/26/80 1977 1978, Revised 11/83 ...... 198Z- Designation M128 . Ml 38 Ml 39 M191 S' "SUl'PLfcMfcNIAL INDOOR & OUTDOOR AIRBORNE ASBESTOS CON TAMINATION LEVEL DAIA" 1982, Revised . M222 . ;6'.f''"NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS' RE FRIABLE .ASBESTOS IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS" ' " '.v, ->.:W K224 "A MUCH NEEDED DISCUSSION OF ASBESTOS AIR MONITORING SPECIFICATIONS" 1983 M251 . "Till-: CRISIS OF MISUNDERSTANDING ON AIRBORNE ASBESTOS LEVELS" 1984 M25* 9. "asbestos testimony at Public hearings;on N.j^"' ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 75* 1i/i4/84 >-10. "TESTIMONY OF W. B. ROSSNAGEL. P.E. AT EPA PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ASBESTOS IN,.WASHINGTON! D.C. ON MAY 7, 1984" 7/84 M258 11.' "THE REAL STOHY ON ASBESTOS," presented to N.J. Public Advocate's Office on October 15 1984 10/84 4264 12. "THE REAL STORY ON THE ASBESTOS PROBLEM" 13. "CONSIDERATIONS IF YOU RAVE n SPnAYED-ON ASBESTOS CEILING PROBLEM" 14. "ASBESTOS--LET'S LOOK AT BOTH SIDES OF THIS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE" 11/15/84 5/85 M269 Form 215 M316 .15. "COMPARATIVE LEVELS OP AIRBORNE ASBESTOS FIBERS" 16. "PROCEDURE FOR LIMITED REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE WORK AND MINOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL IN BUILDINGS WHERE "SPRAYED-ON ASBESTOS IS KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO BE PRESENT" 17. REVIEWING THE FIRST SCHOOL ASBESTOS PROJECT 8/85 10/29/85 4/91 Procedure 263 M451 * Not available CO `I CaO. o o CoO o M Q WCO Ml o pH n v* d) Eo -tpo 3 O TESTIMONY OF W. B. ROSSNAGEL, P.E. PRESIDENT ROSSNAGEL' &' ASSOCIATES .. . 234 ROUTE 70. MEDFORD, NJ 08055 ' {'609). 654-1441 at the USEPA PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ASBESTOS on May 7, 1984 in the %m NORTH AUDITORIUM OF THE HEALTH & SERVICES NORTH BUILDING 330 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC ROSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATES Eigiaitriag & Tsli*g CoasuiUati Air * W*tr * Hois* 234 Rt. 70 U.dford, H.J. 08055 (609) 654-1441 OAUKLrKQLfND My name is Bill Rossnagel. I am President of ROSSNAGEL <& ASSOCIATES in Medford, New Jersey. We are one of the largest asbestos testing/consulting firms in the 9 state area from Massachusetts to Virginia. We did all the testing 'at the famous Howell Township, N.J. Ramtown School in 19?7. That is the incident that triggered off the concern over asbestos in schools. We have tested asbestos in over 500 schoolsj in ships, tunnels, colleges, hospitals, state capitol .buildings, etc.- -A-. further-list' of our "experience is in the Appendix. My own work with asbestos goes back 25 years when it was -a pro blem in testing Polaris Gyros. Like thousands of other professional engineers, .(and..architects;., ,;back- in. -the --I960'.s.:I- designed -buildings which used asbestos containing materials. It was the right thing to do under the building codes of that time. In 1970 I founded my firm and we began doing bulk and airborne asbestos tests. In 1984 we were involved with the EPA in testing on the major Ambler, PA asbestos tailings waste pile project;. TESTIMONY 1 " I. ........ There are 5 basic .points p ints in my testimony today. My first point is 1) The USEPA, OSHA and the medical people have published the Airborne Asbestos Allowable Limits in a way which is misleading to the public. You probably are aware the limit, for 40 hours a week exposure (called the TLV"or PEL*), is now 2 fibers/cc or 2 f*bers/milliliter (both designations mean the same) in the workplace. SUMMARY OF ASBESTOS REQUIREMENTS - in fibers/ml or fibers/cc Primary Requirements Code from 6/72 to 7/76 Code from 7/?6 to Now . Proposed Code 1. Allowable Maximum Limit 10 fibers* 10 fibers* 5 or .5 fibers* 2. Allowable TV/A (Time Weighted Average) for '8 hours exposure per day 5 fibers* 2 fibers* .5 or .1 fibers* * fiber defined as larger than 5 microns in length and having an aspect (length-to-diameter) ratio of at least 3*1. rT rT T rro That designation makes the public think the level is near zero. They should have better explained what is shown on the following pages. TLV - Threshold Allowable Limit - maximum concentration of a contaminant that an adult male can be safely exposed to for 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year. PEL - Permissible Exposure Limit - maximum concentration of a con taminant that an adult male can be safely exposed to for 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year. Rev. 5 SLIDE 2' 2 fibers/cc .= 2,000,000 fibers/cubic meter SLIDE 3 and a person breathes 3-9 cubic meters/day (or more) Let's take the example of a relatively low outdoor/indoor airborne concentration of asbestos fibers.. Let's assume a' T recognized, very -low concentration of .003 fibers/milliliter, which is the same as 3,000 fibers/cubic meter. If a person , breathes at a Low Breathing Capacity <S. Rate 3 cubic meters/day x 3,-'.000 = 9,000 asbestos fibers/day 9.cubic meters/day x 3,000 =27,000 asbestos fibers/day This is illustrated in Slide 4 which is also shown on the following page. That is the way test data and the allowable limits should be presented. They should talk about numbers of 9.000 to 27,000 asbestos fibers a day that you and I, in this meeting today and travelling to and from it, will breathe. If the majority of the public knew that fact, they might take a second look before removing asbestos from some buildings with very, very little damage and a non-friable cementitious type asbestos ceiling that is above the reach of the students. One more quick comment. ROSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATES has often been accused of being "against removal". That simply is not true. Our firm recommended over $6 million in asbestos removal work in schools tn l9b3 alone. J r -- I also want to st.ate that I have, talked with persons suffering with mesothelioma, and who later died from it--only then can one really appreciate this American tragedy. 3 Rev. H An W*t*t - Eatrey PERSPECTIVE ON THE All? WE BREATHE LM BREATHING CAPACITY * RATE. Z * faO *1+ hours r ^ cubic KKfe&fay jpf airborne asfccs*fe>5 /eve) is a Vtry Iouj ,0?3 -ib<rs/ tnillilifeTj +hcA vrder ccwdr^crt a perj&i &{// if&t+he. .003 *1,00^000 *3 *<f}000 *&<$&$ 4il*rs/day. 6 li-bzrs/tf\in&k.*(>0 #wlu>fes*24 boors* Melcrs/day . CMC. /Vtia. A/* j^i - 5?" | HI6H MEATHINC Jf fiitf. fliVWnc t ASbes+os /eye/ is o. yery bu .003 -fibers/ Millite^+keA voder' _ CorJiiicA a ^"td/// irtfartc ,0ol3* /jOe^oac*? *2%MO aAes^os fibers f dtay CAPACITY 4RHTB ;sSwsr ` r/cytff I - S L ID E -5 Hera is my second point* ;2) The EPA issued 2 asbestos guideline manuals in 1979, referred to in the industry as the Part I & II "orangeM books, and another guideline "blue" book in 1981# The only presentation in all 3 of their books on the ambient asbestos levels was this EPA graph shown on Page 5.1 (Also Slide 6) While the footnote on this EPA slide explains the data shown was by 2 significantly different test methods, the .r - EPA-.ignored'-PCM-'C-Phase ^Contrast'-Microscopy) data it had which would have helped provide a comparison based on similar test methods. The EPA disregarded the PCM data used by over 5 governmental agencies or profession societies (see Page 10) for over 25 years. 5 Rev. B t Figure 1. Comparison of measured airborna asbestos concantrationa in three settings. ' "4 AcbMto# insuUitoA workpieces before 1970 ,. (NiclMten. person*!. '`r "communication. 1982) " r. D Scftoo! buildings (Constant. at *1 1982) c: Outdoor *mtxnt ttr i. (Nicholson. it *11971) _______ _________ ^ i------------ 1------------- 1!ii;i at - i.o io ioo t.ooo ia.000 Nanogram* par cubic motor i loaooo i.ooaooo laooaooo r Nenge- t c 'j 28% 78% Percentile* Laval* in asbestos workplaces wara derived from maasuramantx using phasa contrast microscopy (PCM) while tavals in school buildings and outdoors wara measured using electron microscopy (EM). PCM and EM measurements are not directly comparable. PCM measures all fibers whereas EM can distinguish between asbestos and nonasbestos fibers. In addition, EM has a better capability than PCM for detecting small fibers. In order to translate tha workplace PCM measurements (expressed as fiber counts) into values of asbastos mass (nanograms) that are approximately comparable to EM measurements, 30 fibers were assumed to equal on* nanogram. This value is an average obtained from many comparisons of PCM and EM measurements taken at the same location (industrial settings) and time. Values for individual samples range from about 10 fibers per nanogram of asbestos to well over 100 fibers per nanogram, depending on the average size of fibers and the relative number of asbestos and nonasbestos fibers in the air (Versar 1980 and William Nicholson, personal communication. 1982). h-5 5.1 n SLIDE 6 SLIDE.;. 7 And the EPA did not make it easy for the industry and public to understand this graph. You will note the "X axis" is in the units "nanograms/cubic meter". Less than .01# of all the airborne asbestos made to date have .the units used by the EPA. The EPA should have added the widely used "fibers/cc" as.shown in this graph we overlaid on the EPA graph (using the EPA conversion factor of 30:1) The EPA used nanograms/cubic meter which requires an expensive Transmission Electron Microscopy (T.E.M.) Analysis. The cost of T.E.M. is 7 times that of PCM. *r. 6 Rev. B /9a / r i f You will note also that our data shows a much higher level of ambient asbestos, almost equal'to the level in the schools. We have been unable to find out where the EPA ambient data was taken--but it must have been a very pristine location. All our over two hundred airborne asbestos tests in homes, stores, outdoors, parks, parking lots,- playgounds, etc. show -the ambient level in urban areas to be as shown on Page 7. ' This is over a hundred times higher than the EPA ambient level shown 'on Page. 9* The EPA has done little to explain to the American public that the average American will breathe perhaps 9#000 to 27,000 (or more) asbestos fibers TODAY. If you have a son who shoots baskets near a 'busy istree't--or'-'a''-friend''wh`o' -jogs along "a road ,'v they'may' breathe up'-' to 50,000 asbestos fibers in a day. This may be the first time many of you have heard this--because the agencies have rarely compared the test results to the amount of air (3-9 cubic meters) that a person can be expected to breathe every day. Please' do not conclude from'Pages 5*1 and 7 that the asbestos levels in all schools is equal to the ambient level. The graph shows 'fh~25^~and~75^Pr:centiles. ' Of course many hundreds of schools had to. have asbestos ..'removed because' they are extreme cases beyond th-.1 percentile limits. My third point-is: 3) The EPA should have told all this to the American public--and particularly to the school board members anquishing over the costly decisions on whether to remove, enclose, encapsulate or do nothing about the asbestos in some school ceilings and pipe's. They should also have been told that after the asbestos has been removed the airborne level of asSestos in the school will not be zero--but will be equal to the ambient level in that neighborhood as shown on Page 9'. For example, in a city school surrounded by 2-4 story "brownstone" or similar houses, the street becomes a ."canyon'', holding high levels of airborne asbestos from 00 the vehicular brakes. If it has not rained for several g days, that level could be proportionally high as shown Mh by Ambient Level 3 on Page 9 8 Rev. T5 GO CO LU CO CO SLIDE 8 SLIDE 10 SLIDE 9 4) If the EPA had better explained the airborne asbestos levels, then they could have better explained the conflicts arising when they state that even 1 asbestos fiber can cause mesothelioma....yet the EPA algorithm allows a risk level of 12 out of 162. The EPA has also opposed airborne asbestos tests--even those tests (designated as NIOSH Test Method 239) which have been accepted in courts for years and has been used by the following 5 agencies each for over 25 yearsi a) Occupational Safety & Health Administration b) National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health c) ` American Industrial Hygiene Association d) American Conf. of Gov't. Industrial Hygienist e) U.S. Bureau of Mines Since asbestos is primarily only a problem when it is airborne, what is more accurate to test it than an airborne test very similar to the way in which a person breathes, as shown in these slides: SLIDE 12 SLIDE 11 ^ The.EPA has consistently opposed airborne asbestos tests. The major concern is not whether a school ceiling has 5% or 50% asbestos as indicated in the bulk test. I would rather have my childrer in a school with 50% asbestos which is bound in tight (non-friable) than in a school with friable 5% asbestos ceilings. The question is how much of that asbestos is friable and becomes airborne because of: vandalism building vi-bration temperature changes air movement sloppy maintenance roof and pipe leaks drying out of A.C.M. other causes To determine that one needs an air test, after the bulk test has confirmed the material to contain asbestos. 10 Rev. B My fifth and final point is: 5) The EPA established the June 27, 1983 school inspection deadline--but they did not require a copy of the school's asbestos "Notification Sheets" to be forwarded to either the EPA or the applicable state agency. The present EPA audit of schools shows that many schools did not comply with those June 27, 1983 requirements. Other agencies also have outlined in detail the shortcomings of the EPA's Asbestos .Control Program. " . ` jr / *. > I 11 Rev. A CIHfirJ n -J.. Inc. O. 5 1017 MlddUmWn. Conn. 06*157 . (2031 3-46-1223 (6031 632-7367 KUSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATESwc. Engineering < Testing Csasultints 23< r. 70 M0fO*0. H. JL 0*03 3 (6071 636-1461 Oanfo Snir. ConiuIfanU 40"ZZ. 5*onrt47^n* 5u<H u*f<d. Ohio {2X6 \ 342-1719 UR - WATER - ENERGY - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE - NOISE-WASTE STACK * EXHAUST TESTING SACTtRiA / Macs / buncos / snores * aesicN or air / water/noise P0U1.UT10M CONTSOt. SYSTEMS SJeCI*'ICATIOM3 / ORAWIMCS water / wastewater / st-uocc PLM. ASBESTOS TEST REPORT #22,17 chemical. anautscs. r.c.r.a. CAS CnnOMATOCRAAMT. I.R. 4, A-A cnvinonat.-irti. `imract stuoics Ncv. 8, 1985 To: Moss, Powers & Lezenby 7 East Main St. Mo'o res town, NJ 08 057 Lab Resort #19,229 Attention: Mr. Ed Moss, Atty. The results of the analysis of the bulk sample(s) submitted on Oct. 29 . 198=; to RQSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATES for analysis by Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) and Dispersion. Staining are shown on the following page. " ; If you wish a further analysis, ROSS NAGEL A ASSOCIATES can con duct any of the tests or analyses shown on Page 3 of this report. Other Comments: Some asbestos fibers were found below the surface of the material. Cellulose was Analysis by: ` Skip Karris . / . incustriar nygiemst RCSSNAGEL A ASSOCIATES the primary fiber type inside the lavers. This material is not friable. The asohaltic Aooroved ovi _________ W. 3 . Ros snafga 1, ? 1 z.. surface coating had to be re R0SSNAC-E1 A ASSOCIATES moved cy scraoir.a to eirpese the asbestos fibers. SK/jar cc: WEE Notes; 1) This report pertains only to the sample or source tested. Information contained herein is not to be reproduced ouc- _2)_The liability of R0SSNAGE1 L ASSOCIATES and its _ divisionsw<_ th ^respect -:to the 'servicecr1 charged" for herein', `'"shall 'in"'-"""^"' 2o* Lr%>3-- ln<m o. :ai7 Caww. 06*07 - %. (203) 3-*<l-iX23 (6031 632-7347 ROSSNAGEL i ASSOCIATES me ------------- --" i MMMBBHIlllLI-llUlilllJ]|^ Enginaaring < Taxiing Cansutlxntx 23-* *T. 70 MDfOSlO. H. J. 04033. (609| 63-*--*-*l ' 0nf C**W(ittnU *022 Si----a.--, * 3--iK u<l^i( OS-- (216) 342-1719 AIR - WATER - ENERGY - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE'- NOISE - WASTE STACK * CCHAU3T TE3TTNC DESIGN.Or AIr/waTEr/nOISC POU.UTIOH CONTROL 3T3TEN3 BACTERIA / MOL3 / rUNOUS / JPOPC3 srecirtcAnoNs / orawincs WATER / WASTEWATER / 3I.UOCC CMEMICAl. AMAUT3E3. R.C.R.A. A3 CNR OMATQCPAPHT, t.R. a ... A. environmental impact STiioies i. W- 3. ROSSNAC-EL PROFESSIONAL RESUME ON ASBESTOS . After 2 years In the USN in which he received 14 months of radar school training, W. B. Rossnagel entered Stevens Institute of Technology. During college, he formed a TV repe business (ROSSNAGEL TV) in Fair Lav/r., N.J. Upon graduation r 1952, the business had a store, 2 trucks and 5- employees. Bali. operated' the service business while he was employed at. Ber.dicc, McAvoy Target Co. .End at'Kearfott. ..In 195 t he sold'it when he was pro-' motad at Hearfott'and he got married. .' '! At Eearf'ott, Bill was A. s sistant Manager of the Experimental . :-Assembly Shop where contamination problems were a major problem ''in 'the final tasting of Polaris Gyros. It was here that he first worked 'with asbestos as it was a contaminant in the crucial balar.c':ing of the gyros. .'Bill-spent long hours under'microscopes-'studying the various' types of. asbestos 'dust and fiberglass * contaminants. '"' 'In 19 cO i -Bill designed'an "11,000 sc.ft. indoor 'shooting ' range with .asbestos insulation and sound deadening materials. Like other engineers and architects, -little was known then of the health'problems with asbestos. During the early 19c0's (he was by then P.sliability Test Manager at Walter KLidde Co.) his work.or.' air `contamination oro'olems in gyro and early electronic "clean rooms" was well enough known that he was part of tne comma Tree that wrote ?.ev. A tc FEDERAL STANDARD 209 er.tatlec., "ClEAN ROOMS." By 19cc, Bill had over 30 published articles--and 3 of them were on air contamination and clean room problems - In 19cc, after 1-1/2 years as Quality Control ar.d Test Manager at VECTOR DIVISION OF UNITED AIRCRAFT in Trevcse, pa. (an early leader in commuter shim manufacture), Bill joined the ^RE-ENTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS'DIVISION OF GENERAL ELECTRIC -in Missiles and smaca satellites. Since this work involved much his special experience or. tasting' and ccntamanation proorems made him a lcr.g-distance traveler. Ke cade over 20 trouble shooting trips to Cali rami a during this tics. In early 1970 , the Minute Man era gran develocmer.t was com pleted, Bill left G.E. and famed ROSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATES. -Within a few months, his new firm was conducting all kinds of airborne tests, including asbestos; clean roam tests in hospitals. ..By 1976, ROSSNAC-ZL & ASSOCIATES was larger than all the other air tasting firms combined. Iillr-I : In 1977, ROSSNAC-ZL 4 `ASSOCIATES was picked by the N.J. Dept.' of Health to conduct the airborne and bulk asbestos tests at the Ramtown-School in Howell Township, N.J- Those tests brought the school asbestos problem to the forefront with national TV covers Within a month after that, W. 3. Rossnarel-wrote his first artic on asbestos, entitled, "ASBESTOS CEILINGS--ARE THEY SAFE OR NOT? It Is the first article listed on-the attached Form #752. ROSSNAGEL 4 ASSCCIA.TES has been a leader since then in all aspects of asbestos removal/encapsulation/enclosure/repair work, by performing the following: 1) Wri* .ig the 1st asbestos removal specification in `the oentry in 1977 2'\ Performing test work from California to Egypt--and asbestos testing/consulting in schools, hospitals, ships, 'tunnels, manufacturing plants 3) Switching their annual seminar in 1932 from general air pollution problems to concentrate on 3 subjects: ASBESTOS-EG RMA.LDZHYDZ - FI 3Z?GLA_SS . This seminar had Dr. Selikoff as its keynote, speaker in 1933- It is. the only regularly scheduled annual asbestos seminar * -In the country- ' I*) Providing key testimony at several N.J. asbestos Public Hearings and at the USE?A. .Asbestos Public Hearings or. May 7, 193d in Washington 5) Being selected to do the asbestos inspection and testing for major N.J. S :ate buildings In Trenter.. 3) By the end af 193d, W. B. Rcssr.agel had 1C pi articles or oarers cr. asbestos problems sr.em 7) =T-=carec arc ccr.cuccec or: rrsms ic: V. '.V-.*:- simulating a test of asbestos gasket removal - exposure during assembly and disassembly of -Dio e'"flanges ro--vAA ? 80 Kas provided court testimony in several asbestos workman's compensation cases. W. B- Rossnagel has brought a unique level of expertise, as a licensed professional engineer in 4 states and as a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality Control, to provide a realistic appraisal of the airborne asbestos risk in our country today. ROSSNAC-EI. & ASSOCIATES ha"s conducted asbestos tests in over 500 schools in 7 states. They conducted the original major* test program for SEARS-in their auto brake shops. As a leader in that aspect of asbestos work, ROSSNAGEL & ASSOCIATES conducted the first asbestos seminar just for auto/truck/railroad brake overhaul/repair persons in conjunction with the NILFISK CO. on October 23, 1984". Over 45 persons attended. Our lab is cert under the following programs: JTJDZ? and ERA Water Testing, Lao #03117 NJ*. \ _ NIQSrl Asbestos Fiber Counting, PAT Lab #08003-001-^ EPA Interlao Quality Assurance Survey #C-0S00c. I Z?A Polarised Light Microscopy--through our associate'Jim McVeigh (Lab #77) / * ' polarized Light Microscopy by our cwr. industrial hygienist Skip Harris who is a graduate of the McCrone Microscopy Institute in Chicago, Illinois. L.' r. wv*-- *:.*.* 3 I LIST OF ARTICLES ON ASBESTOS BY W. B. ROSSNAC-EL. P.E. YEAR Ml 28 `M133 Ml 39 M191 M222 M2 24 M251 M25o M25S "ASBESTOS CEILINGS--ARE THEY SAFE OR NOT?" 1977 "REQUIREMENTS FOR ASBESTOS TESTING & REMOVAL" 1977 "OSHA FIBER & MINERAL DUST TESTS" ,, 1978 "MAKING DECISIONS TODAY ON ASBESTOS, FORMALDEHYDE & FIBERGLASS CONTAMINATION " 1982 "SUPPLEMENTAL INDOOR & OUTDOOR AIRBORNE ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION LEVEL DATA" 1982 "NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RE FRIA3LS ASBESTOS ' IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS" "A 'MUCH NEEDED DISCUSSION OF AS3EST0S AIR MONITORING SPECIFICATIONS" 1983 1983 "THE CRISIS O' MISUNDERSTANDING ON AIRBORNE ASBESTOS LE.ELS," PRESENTED* TO SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L. UNION IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON MARCH *16, 1984 1984 TESTIMONY OF W. 3. EGSSNAGZL, P.E. -AT ERA PUBLIC - HEARINGS ON ASBESTOS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON May 7, 1984 - ' ..'.* 1984 M2o4 - "THE REAL'STORY ON ASBESTOS," PRESENTED TO NEW JERSEY PUBLIC ADVOCATE'S 'OFFICE IN . : TRENTON, NJ on October 15, '1934 ' 1984 w. a.* rc-ssnagel is ALSO THE E: AUDIC/VISUAL TAPES (EACH 30 K AS LISTED BELOW: ASBESTOS PART .1 . -"ASBESTOS: THIS HE ASBESTOS PART II -"ASBESTOS: ASBESTOS PART III -"A C LARI FI OR OF THREE 3 5 KM SLIDE TES DURATION) CN ASBESTOS . CHEON0 LOCICAL HISTORY OF H PROBLEM" MPOF.TANT DEC I SIONS TO BE MADE 'ION OF TEST IN C METHODS" ROSSNAGEr&"ASSOCIATE Teilmq Cantultmtl 2U It. 70 * ' -- ^ H.J. 0305 5 *