Fax cover sheet, 105 Duane Street site file

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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

Date: December 9, 2O01

To: JoellCupfcrman

From: Ed Olmsted, CIH, CSP

Subject: Asbestos Samplthg 104 Dt mne street Dane Strom At your request an asbestos survey was cczpleted at apartment .00 at 105 in Manhattan. The purpose of the sn rvey 4a.s to determine levels of asbestos contamination inside the building. The a ey was performed on December 3.2001 by Edward olosted. CIH CSP.

The collapse of the World Trade Center Tidings caused the release of dust and debris containing asbestos. The asbestos coifs ig debris was spread throughout the collapse site a, a . ,d the mirrounding neighbe pod. Omer contaminants were also spaae4 boyhood. Many of lb ooritar:nin2nt5 including the a besws sailed on Stir;g.. re drawn into buildings ,ugh the vsntiladou system. This survey was roads r mans the level of asbestos rust in the 1O floor apartment and hallway of the building.

Surface dust samples were collected scco1dini to the method $75595 published by the American Society of Testing and Mmeri (ASTM) This involves drawing dust from a surface area of 1OO square c entimsters oz a O.8 micron mixed cellulose caner filter. The The dust was collected using a personal santpu pump operated at 2 liters per minute. fibers. All of the filter is analyzed by uansmission .1ICUOa microscopy for asbestos samples were shipped overnight and attar ed by IATL. proofing on The World Tirade Coaxer tower buildings I and 2 had asbestos containing fire primarily of chrysotile asbestos. the s uctwa1 steel an Bone of the floors. This consisted affect the Asbestos fibers are recognized as a buses ,carcinogen. which primarily include lung respiratory system. The typos of cancer I ssociated with asbestos exposure cause cancer, pleural meaothelioma and peritar sal masotheliom& Asbestos can also asbestosis, a debilitating respiratory diae~ se. The latency period between exposure to expOVur+ to asbestos and development of disease is I S to 25 years. The principle route of asbestos is through inhalation,

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