EPA internal memorandum addressing allegations that NYC and EPA concealed environmental data following 9/11, with evidence not previously evaluated in an August 2003 EPA Inspector…
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
PCMLf/ccl Location # Date Air/Asbestos Location # 11 9/13 PCM (f/cc) <LOQ Location # Pate 19 9/15 0.0085 33A 9/20 PCM (f/cc) <LOQ Sampling Data 9/14 9/15 <LOQ 0.031 9/18 9/27 0.034 0.018 9/21 9/22 <LOQ <LOQ (10/3/01) 9/16 9/17 ■ 0.013 0.012 20 9/27 9/16 0.016 0.035 9/23 9/24 0.029 0.039 9/18 0,011 9/17 0.024 9/25 0.007 Location # Pate PCM (f/cc) 9/19 <LOQ 21 9/13 0.1 9/26 <LOQ 1 9/12 0.01 9/20 <LOQ 9/14 0.007 9/27 <LOQ 2 9/12 O.OI 9/21 <LOQ 9/15 0.034 9/29 0.009 3 9/IS9/I6 <.0043-0.0089 9/22 <0,01 9/16 0.03 9/30 0.02 4 9/19 0.012 9/23 <LOQ 9/17 0.017 10/1 0.009 9/20 <LOQ 9/24 0.009 9/18 0.027 10/2 0.008 9/21 <LOQ 9/25 0.007 9/19 0.02 10/3 <LOQ 9/22 0.009 9/26 0.008 9/20 <LOQ 34 9/19 <LOQ 9/23 <LOQ 9/27 <LOQ 9/21 0.008 9/21 <LOQ 9/24 0.008 9/28 <0.009 9/22 0.008 9/22 <0.008 9/25 0.007 9/29 0.009 9/23 0.026 9/23 <LOO 9/26 0.017 9/30 <LOQ 9/25 0.008 9/24 <0.008 9ir7 0.014 10/1 0.009 9/26 0.078 9/25 0.007 9/29 0.007 10/2 0.008 9/27 0.01 9/26 <LOQ 9/30 <LOQ 10/3 0.021 9/29 0.015 9/27 <LOQ 10/1 0.007 12 9/13 0.22 9/30 0.011 9/29 0.013 10/2 0.007 9/14 <LOQ 10/1 0.035 9/30 0.009 10/3 <LOQ 9/15 0.022 10/2 0.019 lO/l 0.009 5 9/21 <LOQ 9/16 0.03 10/3 0.023 10/2 0.009 6 9/12 0,08 9/17 0.013 22 9/14 <LOQ 10/3 0.011 6A 9/17 0.007 9/18 0,018 9/15 0.035 35 9/20 0.01 9/25 0.007 9/19 0.014 9/16 0.03 9/29 0.008 lO/I 0.007 9/20 <LOQ 23 9/15 0.007 36 9/19 <LOQ 10/2 0.007 9/21 <LOQ 24 9/15 0.0I9Z 9/20 <LOQ 7 9/18 0.008 9/22 0.01 25 9/14 0.02 9/21 0,009 9/19 <LOQ 9/23 <LOQ 9/18 0.021 37 9/23 <LOQ 9/20 <LOQ 9/24 0.017 26 9/15 0.008 9/24 <0,008 9/21 <LOQ 9/25 0.007 9/16 0.01 9/25 0.007 9/22 0.009 9/26 0.01 9/17 0.062 9/26 <LOQ 9/23 <LOQ 9/27 0.016 27 9/20 <LOQ 9/27 <LOQ 9/24 <LOQ 9/28 <0.009 9/21 0.014 9/29 0.015 9/25 0.008 9/29 0.041 9/22 0.01 9/30 0.015 9/26 <LOQ 9/30 0.042 9/23 <LOQ 10/1 0.008 9/27 <LOQ 10/1 0.009 9/24 <0.011 10/3 <LOQ 9/29 0.009 10/2 0.007 9/25 0.008 9/30 <LOQ 10/3 <LOQ 9/26 0.023 10/1 0.007 13 9/14 0.002 9/27 <LOQ 10/2 0.009 9/15 0.024 9/29 0.02 10/3 0.010 9/16 0.05 9/30 <LOQ 8 9/19 0.03 lO/l 0.009 NYC DEP is monitoring the 9/17 0.002 9/21 0.01 14 9/15 0.045 10/2 0.009 ambient outdoor air for 9/22 <0.01 9/16 0.045 10/3 0.010 asbestos. There is currently no 9/23 <LOQ 15 9/14 0.009 28 9/13 <LOQ outdoor ambient standard for 9/24 0.009 9/15 0.076 29 9/14 0.027 asbestos. The U.S. and NYC 9/25 0.012 9/23 0,014 9/20 <LOQ standard for asbestos in com 9/26 <LOQ 9/24 0,012 9/25 0.008 9/27 0.009 9/25 0.009 9/27 <LOQ munity and residential buildings 9/29 0.008 9/26 0,011 9/29 0.058 Is 0.01 fibers/cubic centimeter 9/30 <LOQ 9/27 0,014 9/30 0.076 (f/cc) in indoor air. DEP is aug 10/1 0.009 9/28 <0.009 10/1 0.015 menting asbestos sampling 10/2 0.009 9/29 0.009 10/2 0.016 being done by USEPA and other 10/3 <LOQ 9/30 0.009 10/3 0.020 8A 9/23 <LOQ 10/1 0.009 30 9/15 0.033 state and city agencies. 9/27 <LOQ 10/2 0.008 9/16 0.03 9/30 <LOQ 10/3 <LOQ 31 9/19 0.013 Results indicate that, as expect 10/3 <LOQ 16 9/23 0.01 9/21 <LOQ ed, asbestos is present in some 9 9/19 <LOQ 9/24 0.007 9/22 <LOQ of the debris at the site and in 9/20 <LOQ 9/25 0.009 9/23 <LOQ areas very close to the site. As 9/21 <LOQ 9/26 0.008 9/24 0.01 9/22 <LOQ 9/27 0.05 9/25 0.007 of September 28, 2001, most air 9/23 <LOQ 9/28 <0.009 9/26 <LOQ sampling results outside the 9/24 0.007 9/29 0.009 9/27 <LOQ security zone were below the 9/25 0.008 9/30 0.024 9/29 0.02 standards for asbestos in 9/26 <LCX^ 10/1 0.009 9/30 0.031 indoor air. 9/27 <LOQ 10/2 0.007 10/1 0.009 9/29 0.007 10/3 <LOQ 10/2 0.008 9/30 <LOQ 17 9/19 0.012 10/3 <LOQ As testing continues, there may 10/1 0.008 9/21 <LOQ 32 9/21 0.011 be the possibility of occasional 10/2 0.007 9/22 <LOQ 9/22 0.01 short-term increases in levels of 10/3 <LOQ 9/23 <LOQ 9/23 <LOQ asbestos In the air above the 10 9/19 0.05 9/24 <0.007 9/24 0.01 <LOQ 9/25 0.008 residential standard of 0.01 9/20 9/25 0.008 9/21 <LOQ 9/26 <LOQ 9/26 0.014 fibers per cubic centimeter of 9/22 <LOQ 9/27 <LOQ 9/27 <LOQ air. When the measured level 9/23 <LOQ 9/29 0.007 9/29 0.08 for the outdoor ambient air is 9/24 0.012 9/30 <LOQ 9/30 0,022 above .01 f/cc, the samples are 9/25 0,008 10/1 0.009 10/1 0,012 being further analyzed to deter 9/27 <LOQ 10/2 0.009 10/2 0.009 10/1 0,007 10/3 mine how many of the fibers are <LCX? 10/3 <LOQ 10/2 0.009 17A 9/19 0.01 33 9/15 0.0043 actually asbestos fibers. 10/3 <LOQ 18 9/15 <.0046 LOQ= Limit of Quantification
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