NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS OF NY,INC.
67 Woodside Avenue, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 • Tel
914 762 6333 • Fax 914 762 5578
November 6, 2001
Mr. Sid Moskowitz
Newmark Construction Services, LLC
594 Broadway
New York, NY 10017
Re: Air Sample Results from 17 Battery Street, NYC
Dear Mr. Budabin:
Following the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers and surrounding properties, EMS of
NY was retained by your office to perform baseline sampling within the building to
determine if
airborne asbestos was present.
On November 1, 2001 EMS tested representative floors and subjected the samples to analysis via
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). TEM analysis is deemed state of the art and is able
to distinguish between asbestos and non-asbestos fibers.
The results that were obtained indicated that at the time of testing no asbestos was detected.
Current acceptable levels as set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are set at
70 s/mm2. The standard of 70 s/mm2 is used to determine whether background levels or airborne
levels following an abatement project are acceptable for human occupancy. if the concentration
exceed 70 s/mm2, then additional testing along with clean-up and possible protective equipment
should be initiated
Overall, based upon the sampling results, the air quality in regards to asbestos, according to EPA
standards, is acceptable.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me.
Sin rely,
avc
Marc Rutstein
Vice President.
hazard identification • risk management • impact assessment
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