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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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1. Fibers in Air 23 a. Indoor Air 23 b. Outdoor Air 24 2. Minerals in Air 24
DISCUSSION 26 A. Discussion of Results 26 1. Association of Asbestos and Synthetic Vitreous Fibers 27 2. Association of Asbestos and Synthetic Vitreous Fiber Levels Outside of and Within a Building 27 3, Occurrence of Crystalline Minerals 28 4. Buildings Impacted by Asbestos, Synthetic Vitreous Fibers, and Crystalline Minerals 28 5. Significance of Minerals and Fibers in the Settled Surface Dust 29 6. Significance of Minerals and Fibers in Air 29 B. Public Health Evaluation 30 1, Sensitive Populations 31 2. Soluble Minerals: Gypsum, Portlandite, and Calcite 32 3. Mica 33 4. Halite 34 5. Crystalline Silica (Quartz and Cristobalite) 34 a. Silicosis 34 b. Lung Cancer 35 6. Synthetic Vitreous Fibers 36 a. Irritant Effects 36 b. Pulmonary Effects 37 7. Asbestos 38 a. Asbestosis 38 b. Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma 39 8. Multiple Material Exposures 40 a. Irritant Effects 40 b. Noncancer Pulmonary Effects 40
CONCLUSIONS 41
RECOMMENDATIONS 43
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN 44 A. Public Health Actions Taken 44 B. Public Health Actions Planned 45
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