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Ritz Carlton Residence Hotel Asbestos Contamination Survey 2 and 10 West Street September 14, 2001 New York, New York EHI Project #: 0224-0511

1.0 Introduction

An asbestos contamination survey was conducted at the Ritz Carlton Residence Hotel

located at 2 and 10 West Street, New York, NY. The survey was conducted on September 14,

2001, two days after the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers. The tower collapse resulted

in the deposition of settled dust throughout lower Manhattan. This dust also penetrated the

interior of the Ritz Carlton Residence Hotel. The purpose of the investigation was to determine

whether the dust contained asbestos and to develop a procedure for decontamination.

Survey was conducted by William S. Kerbel, CIH of Environmental Health

Investigations, Inc. Mr. Kerbel is a New York City licensed Asbestos Investigator, a New York

State licensed Asbestos Inspector, Asbestos Management Planner, Asbestos Project Monitor and

Asbestos Project Designer.

2.0 Observations

The inspection involved observations on each floor with random inspection of accessible

rooms and suites. The dust covers all surfaces in varying degrees depending on whether

windows were left open or not.

On the 2'' floor mezzanine area, accessible interior portions of the HVAC equipment

were found to be coated with the dust. The deposition was greater before the filter beds. , ,

Samples of the dust were collected from random locations and submitted to Scientific

Laboratories, Inc. for analysis by Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) for asbestos content.

3.0 Results

Bulk samples of settled dust were collected at the following random locations:

1. Bovis Trailer - Office Area 2. Interior of Ductwork - 2'' Floor Mechanical Room

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