DOH/DEP asbestos fact sheet draft, 105 Duane Street

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document NYC DOH LASU 212 676 6159 P.02/03 DEC-18-2001 09 18

DRAFT 105 Duane Street Fact Sheet Environmental Protection (DEP) The New York City Departments of Health (DOH) and Justice Project that tenants were notified by the New York Environmental Law & fibers in their building residing at 105 Duane Street are concerned about asbestos developed this fact sheet resulting from the collapse of the Twin Towers. The DOH has to help address these specific concerns. Street? What sampling has been performed for asbestos at 105 Duane areas) was • Sampling of the air in 209 locations (residential units and common behalf of Related performed by an environmental consultant, ATC Associates, on Management Company. common area) within • Sampling of three surfaces (two residential units and one building was performed by the building and one dust sample from outside of the DOH. the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) on behalf of 10th floor apartment surface and common area air • Sampling of two surfaces (a diffuser) was performed by Ed Olmsted, CIH, on behalf of the tenants. direction of the • ATC Associates on behalf of the building owner and under the common hallway of the DEP performed air sampling at five locations within the supply air 10th floor. One of these samples was placed directly in front of the collected from the 2nd entry point (air diffuser). Another set of five samples was floor air handling room, which services the common areas.

What are the sampling results? of Related • All of the 209 air samples collected by ATC Associates, on behalf Management Company, were within the most stringent standard used for clearance in an indoor environment. the • No asbestos was detected in the surface and dust samples collected by samples are pending. USPHS. Results of a more detailed analysis of these of the building • All of the 10 air samples collected by ATC Associates, on behalf owner, were within the most stringent standard used for clearance in an indoor environment. vacuum sampling • Both of the surface samples collected by Ed Olmstead using a method showed the presence of asbestos fibers.

asbestos? Do these results mean I have been exposed to dangerous levels of concern. For No. The mere presence of asbestos does not necessarily pose a health air samples asbestos to cause health problems it must be inhaled or ingested. All of the indicate that collected at the building, including those from within the ventilation system, asbestos is not airborne in quantities that would pose a health concern.

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