NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
2. What is the coordination with testing done by property owners? Who has oversight
over making sure the buildings were properb' cleaned? What were the clean-up
standards that the landlord had to comply with in order for a building to reopen?
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3. According to the Washington Post, the EPA did not release more troubling data until
after the nonprofit New York Environmental Law and Justice Project filed a Freedom
of Information Request. These tests reportedly fotmd elevated levels of dioxin,
PCBs, lead and chromium in the air, soil, and water around the site. Do these
“troubling” results reveal dangerous health risks to the public?
Levels of some substances have been elevated at the WTC site. This is why it is
imperative that workers on the site must wear respirators. The DOH ordered
respirators and provided 24-hr. respirator fit testing at the site. Although not
available from the first few days, elevated levels of these substances outside of
the site have not been found.
4. How often are you conducting the tests for each pollutant? At what times during Ge
day and how many tests are being conducted? If not daily, why not? EPA/DEP will
answer the testing questions. '----- ------ '
Daily testing for asbestos, PM 23,10,
a. In our November hearing, EPA said it would find out whether testing is
conducted at night Is night testing currently being done? How often?
Were the contaminants above acceptable levels at night?
b. Are more locations being added? hi Brooklyn?
c. Have testing locations been changed? If so, why?
d. What size particles are you testing for? What sizes should you be testing
for?
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