EPA and City Plan for Indoor Air Quality, May 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

At the Scene ng, Discouraging Shift N.Y. Deaths, Dust fl Pose Little Threat, Health Experts Say Xsftestos Levds Deemed Acx^table; Bodies Onfy Rarefy Thinsmit Disease •rlUvnBaovir

Neither the dial (oenled by (he eoUipK W the *hrU ItadcCeotertatrenaixtbebodiabiiried ia'thentbbkBoeca rUk t» public heeJth. *e»et*I expert* aid pwtcrder. AhhouCh (be duit eonttiae Mbotp*, the eirhem ooBcee- MtSaix ere wtthis penniMibk level* In place* to «hM the public he« «MWfc Is iddhiao. the iibeftoi bdat load b the le«»t buanhea pf (be bw type* e( the ab«K Dec<yla< huou traalm do eat to Ihnaielvet prodm <li*. aue. A tew tpedSc toActwe* cm be (nnioiRed troo bodiea of people ideoid at the tin at death »b pbraial eaatiet with bkCeeted Biiidt ot orpaa. But aueh etia, hnevat an tt- treraei/rara, K'a a vetr tnpletaaat ahutUon. but wt Ssd omadvoa hav- inc to deal with tbeae aituationa all the da*.* laid WiOiaiB D. Hidbiad. a Ibreaaie ttthfopolortet who wortaad b the Saank medical exaaloei'* office lac id yw*. •What it aiwoenim here ii (be (jaaotKr [of bodiec] and the awaremaa of (be pubUe of what Ttot'ia datiiar with.' Aa of Um Bl|ht, i,422 people reaabad aMceaBiad tor to Ml ICWM HMSsakM •a»MriH(fe wImiiii Inm *w» »»iii*h * It ana the altomth at the terrorttt atl^ to New yseh an Sept, th • MUww M Maraito-iriH SKWaW tta fw» btoei kaa. Oeaeup of the alu to Lower UaabettaB nap tahe maeha. The oelthbocbood armad the *JtU Ttade Ocstorerea cow arod to a layer of gray duR after (be buadingi oolUpaed. The ■aleria] <a both gritty lad OuBy. reaetabliag a pmtm earak» of the type of toaulatioo that to blowo toco Mtlea aad crawl ipaeea lu partlele ire the reacdee of maaonry, eaOlag tSai, carpet Ebett. iniuUtiacu fire retardant* aad maay other Mb- ftBAfitta The EnviraBBaM^ Breteettoo Ageocy OPA) immM the ■alrrlal two day* the the eoDapae. Al of Siiddc yewarday. the BPA had tahea « aacaplea. to 30 of them, wee Un J per- ccBt of ibe ntonal waa aabaatoa. Difta that Eootata teat than 1 peteaet aahaiioi are M ooo- aldered haeardoua. Tboee over 1 paecat leculn weetol han- dhag. The hUMevei dtwt U beind dnpooed of to a Medal area of the States Uind WfiL wtoretherehUe b UK talwrt, i) aaldJtMDelolt.tbcleaderofaaeaftbcBfABiiwrfKcyn- ipoaat toaoM to Naw yuh. One reaaon far the dlfieeteg eanatotractoea of aabaatoa to varioua dut taaptoe star Sr to the lowm' aonatoactioo. Tbw- «r 1 eootalBod aabeMot op to the <Oth floor. Tbwat 3 ooatidncd BO aabtatot, Oalola aaid. The BOR critical toaue b the alrhorM ooneaatnattoa of dU Bbat. aai - Mb to Kenahaw. hod of tU Ckxuiwttoead Sabtl and Health Adatotolntian fOSHA). Io hath the public aeoe aad the area between the pubUe aooeaa bouadary aad cwfaUe pOe Itoall, alrborae aabeetoe eoxxaeertrattoae have baea ato- tomty below toveto at whtok the BRA recdra* arttoo to radaee tb«b,hei*ld. .• When the ilrborM eooeeatratloo oeaeagei 04 Eben par m- Uc eesthaetef of air far aaaiglu-lww period, art fiber par «o- • bic oeoiiiBeter fat» Bloutea, worhen auit erear raeptnloei. Is toe btocki around toe ruwle pOe, toe fiber ooaoantrstian ha been between 0.0013 and 0.00# fibers per otoic oofime- __________ ___ ___ _ te*,*aidMcaiao.anOBHAai*btiatrt^<n*Iadnl»btoitor. .B>..*wnc*wn<w«ww aw-www-wiwwwwr financial diMrirt whrtT toe puhfto b now aSowod. toe 10- a atoeWpaBar, Caawtr hah IMrCar raaMr Mf laaMa awtoaM alia, tatwaua beaua kvaU axe bwv or, to asaat raaca, UBdataetaUa. aw toe iwifiao setowaMr*. Ma.bh,U,ahddKfi"-to"*a.*.biBMtoM However. OSHA h reconaneodiag that worker* oa toe rub­ ble pOe wear halMioc raaptratpr*. beeawae th* eoaeotrsttori •maut Mid. BarUwamr ihd Monala Mid they srorted swy be higher there. The aabaatoa toood ha aS been chryao- he FtirhJt reanten It tri AB- their wp-eHpugk b*aed-out etoeea. accru fahty tile, the type lean atroortf aaaodated with oanoar, bembtop of UA boOdiac* Utt tot» r,, dhvaaected They &mu! a munhec of Uobutied bodiet arc ’act arerty Ibe bixard that people M- NurobtUdisgiurvIvoretob 'doatopootBpoUt*. then sotieed toe Sightly fiOee aamc,* Mid Vidor W. Weodn, t petbotodai and lonner bQ- W argeaqy, Ibay aid; Thia o- atwaK votoe aad dau reorder* They had beca tary medical aaimner, Mowevej, toereliBW bees aaae* id drbackytnl. bald the raeorden would be b fiuoreareM-onnige srhidi apedfic diaaasea, oolably ttoeroilaai, OreaUMdt- aembers began patob* their Moel boaa*. B*o toe fire had Uinwd ihcB btocL fakob dUeaae and bapaUsaab, kava bees traxMBiHed to paepU Ttodt Center atBdo and ahift- One waa Mrs opes O" ooe cod. Batkhamiaer laid. perfonaiagMtopMM. «a toe Feotagoowaa hit Sever- *1-wa* delighted,'BurkhamiDer aaid trf finxUng The bigger riak (aoed by reaoMworheri nd acevstorswB s Moie of bcK awed by bow the bogccA ^aeaoae we hids’t bond any Uve vic- came from the Inaunoiblt sharp and bary obioeb piled pre- Ms<e appeared up ekae iMn too*. That'* our real priority.' eanoasly to the wreskage, and fraa th* CBOltooil cOecta of aelevibm 'Wtutyec eoixJd see Meral baoMigMare laid tiny had not reecw- Bodiog oorpaea compared to wtad you cred asytobg tool the coia reootdet Boll- The health rtiba are paychologiad. abhoagk ton cm be War ChaHie Atos said- 'ibe hamnwr Mid toe firefighter* were (old the data re- MaMgcd cuiw wcD while the work b gaict urn' Haghtod. ad. Whob Boon wbad out. ec- oorder Mowed that the yiaw wm trevaSng at MS who bM led peoiecte opealag bwm pavei to Rwanda, Boaota iMhwbMikMtoetoalarin. arU Crmtl* tor the orgaidMtloriPhyalciare far Hwoan Right*.

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