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Folder label / City-provided: SCHOOLS

20 documents · 98 pages

Legal preservation notice for World Trade Center school documents, undated ↗

NYC-WTC_000144509

A directive from the New York City Law Department regarding the preservation of original World Trade Center-related documents found in school files.

1 pages
DEP memo on carpet removal at WTC schools, March 2003 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144510 – NYC-WTC_000144511

Department of Environmental Protection letter agreeing with EPA and DOH recommendations to remove contaminated carpet from affected schools.

2 pages
DEP internal routing memo for school correspondence, undated ↗

NYC-WTC_000144514 – NYC-WTC_000144515

Internal routing form for Department of Environmental Protection correspondence regarding school environmental issues.

2 pages
DEP public affairs fax cover sheet, August 2002 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144516 – NYC-WTC_000144517

Fax cover sheet from the NYC Department of Environmental Protection Public Affairs Bureau dated August 7, 2002.

2 pages
Asbestos air sampling plan for NYC schools and Ground Zero ↗

NYC-WTC_000144518 – NYC-WTC_000144521

Form listing asbestos air sampling locations at specific schools and Ground Zero with a start date of September 14, 2001.

4 pages
EPA asbestos air monitoring data table, November 2001 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144524 – NYC-WTC_000144526

Data table showing EPA measurements of asbestos structures per square millimeter in the air at a specific monitoring site.

3 pages
Inspection memo for school entry points and decontamination, October 2001 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144527 – NYC-WTC_000144528

Report on visual inspections of school entry points and vehicle decontamination procedures following the World Trade Center collapse.

2 pages
List of schools and addresses near Ground Zero, undated ↗

NYC-WTC_000144529 – NYC-WTC_000144530

Document listing specific New York City Department of Education schools and their street addresses in Lower Manhattan.

2 pages
Scope of work for ambient air sampling at NYC schools ↗

NYC-WTC_000144531 – NYC-WTC_000144532

Technical scope of work document detailing continuous air sampling procedures and analysis methods for four specific school locations.

2 pages
DEP review of asbestos air sampling reports, October 2002 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144533 – NYC-WTC_000144538

Department of Environmental Protection letter confirming that school air sampling met AHERA clearance criteria for re-occupancy.

6 pages
Draft outline for asbestos project monitoring contract, May 2002 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144539 – NYC-WTC_000144545

Draft document outlining enforcement requirements and responsibilities for the World Trade Center debris removal and environmental cleanup.

7 pages
News article on asbestos-tainted WTC vehicles, August 2002 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144566 – NYC-WTC_000144567

Newspaper report detailing city health department guidance for owners of vehicles contaminated with asbestos dust from the World Trade Center site.

2 pages
Draft outline for asbestos project monitoring contract, May 2002 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144568 – NYC-WTC_000144587

Draft document outlining enforcement requirements and responsibilities for the World Trade Center debris removal and environmental cleanup.

20 pages
Letter on mercury contamination spread by cleaning activities, Apr 1996 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144588 – NYC-WTC_000144594

Correspondence regarding environmental health risks of spreading elemental mercury contamination through common cleaning equipment in April 1996.

7 pages
News article on asbestos-tainted WTC vehicles, August 2002 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144595

Newspaper report detailing city health department guidance for owners of vehicles contaminated with asbestos dust from the World Trade Center site.

1 pages
Sacramento Bee article on NYC air hazards, Oct 2001 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144596 – NYC-WTC_000144606

Printed newspaper article from the Sacramento Bee discussing air hazards found in New York City following the September 11 attacks.

11 pages
Letter on mercury contamination spread by cleaning activities, Apr 1996 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144607 – NYC-WTC_000144611

Correspondence regarding environmental health risks of spreading elemental mercury contamination through common cleaning equipment in April 1996.

5 pages
Asbestos removal evaluation lab report, schools ↗

NYC-WTC_000144612 – NYC-WTC_000144623

A twelve-page laboratory report evaluating methods for removing asbestos fibers from school buildings.

12 pages
Asbestos analysis methods for carpeting samples, 1993 ↗

NYC-WTC_000144624 – NYC-WTC_000144628

EPA report detailing microscopy methods for assessing asbestos fiber contamination in carpeting.

5 pages