WTC document preservation notice, NYC Law Department

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The employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), who work in the Woolworth Building: A representative provided evidences of samples that were taken in three areas of the building, and showed asbestos readings of above 74,000 structures per square centimeters and as high as 850,000 structures (although no amount of asbestos is considered safe, 100,000 structures and above is considered an 'asbestos emergency'). All samples were taken by Detail Associates and sent to International Asbestos Testing Labs.

A woman who lives outside lower Manhattan, but works at the Municipal Building: She said that she had no health problems prior to September 11th. However after returning to her workplace, she has experienced significant respiratory disease.

The owners of Steamers Landing Restaurant in Battery Park City: They stated that although they undertook a major hazardous materials remediation of their restaurant at their own expense, they were unable to collect insurance to pay for it, because the EPA consistently and falsely maintained that the area was safe.

“Beyond this being a matter of life and death, if workspaces are not properly tested and remediated for hazardous materials, the City and State of New York stands to face tremendous future financial costs in terms of contingent liability as well as untold productivity impacts due to a potentially massive rise in occupational disease,” said Rep. Nadler. “The EPA must end its stonewalling, and finally carry out its legal and moral responsibility to clean up all buildings contaminated in the terrorist attack.”

Rep. Nadler has served in Congress since 1992. He represents the 8^*^ Congressional District of New York, which includes parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, including the areas surrounding the site of World Trade Center. ###

http://www.house.gov/nadler/EPA 021003.htm 4/2/03

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