Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document I
« UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY f WASHINGTON, D.C, 20460
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGB'JCY RESPONSE
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 11,2002
SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
1. Asbestos in Manhattan compared to Libby Superfund site
2. Why cleanup of WTC contamination is ineffective to date
3. Advantages of cleanup under Superfund statute
4. Summary risk assessment for WTC fallout
FROM: Cate Jenkins, Ph.D. [email protected] Waste Identification Branch (Mail Code 5304 W) Hazardous Waste Identification Division
TO: Affected Parties and Responsible Officials
This memorandum compares data for asbestos in settled dusts and air inside residences in the town of Libby, Montana, which is designated as a Superfund site due to this residential contamination, and similar data for the interior of buildings in Lower Manhattan contaminated by fallout from the World Trade Center (WTC). The reasons why the current cleanup of WTC dusts inside buildings is ineffective is also discussed, along with the advantages in addressing the cleanup through the Superfund statute.
In addition, this memorandum provides a summary of calculated cancer risks for occupancy of Lower Manhattan buildings, which was performed in more detail in my December 19,2001 memo.' Whereas high level EPA and NYC officials have stated in sworn testimony and to the press that there were no such risks,^ the appropriate offices in EPA have been effectively proscribed from conducting such a preliminary evaluation.
The analyses, projections, and opinions in this memorandum represent my own professional judgement and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. Enviromnental Protection Agency, and has not been reviewed by EPA. This memorandum is not intended as any final or definitive assessment risks from continued and past exposures to asbestos in Manhattan.
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