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EPA interim final report on WTC background study, April 2003

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Interim final report from EPA Region 2 detailing a background study of environmental conditions at the World Trade Center site.

NYC-WTC_000145869–000146029

Folder label: “INTERIM FINAL April 2003

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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

6.2.2 Man-Made Vitreous Fibers.......... .24 6.2.3 Lead.............................................. .25 6.2.4 Dioxin.......................................... .26 6.2.5 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons .26 6.3 Minerals and Total Dust Results - Deyelopment of Background Concentrations.............................................................................27 6.3.1 Crystalline Silica.................. .... 27 6.3.1.1 Alpha-quartz ........ .... 27 6.3.1.2 Cristobalite............ .... 28 6.3.1.3 Tridymite.............. .... 28 6.3.2 Calcite.................................. .... 29 6.3.3 Gypsum................................ .... 30 6.3.4 Portlandite............................ .... 30 6.3.5 Total Dust............................ ....31

7.0 HISTORICAL STUDIES ON BACKGROUND CHARACTERIZATION 31 7.1 Background Literature Search Results 31 7.1.1 Residential Indoor Airborne Asbestos Measurements .... 31 7.1.2 Settled Asbestos Dust Measurements.......... .............. 32 7.1.3 Airborne Man-Made Vitreous Fibers Measur ats........ 32 7.1.4 Man-Made Vitreous Fibers in Settled Dust or Soil .......... 32 7.1.5 Lead Leyels in the Ambient Air........................................ 32 7.1.6 Residential Settled Lead Dust Measurements ................ 33 7.1.7 Dioxins in Soil and Settled Dust........................................ 33 7.1.8 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediment and Soil 34 7.2 Comparison of WTC Backgroimd Study to Other Studies 34 7.2.1 Comparison of Airborne Asbestos Concentrations ........ 34 7.2.2 Comparison of Asbestos Settled Dust Concentrations .... 35 7.2.3 Comparison of Airborne Man-Made Vitreous Fiber (MMVFI Concentrations 35 7.2.4 Comparison of Man-Made Vitreous Fibers in Settled Dust or Soil 35 7.2.5 Comparison of Lead Concentrations in the Ambient Air .. 36 7.2.6 Comparison of Settled Lead Dust Measurements 36 7.2.7 Comparison of Dioxin Concentration in Settled Dust .... 37 7.2.8 Comparison of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentration in Settled Dust 38

8.0 DISCUSSION ... ....38

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