NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Tables. CUMULATIVE EXPOSURES OF ASBESTOS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH EFFECTS
From the ATSDR Toxicological Profile for Asbestos,'"’ including examples of air levels and the amount of
time needed to accumulate the dose
EQUIVALENT AIR LEVEL (in fibers per milliliter - f/mL)
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Cumulative Exposure is given in the number 1 week 3 months 6 months 1 year 2 years 50 years
of fibers per milliliter thies the years of
exposure (f-yr/mL), measured by PCM
Risk Level is the number of excess cancer
cases or cases of other health effects for a
given population
lung cancer, 0.00035 1 cancer 0.018 0.0014 0.0007 0.00035 0.000175 0.000007
smokers, per million
EPA risk levels
0.0035 1 cancer 0.183 0.014 0.007 0.0035 0.00175 0.00007
per 100,000
0.035 1 cancer 1.825 0.14 0.07 0.035 0.0175 0.0007
per 10,000
lung cancer, 0.0035 1 cancer 0.183 0.014 0.007 0.0035 0.00175 0.00007
non-smokers, per million
EPA risk levels
0.035 1 cancer 1.825 0.14 0.07 0.035 0.0175 0.0007
per 100,000
0.35 1 cancer 18.250 1.4 0.7 0.35 0.175 0.007
per 10,000
mesothelioma, 0.00031 1 cancer 0.016 0.00124 0.00062 0.00031 0.000155 0.0000062
EPA risk levels per million
0.0031 1 cancer 0.162 0.0124 0.0062 0.0031 0.00155 0.000082
per 100,000
0.031 1 cancer 1.616 0.124 0.062 0.031 0.0155 0.00062
per 10,000
asbestosis 2.6 no effect 135.571 10.4 5.2 2.6 1.3 0.052
level
4.5 1 case per 234.643 18 9 4.5 2.25 0.09
1000
abnormal 0.12 3.7 per 100 6.257 0.48 0.24 0.12 0.06 0.0024
radiological
findings
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