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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 00-118

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Environmental Management and Safety

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) Records, FY 1979-FY 1991 and undated

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Environmental Management and Safety
Title:Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) Records
Dates:FY 1979-FY 1991 and undated
Quantity:4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 00-118
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records that document the identification, sampling, clean-up, removal, and replacement of electrical tranformers and lighting ballasts containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's), throughout the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include correspondence and memoranda, sampling logs, test analyses, certificates of disposal, vendor files, waste transfer forms, and transformer removal manifests.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document the identification, sampling, clean up, removal, and replacement of electrical transformers and lighting ballasts containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's), throughout the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include correspondence and memoranda, sampling logs, test analyses, certificates of disposal, vendor files, waste transfer forms, and transformer removal manifests.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-118, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Environmental Management and Safety, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) Records

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Container List

Box 1

FY 1979-FY 1987

PCB's Material

Box 1 of 4

PCB's (2) Versa

Box 1 of 4

PCB's Waste Transfer Forms

Box 1 of 4

PCB Action Items

Box 1 of 4

FY 1985

EPA - PCB Sampling Manual

Box 1 of 4

GSA - PCB Removal Specifications

Box 1 of 4

CB - Investigation and Follow-up

Box 1 of 4

PCB Main

Box 1 of 4

FY 1988

Miscellaneous

Box 1 of 4

Office of Design and Construction (ODC) #8670105 PCB Transformer Removal - Various Museums

Box 1 of 4

American Art/Portrait Gallery (AAPG) Transformer Replacement (3 documents)

Box 1 of 4

AAPG Transformer Removal Documentation

Box 1 of 4

PCB Specifications

Box 1 of 4

PCB Management Plan Revised Section

Box 1 of 4

PCB Management Plan Original

Box 1 of 4

Box 2

FY 1987 PCB Manifests

Box 2 of 4

FY 1987 PCB Records - National Air and Space Museum (NASM)

Box 2 of 4

FY 1989 PCB EPA Inspection

Box 2 of 4

FY 1980-FY 1988 PCB SI Records

Box 2 of 4

FY 1985 PCB Zoo Transformer Removal

Box 2 of 4

FY 1983 PCB National Museum of American History (NMAH) Transformer Removal Documentation

Box 2 of 4

FY 1986 PCB SI Building Transformer Removal Documentation

Box 2 of 4

FY 1990 PCB Inventory - SI Facility & Transformer

Box 2 of 4

FY 1985 PCB SI Compliance with EPA 761

Box 2 of 4

FY 1989 EPA PCB Regulations

Box 2 of 4

Various Light Ballasts

Box 2 of 4

FY 1990 Westinghouse Problems/Show Cause/Handfilling of Transformers

Box 2 of 4

FY 1990 PCB NASM Final Sampling

Box 2 of 4

FY 1990 PCB Correspondence/Contractor (1)

Box 2 of 4

FY 1989 PCB Correspondence/Contractor

Box 2 of 4

FY 1990 PCB Sampling Results & Logs (1)

Box 2 of 4

FY 1990 PCB Sampling Results & Logs (2)

Box 2 of 4

FY 1989 PCB Xtrans Removal Sampling Results

Box 2 of 4

FY 1990 PCB Correspondence/Contractor (2)

Box 2 of 4

FY 1991 PCB Correspondence/Contractor

Box 2 of 4

Box 3

FY 1990 PCB Submittals - Miscellanous

Box 3 of 4

FY 1989-FY 1990 PCB Westinghouse Submittals (7/13/1989, 8/21/1989 and 10/5/1989)

Box 3 of 4

FY 1989 PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittals (7/19/1989)

Box 3 of 4

FY 1989 PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittals (7/17/1989)

Box 3 of 4

FY 1989 PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittals (7/11-12/1989)

Box 3 of 4

FY 1989 PCB Transformer Replacement Specifications

Box 3 of 4

Unison S.U.P.s dated April 1, 1988

Box 3 of 4

PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittal (7/13/1989)

Box 3 of 4

PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittal (6/7/1989; 6/8/1989; 6/12/1989; 6/13/1989; 6/14/1989)

Box 3 of 4

PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittal (6/6/1989)

Box 3 of 4

PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittal (5/3/1989; 5/5/1989; 5/30/1989)

Box 3 of 4

PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittal (4/27/1989)

Box 3 of 4

PCB Xtrans Removal Westinghouse Submittal (3/15/1989)

Box 3 of 4

PCB Miscellaneous

Box 3 of 4

PCB Decontamination Records

Box 3 of 4

PCB ARI Final Sampling (2/9/1990)

Box 3 of 4

PCB National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Final Sampling

Box 3 of 4

PCB NMAH Final Sampling

Box 3 of 4

Certificate of Disposal

Box 3 of 4

NMAH - PCB Spill (7/27/1989)

Box 3 of 4

PCB Miscellaneous

Box 3 of 4

PCB Correspondence - Internal FY 1989

Box 3 of 4

EPA Field Manual for Grid Sampling of PCB

Box 3 of 4

PCB Surface Wipe and Analysis (6/23-24/1988)

Box 3 of 4

SI Askarel Transformer Inspection (5/11-13/1981)

Box 3 of 4

Box 4

PCB - FY 1990 Sampling Results and Logs (3)

Box 4 of 4

PCB - FY 1990 Sampling Results and Logs (4)

Box 4 of 4

PCB - FY 1991 Sampling Results and Logs (5)

Box 4 of 4

EPA - PCB Clean-up policies

Box 4 of 4

PCB - EPA Regulations

Box 4 of 4

PCB Miscellaneous (1)

Box 4 of 4

PCB Miscellaneous (2)

Box 4 of 4

PCB - AAPG Transformer Removal Manifests

Box 4 of 4

PCB - Arts & Industries Transformer Removal Manifests

Box 4 of 4

PCB - NMAH Transformer Removal Manifests

Box 4 of 4

PCB - NASM Transformer Removal Manifests

Box 4 of 4

PCB - NMNH Transformer Removal Manifests

Box 4 of 4

PCB - Freer Gallery of Art Transformer Removal Manifests

Box 4 of 4

PCB - FY 1990 Correspondence Internal

Box 4 of 4

PCB - FY 1991 Correspondence Internal

Box 4 of 4

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