NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
DEP COMMAND CENTER Faz:91776:Jia? Oct 1 ’Oi 9=46 F.02
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Commlsslorters WTC Update for 9/30/01
Saitery Park City
’^hu playground area in North Battery Park City is still scheduled for Monday at 7:00am to be
r'janed This will include the rsmc?a‘ of sand from the sandboxes, This cleanup has been
ddayed to this point at the request o" Batte'y Park Conserxwioy. Playground area is stiil not
secured and DEP has maintained (»■ e rtscommendation that it should have been olea^sd up
i^^msdiateiy. The EPA has confirmed tonight that the park will begin being cleaned ai 7am on
10/1/01 regardless of the weather conditions.
Issues at Gateway Plaza:
Ths facade of the 600 building (375 South End Ave), the garage area and inner couT yard a»e still
r-e-f 3 f eaned it -a the responsw. / the by idihg owners (o assure the integrity o? I' e
»pa'^ments ins.d>i th© buildings. The,. «.ware of th® EPA requirsniants for sampling and
<, --aring apartments.
"The checkpoint and wash station •. Gatad at *he SW corner of So'?h End Ave. and *'bany S ‘set
has *5! :3sn .'"CvSd. Considerat.c U' .t relocation to the NE corner of South Eno Ave. ana
A'ba’^y Pneo* was. made in an s<fo . *' rf,-s v ' access for teriants nto fne coifp nev
” 1' c 'oti*. neo that easy .. uVj.i-sO.i c,: th© Crti^i.. ig Ahjytion, The PD । A ny aware
i" fl.vtyo* this matter cr-’ n--' :1'6, ©edfer 1-. csaciiy eu.-j. f-e.
apartments Without imparting uneue uuruens tn security restnct.ore
4 Fif^anJal Center
Nt- changp '"om 9/29/01 update. of the ouilding on 9/28 revealed contarr Ynhcr j*
-sty 3rw33. emurant seYiiA u!ba3> Some windows were blown out or. the 'acaa^
?cjth. No cleanup work on^nnr ,1 huildins, Closf'tpthe responslb.iny if tha
r'U’ldihg ow^dr including inside e-e s ** xjd© end rooftop. We wT pu* outside area vi tst \
o.eanup as a priority to give access to irc building.
Greenwich to Broadway batwesn Chambera and Murray
1 ►'n area was opened on 9/28, bss?'' ’• nvo consecutive days of ai" moritoring showing lovsis
besow reguaitory levels. New psrirnu^^, »tu<. irtu/ed from GhaiiiDgrs lo vZurray, Air sampling
continues in this area to verify clem* levels. PCM results tor 9/30 and TEM results (for PCM
samples above .Olfibers/cc on 9/29) aro as follows;
PCM 9/30/01 PCM 9/29/01 TEM results
tram 9/2S I
Fsfk Piece and Church 0.024 fSbars/cc 0.020 flbera/cc 16 (s/mmS)
Pai-K Place and Greenwich <0 Of'! hbe'S'cc <0.009 f‘b$rs/cc NA
fslurmy and Church 0,042 f.bSiS/cc 0.041 fibefs/cc 40 (B/mtn2)
Mu-ray and Greenwich <0 cot? * hsr^,'C<; <0.005 ti&era'co NA
9/30:Two of these results are high. H'c"' ’■ ’nds again hsva increased ths level of dust in the air.
Note' PCM is the more conservative' .ci'.d of analysis, These samples along with other s&mpies
that have shown an increase are bsin;; out for TEM analysis. TEM analysis for &/2S sams’es
as jlted in acceptable results for mai' a • • ; raw' perimeter There are acceptable levels below
70 structures/mma. 9/30 PCM samplei awe .Olfibsrs/cc have- been sent out for TEM analysis.
Both PCM and TEM are indoor standards u§©d in mostly Static settings. The dynamic outside
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