DEP public affairs correspondence re: indoor testing, Feb 2002

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Febrauy 1,2002 Ktuilie Millner, publie afbiia New York D^aronaiu of EnviroanxattaJ Protection

DearMs. Millaer Thank you for your help with ay stay. Boe an my queslioas. 4 Has DE? done any indoor tettiagofair or dual for aabeatoa? A Jlfnot, why notTIfycu have, when did it £ta« tod why did it take SO long to oommenoe? | - Ifyou have daa on asboslos in indoor air and/or dust, is it publicly available? ' The EPA ays that soon after Sept 11, the responsibility for iodow-air testing was passed to (he city. Do you agree with that version of events? . Does DEP have the ante expeilise and d^th of staff that EPA does when it comes to testing indoor air? . According to seme outside observer, the city didn't want EPA to have a role in indoor less for asbestos. Do you disagree? . If you do test for asbestos iodoors, which protocol er methodology do you use? TEM? PCM? EPA Level n? Which method for testing dust? Does the department sanction (he use of microvacuum oasettes? . The Washington Post quoted a DBF spokesman as rejecdog the results of asbestos tests perfonnfid for the New York EnvirojunentaJ law and Justice Project Why? Which oihor methodologies would you accept? . Many residents eflower Manhattan are unhappy with the clean-up guidance the city has provided. They say that early on, the city told them to clean their apanmenu with wet rags, despite not knowing the levels. of asbestos in their apanmeqis. What’s your respo^? . Even now, people are moving back into spartoents that haven’t been professionally tested or cleaned. What's the health risk from asbestos to those people? I look forward lo hearing from you.

Siaeeiefy,

Tnei Watson, envirotunental reporter USA today

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