News release reassuring residents that monitoring shows no dangerous contaminants like asbestos or mercury in New York City drinking water.
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
In the News - Headlines Page 2 of2
EPA has set up eight air monitors at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, where debris from the collapsed World Trade Center towers is being sent for criminal and forensic analysis, and eventual disposal. Initial results show no detectable levels of asbestos. The Agency will continue to operate these air monitors at the landfill and will test for asbestos and for particulate matter.
Whitman detailed dust sampling undertaken thus far at the World Trade Center site, and confirmed that EPA has done a total of 101 dust samples, of which 37 were slightly over the one percent asbestos (the amount above which material is considered asbestos-containing). EPA has continued to use its 10 High Efficiency Particulate Arresting (HEPA) filter vacuum trucks, especially in areas where dust samples show any elevated levels of asbestos. Of the 16 samples taken in the Battery Park City area, a residential community within two blocks of the disaster site, 12 showed slightly elevated levels of asbestos. After using the HEPA Vac trucks to clean streets and surfaces in Battery Park City, repeat sampling in the area showed asbestos levels that fall below concern amounts. EPA will continue to monitor this area. The HEPA Vac trucks were also used to vacuum lobbies of federal buildings near the disaster site prior to having workers return.
Monitoring and cleanup efforts also continue at the Pentagon crash site. To date, EPA has taken 140 total samples, including ambient air samples, bulk debris analysis, silica and water discharge samples. Monitoring samples have been analyzed for asbestos and other hazardous materials. Available results continue to show that rescue workers at the disaster site are not being exposed to hazardous materials.
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EPA daily summary of environmental sampling and analysis for air, dust, water, and sediments at the World Trade Center site in October 2001.
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Excerpts from EPA press releases regarding air and dust monitoring at the World Trade Center site in September 2001.
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EPA daily summary of environmental sampling and analysis for air, dust, water, and sediments at the World Trade Center site in October 2001.
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Press release announcing joint EPA and OSHA environmental monitoring data collection at the World Trade Center site.
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EPA daily summary of environmental sampling and analysis for air, dust, water, and sediments at the World Trade Center site in October 2001.
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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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Summary of environmental sampling and benchmark standards used by city and federal agencies to evaluate conditions in Battery Park City.
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Joint announcement of a comprehensive plan by the EPA and city partners to address indoor air quality concerns in residential units south of Canal Street.
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Overview of multi-agency air, water, and dust sampling efforts in Lower Manhattan to assess pollutant levels after the disaster.
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A DEP letter describing joint agency efforts to sample air, dust, and water in Lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks.
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A DEP letter describing joint agency efforts to sample air, dust, and water in Lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks.
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Internal memo draft addressed to the Commissioner regarding environmental compliance actions and correspondence drafts dated October 15, 2001.
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Notice instructing staff to preserve original World Trade Center documents for potential future legal actions against the City.
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Archived EPA webpage from September 2001 displaying a map of air monitoring stations in Lower Manhattan for asbestos data.
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Fact sheet explaining what asbestos is and the health risks associated with long-term exposure to high concentrations of fibers.
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Press release announcing joint EPA and OSHA environmental monitoring data collection at the World Trade Center site.
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Fact sheet stating that monitoring shows low levels of asbestos at Ground Zero while advising workers to maintain safety precautions.
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