Funded by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the EPA, this campaign raises awareness about the risks of PCBs in building materials and promotes safe removal practices. Through workshops and expert resources, our project equips professionals to effectively address PCB hazards.

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Case Studies

PCBs in Building Materials – Outreach & Education Campaign: Funded by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the EPA, this campaign raises awareness about the risks of PCBs in building materials and promotes safe removal practices. Through workshops and expert resources, our project equips professionals to effectively address PCB hazards.

Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Affordable Housing – Resource Toolkit and Outreach Campaign: Funded by King County’s WaterWorks program, this project equips affordable housing providers with tools like funding guides, project templates, and calculators to implement sustainable stormwater solutions. Through focus groups and educational forums, it addresses knowledge gaps and barriers to effective stormwater management while highlighting environmental, social, and economic benefits.

PCBs in Building Materials – Outreach & Education Campaign: Funded by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the EPA, this campaign raises awareness about the risks of PCBs in building materials and promotes safe removal practices. Through workshops and expert resources, our project equips professionals to effectively address PCB hazards.

General PCB Overview

Washington Department of Ecology

• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

• PCBs in Building Materials

• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were banned 45 years ago. Why are they still a problem?

• Region 10 PCB Program

US Environmental Protection Agency

• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)(Arochlors)

• Learn about Polychlorinated Biphenyls

• PCBs in Building Materials

• Find your EPA Regional PCB Coordinator

• PCBs in Fluorescent Light Ballasts

• PCBs in Caulk and Residential Demolition

• PCBs In The United States Industrial Use and Environmental Distribution

• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in School Buildings: Sources, Environmental Levels, and Exposures

• Benefits of the PCB Cleanup and Disposal Program

• PCB laws and regulations

Other Sources

• Habitable’s Pharos Database: PCBs

• NOAA: What are PCBs?

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Management

• Spokane County: PCBs

• Spokane City: Wastewater PCBs

• UW: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Management

• UW: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Washington Department of Ecology

• How to Find and Address PCBs in Building Materials

• How to Estimate Abatement Project Costs for PCBs in Building Materials

• Ecology Cost Estimation Spreadsheet

US Environmental Protection Agency

• How to notify EPA of PCB activities

• How to Test for PCBs and Characterize Suspect Materials

• Standard Operating Procedure for Sampling Porous Surfaces for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

• Steps to Safe Renovation and Repair Activities

• Steps to Safe PCB Abatement Activities

Guides & Fact Sheets

Washington Department of Ecology

• Focus on: Identifying PCBs in Building Materials

• Polychlorinated Biphenyl Dangerous Waste Guide

• Focus on: How to Protect Stormwater from PCBs in Building Materials

• Disposal Options and Requirements for Polychlorinated Biphenyl Waste

• Dangerous Waste Designation

• Designation Checklist

US Environmental Protection Agency

• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Fact Sheet

• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Inspection Manual

• Fact Sheets

• Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Site Revitalization Guidance Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

• PCBs in Building Materials – Questions and Answers

• PCB Guidance Reinterpretation

• PCB Remediation Waste Cleanup and Disposal

• P2: Pollution Prevention | Reducing inadvertently generated PCBs through pollution prevention

• Managing Remediation Waste from Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Cleanups

• Facility Approval Streamlining Toolbox (FAST)

Case Studies