NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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ENV/RONMENTAL
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Subject Random Air Sampling-Ambient Air Monitoring Gateway Plaza Buildings
Sampling Datets) Febn.iar I I 12 1 14 15_ IS. 11 20 21 22, 25 2o. 2 - . 25 March I . 4 5 r,
Gentlemen
Enclosed, please find the report for air monitoring performed at the above referenced address in the 100.
20O, i0O. 400 50(1 and 601) buildings Air sampling was conducted via Transmission Electron Microscopy
ITEM) analysis at the request of the owner
ATC Associates (ELAP #10879) analyzed the samples using the Transmission Electron vt icroscopN
(TEM) Methodology The results indicated that the areas achieved the acceptance criteria below <71)
structures per mm2 set be the federal regulations (Please See Attached TEM Report)
According to the EPA, 'In evaluating data from the ti'orld Trade ('enter and the %urroundrng area%_ EP_4 it u.wrig a
protective standard under.4HERi. the.4shestos Hazard Emergency Response.4cr. to evaluate the risk from ashesto%
in the outdoor and indoor air This is a very stringent standard that is used to determine whether children mat re-
enter a school building after asbestos has been removed or abated it is based on assumptions 01 long-term exposure
EPA has chosen to use this standard because it is the most stringent and protectve, even though it is unlikely that
the public will be exposed to asbestos from the World Trade (enter site for extended periods of time
To determine asbestos levels, air filters are collected from monitoring equipment through which air in the school
building has passed and viewed through a microscope. The number ofstructures - material that has asbestos fibers
on or in it - is then counted. The measurements must be 70 or fewer structures per square millimeter before children
are allowed inside.
There is also a federal standard for asbestos exposure under OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which
is used to protect workers on-the-job. The standard is .l fiber per cubic centimeter averaged aver an eight-hour day
To be as protective as possible, EPA is using the school re-entry standard in tests around the World Trade Center
Levels above 70 structures per square millimeter do NOT imply an immediate health threat. Asbestos exposure
becomes a health concern when high concentrations of asbestos fibers are inhaled aver a long period. illness is very
unlikely to result from a single, high-level exposure. or from a short period of exposure to lower levels. '
The air sample were collected by Alvin B Blake (Certificate #AH 01-03528), and Michael Kammas
(Certificate #A -l'7-17055) NY State Department of Labor Project Monitors.
Sincer v.
Michael Kammas
ALC Environmental Incorporated
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