Fax cover sheet, 105 Duane Street site file

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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DEC-12-2001 17:46 NYC L.E.P. PUBLIC AFFAIRS P. 04/07

Date: December 9. 2001

To: Joel lCupfczman

From: Ed Olrnated, CIH, CSP

Subjects Asbestos Sampling 105 Dune street

Duane Stroec At your request an asbestos survey was cotplemd at apartment 10C at 105 in Manhattan. The purpose of the survey 4a.s to determine levels of asbestos by contamination inside the building. The auiey was performed on December 3, 2001 Edward chested. CIH, CSP.

The collapse of the World Trade Center iidinga caused the release of dust and debris containing asbestos. The asbestos onora ig debris was spread throughout the collapse site ar a -'rd the surrounding neighb; cd. Other contaminants we also spread tlu:.suc._. bothood. Many of lb oalat2rnicu2Tnts including the asbestos added on surfs.. . .. _ ^e drawn into buildings ,ugh the ventilation system. This survey was made ... - mine the level of asbestos lust in the 1O floor sspa[tment amid hallway of the building.

the Surface dust samples wees+a collected scco4dinl to the method 5755.95 publ abed by American Society of Toting and M ASTM) This involves drawing dust from a surface area of 100 square centimet ox 0.8 micron mixed cellulose eater filter. The minute. The dust was collected using a personal sampLug pap operated at 2 liters per fibers. All of the frlter is analyzed by unansudesion slesUon croscopy for asbestos sampler were shipped overnight an by IATL.

Ji The World Thule Center tower buildings and 2 had asbestos containing firs proofing on of chiysotile asbestos. the attucn sl steel an some of the floors. This cor&sisted primarily affect the Asbestos t'ibars are recognized as a huxnai carcinogen, which primarily exposure iacludc lung respiratory system. The types of cancer ssociated with asbestos Asbestos can also cause cancer, pleural mesothelloma and periu eel mesotheliorn& exposure to asbestosis, a debilitating respiratory die e. The latency period between exposure to asbestos and development of disease is $1 to 25 years. The princdple route of asbestos is through inhalation,

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