NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
YATC ASSOCIATES I N C.
Project Memorandum
Subject: Tribeca Park
400 Chambers Street
Re: Ambient Air Sampling r `
To: Peter Hoyle
Related Management
From: Fred Burkhardt
Date: November 23, 2001
On November 19, 2001, ATC collected one ambient air sample in the apartment listed below as well as
one sample in five common hallways to ascertain the presence or absence of airborne asbestos. All
samples were collected and analyzed in accordance with the AHERA Transmission Electron Microscopy
(TEM) method as set forth at 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E, Appendix A.
Apartments sampled are identified in the following table.
Floor Apartments Floor Apartments Floor Apartments
PH 20 9
28 19 Hallway 8 Hallway
27 18 7
26 17 N 6
25 16 5
24 15 4
23 Hallway 14 Hallway 3 Hallway
22 12 1
21 10 outside
+ Two samples
In the absence of a specific ambient air standard, ATC has selected as a criteria for acceptable ambient
air sample sets, the AHERA re-occupancy requirement following an asbestos abatement action of an
average of less than 70 asbestos structures per square millimeter (<70 s/mm2) per sample set. This
criteria has been selected because the AHERA requirement is the most stringent reoccupancy
requirement available, and has been designed to be protective of children following an asbestos project.
Based upon analytical sample results for all samples recording levels below the AHERA clearance
requirement, it is ATC's opinion that the ambient air samples collected throughout the building are
representative of the ambient conditions at the time of testing and that the areas tested meet an
acceptable criterion for re-occupancy. If you have any questions or require additional explaination of the
information presented please do not hesitate to call me at 212-353-8280.
Thank You.
NYC-WTC 000102805
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