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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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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NYC DEP’s imposition of the imsafe 1% standard is compounded by their insistence on using the insensitive PLM method to detect asbestos. As documented by analyses of the exact same dust samples by both Region 2 and NYC DEP, PLM tests will find no detectable asbestos whatsoever, while the use of the more sensitive EPA transmission electron microscopy (TEM) method can show up to 5%.^’ A news story in the Wall Street Journal documents the hazard posed by the NYC DEP’s use of their 1% dust standard and the PLM method.^'’
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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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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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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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Preliminary health evaluation report regarding the World Trade Center site submitted in October 2001.
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NYC-WTC_000140040
Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
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Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
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Summary of 94,014 asbestos samples collected and analyzed at 225 Liberty Street between September 2001 and January 2002.
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Inspection form recording facade conditions and debris at the World Financial Center site.
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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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