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Metals: OSHA has taken a total of 1117 samples (excluding bulk and blank samples)
to monitor worker exposuies to dusts, fumes, oxides, and other oompounda of
metals such as anthnsny, betyflium, chrontium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead,
Dpangaaese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, vanadium, zinc, cadmium,
rn!ignasiuro, and arsenic. Results from these samples axe generally well below
the applicable OSHA limits. However, torch cutting and burning structural
steel at the nibble pile have resulted in instances of overexposures as follows;
copper (13); iron oxide (26); lead (17); antimony (1); and cadmium (2).
Accordix^ly, OSHA is recommending that wofkws tmjjagcd in those
operations wear appropriate respiratory protection. See infexmation below for
the specific uounts in regards to xnerctiry.
Mercury OSHA has taken 224 sir samples for inorganic mercury. No roercury was
detected. Also, 36 bulk samples previously collected from rubble were re
analyzed for mercury and none was detected. Additionally, 10 bulks were
taken on 1/3, with one sample detecting mercury at 0.9ppm sad nine samples
did not contain mercury. 38 bulk samples were taken between 1/8 and
1/11/02; results indicate 0.1 to 02 ppm mostly In aiuuud the footprint of
Bldg.-6, and in the pit between WTC toww ] &2-
ionizing RatUution: A survey of the nibble pile was conducted oa 10/22-10/23 to cheek for latent
radiation with particular attention to alpha radiation. Results show no
elevated levels of concern from either known building law radiation sources
or any terrorist origin source materials.
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