NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
02/2.0/2002, 05:48 2129240844 CKPROPERTIES PAGE 04
Ms- Susan Donahue
October 24,2001
Attachment A - Review of Available information
Summary of'information made available'from goverment agencies regarding health effects
and exposures associated with the World Trade Center incident,
Prepared October 15, 2001
Colden Corporation
The following agencies have been involved:
• EPA
• OSHA
• New York City Department of Health
• New York State Department of Healtll
EPA
The EPA seems to be taking the lead on assessing health risks to the general public. They are
conducting daily. monitoring and have issued summary statements.
Statements:
"EPA's air monitoring near the WTC has not detected any pollutants from the fire and
building collapses that are of concern to the general public." (9/18).
"I)ata confirms no significant public health risks." (9/30).
"EPA and OSHA have taken hundreds of samples to monitor environmental conditions
since September 11 and have found no evidence of any significant public health hazard
to residences, visitor or workers beyond the immediate WTC area." (9/3O}.
Sampling:
EPA is currently collecting data from 17 fixed monitories in and around ground zero and is
using portable sampling equipment to collect data from a range of locations. Sampling is being
conducted daily. Results summaries are being posted on EPA's web site. The most recent
results available are from 10/11/01.
Table 1 lists the contaminants that EPA has addressed and summarizes results.
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