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EPA memorandum on carpet asbestos testing, June 2002

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Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.

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Folder label: “EPA Cate Jenkins”

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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Table B - ASBESTOS AIR CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS Excess Cancer Air Level - Air standards, levels actually found, detection limits, etc. Risks, Lifetime fibers per Exposure milliliter, PCM YOU MUST CONVERT STRUCTURES PER MILLILITER TO "PCM-EQUIVALENT" (70 years)*’ equivalent FIBERS PER MILLILITER BEFORE USING THIS CHART. Unless you hove actual f/mL (PCM) data, divide s/mL by around 2 to 4 to convert to "f/mL PCM"

1 per 100 0.04 EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) cancer risk level

0.0095 - 0.019 AHERA level of 70 structures per square millimeter, converted to PCM- equivalent fibers per milliliter. Over 2 cancers per 1000.

1 per 1,000 0.004 EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) cancer risk level

0.0011 - 0.0043 Region 2*5 detection limits, converted to PCM equivalents (25 to 50% of fibers estimated to be PCM equivalent). THE LOWEST LEVEL THEY COULD HND. Up to 2 cancers per 1000.

0.0024 Libby Superfund site, average inside homes resulting In Superfund designation. Approaching 1 cancer per 1000.

1 per 10,000 0.0004 EPA's integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) cancer risk level**

1 per 100,000 0.00004 EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (I US) cancer risk level

1 per 1,000,000 0.000004 EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IMS) cancer risk level.

0.000003 inside air. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, peer reviewed overall value. Less than 1 cancer per 1 million.

0.000002 outside air. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, peer reviewed overall value. Less than 1 cancer per 1 million.

0 cancers 0 AHERA safe level standard, 40 CFR $763, Appendix C - Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan

0 Asbestos Scheel Hazard Detection and Qmtrol Act safe level

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