310 GREENWICH STREET Block: 142 Lot: 25 BIN: 1083239 40 Harrison Street/Independence Plaza

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Street, the remainder of the old with ceramic tile, and, in addition, at 80 Nc i .Mpore remaining old carpeting in the carpeting has been replaced with new carpeting.. The other buildings is going to be replaced in the near future. an unprotected, hence possibly The work on this project has thus far been done in carpet being torn up to seep into dangerous manner, allowing the dust from the old light of the unacceptably high tenants' apartments, under and around their doors. In the large amount of World asbestos level found, in the hallway in the 310 building; blanketed our buildings and streets Trade Center dust that, for many months, daily carpeting is known to retain a high from the Pier 25 barge operation; and the fact that we believe that this situation level of contaminants, even after HEPA vacuuming, presents a very serious health risk to IPN residents. cleanup, the remaining carpet We request that, as part of the EPA whole-building in a safe and controlled removal at IPN be done under the supervision of the EPA for handling hazardous manner, according to EPA's standards and protocols of the hallway abatement materials. We further request that EPA direct an asbestos new carpet. At 80 North Moore floors, ceilings and walls -- prior to the installation of we ask that the EPA test Street, where the carpet replacement has been completed, method. We the ultrasonication the new carpeting on several different floors, utilizing beneath the carpeting, especially ask that EPA also test, at the same time, the floor and TEM analysis. This is where the floor meets the wall, using the micro-vac method management might order this work the most urgent of our requests, since IPN resumed at any time. Environmental Action Coalition, EPA At the first meeting of the EPA with the 9/11 and would be representatives said that terraces are considered a part of an apartment not discussed was cleaning cleaned in the individual apartment cleaning. What was because some IPN apartment the outside of apartment windows. We are concerned tenants are afraid to open windows have brownish dust on their exteriors and many cleaned, we are certain that the their windows. Even where the windows have been center dust storm and the window tracks contain hazardous dust from the trade tenant facing Harrison months-long barge operation. Just this month, one 4th floor attempted to open her Street had clumps of dust fly into her apartment when she windows.

At your suggestion, we are contacting the DEP to request a report on the rooftops work with EPA to develop a of all IPN buildings. We are also requesting that DEP buildings, including the coordinated process for the testing and cleaning of our after the interior cleaning windows, since, if the exteriors of the buildings are cleaned buildings will simply become re- of individual apartments and the common areas, the contaminated. method of visual inspection will We do not feel that EPA's and DEP's planned the illnesses that have adequately assess the condition of our buildings. Based on sinus, bronchial, skin rashes, plagued lPN residents since 9/11 (constant respiratory, a need to do a thorough cleaning eye infections, headaches, etc.), we believe there is exteriors must be based on stringent, of the entire complex, and that the need to clean comprehensive testing, not merely visual inspection. you said that the EPA would In regard to the cleaning of ventilation systems,

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