NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Clearance Air Monitoring: Employment of aggressive sampling techniques with a volume of air collected
performed as the final abatement
to determine the airborne concentration of residual fibers and shall be
activity.
New York State Department of
ELAP: Environmental Laboratory Approval Program administered by the
Health.
EPA or USEPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Homogeneous Work Area: Portion of the Work Area that contains one type of ACM and/or where one
type of abatement is used.
Phase Contrast Microscopy: "PCM" shall mean the measurement protocol for the assessment for the fiber
content of air. For PCM analysis, the clearance air monitoring shall be considered satisfactory when every
sample is less than or equal to 0.01 f/cc or the background concentrations, whichever is ,neater.
• Polarized Light Microscopy: "PLM"shall mean the measurement protocol for the assessment for the
asbestos content of bulk materials. For PLM analysis, the New York City and EPA Regulatory limit is
1 .0%.
Transmission Electron Microscopy: "TEM"shall mean the measurement protocol for the assessment for
considered
the asbestos fiber content of air. For TEM analysis, the clearance air monitoring shall be
in 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E. Appendix A. Section IV are met.
satisfactory when the requirements stated
For the purposes of our testing the regulatory limit is 70 asbestos structures per mm2.
4.0 Scope of Work
4.1 Bulk Sampling Procedures
ALC's licensed technicians worked under the guidance provided by the EPA guidelines for
asbestos-"Asbestos in Buildings: Simvlifv Sampling Scheme for Friable Surfacing Materials."
This sampling procedure uses random sampling to ensure that the samples are representative of the
sampling area. ALC's inspectors:
Identified all friable surfacing materials and grouped them into homogenous sampling
•
I.
areas by floor
2. Prepared diagrams of each sampling area
3. Determine the number of samples to collect (9 samples per homogenous areas are
recommended) Determine sampling locations
4. Collect samples
5. Fill out chain of custody
6. Send samples to a qualified laboratory
Due to the insufficient amount of dust and debris in the apartment units and public areas of the
building, we were unable to collect the optimum number of samples suggested in the above
referenced guidelines.
Upon completion of the initial assessment and bulk sample collection. ALC determined that there
were elevated asbestos levels in one apartment. With the guidance of the above referenced
document and NYCDEP we went back to each floor and assessed each apartment on each floor for
visible dust and debris.
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