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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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Iatroductiott .._._._._._._ . ._._._._._._. .apartment At the request of an asbestos sampling was conduce in his lnciude1ii it visual bspect oo of the located at 55 Libciy Street in Manharan. The solve} asbestos. Edward Olrn led,CIH, spa ent and s pin surface dust for the presence of CSP performed the survey on April 26,apartment 2002. The purpose of this survey was to that may have been caused by the detergme levels of contamination in the is the most prevalent air collapse of the twist towers of the Trade Center. Asbestos z good sturogate for eoUthaiflaAt produced th ing the collapse and es such it serves esthe building; as a dust filers settle in a r ag exposure to other sfr cortaminin 'these is dote. THE FINDINGS OF and arc likely to remain a problem unless pproperleaning APARTMENT IS CONTAMINATED THE SURVEYS INDICATE TEAT THE WITH ASBESTOS. Levels•of asbestos ranged $om non-detectable to 2.5 mmllion fibers per sgts:re cen ter. $sckgr°uDd coUapsedaon September 11, 2001. The The World Trade Center (WTC) burned and wptember 1, 20 ►cat hele buidiap were oonstructed of cement, steel, glass, 8yP -asbestos types) and ceilings, epraysd-on insulation (asbestos -containing and non xmTcs and paper products. contained wood, plastic and meini fi ruitt re, computers and(compressed, pulverized) or Most of theee mateaas were either physically destroyed ruse to partieu&tc shatter boned in the collapse of the building. This process give pattieles. The ;last settled ranging from a very fine 4ut to larger sized, quicker settling effort to .remove the out onto roofs end other surfaces of nearby buildings. The cleaning L of the building dust from these buildings has varied aaa is dependant upuu the cff owner. contactors. At the time of this The apannest v`as cleaned twice by asbestos abatement windows and on the window survey there was visible dust on zee surfaces of the storm debris from the oftrade c with the in re dust as cojaPee. the Iiv maneaid glue tent in y i be outer wladow la do vii ual a►4 the ism bathroom there are ttwo sets windows, window are stone+ wiMnwc, Cheic WKc heavy lcvela of dui between both sets of windows.

Methods collected according to the n abed Stuace dust samples for the presence of asbestos were Materials (ASTM). This 5755-95 published by the Americen Society of Testing and centimeters ona .9 micron involves drzwin dust from a surface area of 100 square personal pump g mixed cellulose ester filter. The dust was collected using a ttnsrnissi4 electron per . inwe. The filter is analyzed by m operated at Z Biers shipped overnight and analyzed aricros opy for asberos fibers. All of the samples were erno Heaitls oy IATL. This lab is accredited through the New York State Depernn envtromnental lab accreditatiort proii m (FLAP).

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