NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Tiffany-Bader Environmental, Inc.
41 Fountayne Lane
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
b8648-2679
Tel: (609) 897-0848
Fax: (609) 897-0850
envirocenter.com/TBE
E-Mail: [email protected]
November 20, 2001
Mr. Edward Sullivan
Director of Operations
B.M.C.C.
199 Chambers Street
New York, New York 10007-1097
Re: Direct-Reading Measurements for fine dust particles and VOCs
Dear Mr. Sullivan,
Tiffany-Bader Environmental, Inc. (TBE) performed direct-reading testing for fine dust
particles (2.5 pm in diameter) and VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in various areas
of B.M.C.C. at 199 Chambers Street on November 20, 2001. The sampling was
performed by John Tiffany, senior Industrial Hygienist of TBE.
Several buildings at and adjacent to the World Trade Center Complex in lower
Manhattan were destroyed or severely damaged on or around September 11, 2001. A
waste transfer operation is located directly across the street (West Street) from the
school building. It is suspected that debris from the initial building damage and waste
transfer operation is potentially contaminating areas in lower Manhattan with fine dust
particles and/or VOCs. TBE's scope of work was to determine the levels in the building,
and outdoor, of these contaminants.
Representative areas of the building were tested, including the main entrance ways,
interior areas on the west and east side of the main building, and the portable trailer
units on West Street (across from the barge transfer operation). Outdoor readings were
collected at various points around the building. (See data sheet in Appendix B). TBE
had collected readings from the same data points the previous week., on November 13,
2001.
Fine Dust Particles Testing
TBE took realtime particle (aerosol) measurements in pg/m3 at 2.5 pm diameters
(PM2.5), using a TSI Model 8520 Dust Trak Aerosol Monitor. The Dust Trak is a laser
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