NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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ENVIRONMENTAL
November 28, 2001
Tony Rodriquez
Resident Manager
85 John Street
New York, NY 10038
Re: 85 John Street: Environmental Assessment Report
Dear Mr. Rodriquez:
assessment of the
In response to your request GAC Environmental, Inc. ("GAC") performed an
environmental impact to 85 John Street from the events of September 11, 2001. GAC performed
inspections on September 17. 2001 and November 14-15, 2001. The environmental assessment
was comprised of the following four (4) elements:
Instruments,
1. A portable Organic Vapor Meter (OVM) model 580B by Thermo Environmental
Inc. was used to test for eleven (11) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the air. This
instrument detects and quantifies most organic vapors with a highly sensitive photo
ionization detector (PID).
2. A determination was made as to the location, and airborne fiber levels, of any potential
asbestos contamination. Air samples were taken from various areas throughout the building.
Sample locations included apartments and common areas of the building. All samples were
analyzed by the Transmission Electron Microscopy (`'TEM").
NYC-WTC 000108691
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