Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Jenkins, C. (March 11,2002) Status of air and dust asbestos testing after WTC collapse; 1. Misrepresented “safe levels* and standards for asbestos; 2. Failure to test at low levels related to safety; 3. Region 2 relied on more sensitive TEM tests for settled dusts in own building, required by EPA policy, did not provide same sensitive testing for rest of NYC, and refused Region 8 offer of free sensitive testing for rest of NYC. Cate Jenkins, Hazardous Waste Identification Division, OSW, EPA, memorandum addressed to affected parties and responsible officials. Posted at www.N YenviroLAW .org
36. Millette, J. R., and Hays, S. M. (1994) Chapter 6. Data: Levels of asbestos in dust, pages 49- 50. In: Settled Dust Sampling and Analysis, Lewis Publishers, CRC Press. 37. Barr, H. (June 4,2002) Feeling fallout of asbestos Brookfield could spend $3M on cleanup, tests. THE NEWS-TIMES, www.newstime.com.
McKinney, M. P. (June 5,2002) Experts weigh in on asbestos risk Should parents be worried? Depends who you ask. THE NEWS-TIMES, www.newstime.com.
38. Rhode, V. (May 19 and 22,2002) Personal communication. Results of dust and AHERA air testing in music room at the Huckleberry Hill Elementary School in Brookfield, CT. Vernon Rhode, Industrial Hygienist, S & B Environmental, 40 Valley Field Road S., Sandy Hook, CT 06482, (203) 426-3704, [email protected].
39. See series of news articles in News Times, Danbury, CT., posted at www.newstimes.com. In the upper right-hand scroll box, choose “Brookfield” to get to the relevant series of news articles. 40. EPA website on September 11 Response. See page posted at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/wtc/activities.htm and every individual data page linked to the map of bulk dust sampling at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/nyc/bulkdust/ 41. Mugdan, Walter E., Esq., Regional Counsel for EPA Region 2 (January 25, 2002) Environmental law issues raised by terrorist events in 2001. Speech before the NY Bar Association. Posted at www.NYenviroLAW.org
42. Miele, J. A., Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, City of New York (October 25,2001) letter to Residents of Lower Manhattan. Posted on the internet at www.nyeljp.org.
43. Mugdan, Walter E., Esq., Regional Counsel for EPA Region 2 (January 25,2002), op. cit.
Counsel for Region 2 described the selective use of the definition of “asbestos containing material”in a speech:
One of the first decisions that EPA had to make when sampling for asbestos in the dust from the WTC collapse was what reference value to use when reporting the data - in other words, at what concentration of asbestos in the bulk dust samples would the Agency characterize the dust as containing asbestos in quantities of significance? EPA
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Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
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EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
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EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.
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Memorandum detailing procedures for asbestos wipe sampling in Lower Manhattan and estimating associated cancer risks from dust exposure.
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Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
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Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
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EPA memorandum detailing plans for asbestos wipe sampling, projecting airborne dust levels, and estimating increased cancer risks from WTC dust exposure.
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Internal tracking document for managing reports, comments, and actions related to environmental compliance cases.
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Draft fact sheet from DOH and DEP addressing tenant concerns regarding asbestos fibers at 105 Duane Street.
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Letter from Enviroscience Consultants providing air and bulk sampling results for 86 Trinity Place.
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Document excerpt listing counsel and staff members assigned to a paper on infrastructure related to World Trade Center recovery.
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Correspondence criticizing the EPA and DEP regarding asbestos, silica levels, and safety clearance after cleaning at 114 Liberty Street.
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Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
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