Correspondence criticizing the EPA and DEP regarding asbestos, silica levels, and safety clearance after cleaning at 114 Liberty Street.
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would had consumed much more time than cleaning large flat surfaces like floors and walls. The contractors also may have violated the sampling protocols themselves (not using-aggressive sampling, and/or not pulling the specified volume of air during sampling) so as to bias the laboratory test results.
It also appears that EPA does not want the trouble and added expense that would be entailed by additional abatements at 114 Liberty, even to the extent of misrepresenting test results in its reports and statements to FEMA. This was done even to the extent of knowingly exposing residents at 114 Liberty Street to silica, a human carcinogen, at levels higher than EPA’s criterion and the NIOSH benchmark as well. This was also done at the expense of dismissing resident testing of dusts for asbestos which proved that visible dust accumulations were still present, and at higher asbestos concentrations than background.
EPA has also been misrepresenting the health effects of silica in all its WTC-related documents, concealing the fact that it is a federally recognized human carcinogen, and that it causes chronic conditions similar to those being reported as “WTC cough.”
Sincerely,
Cate Jenkins, Ph.D.” Environmental Scientist, Waste Identification Branch Hazardous Waste Identification Division Mail Code 5304 W [email protected]
cc: Board of Directors, 114 Liberty St. Condominiums
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Letter from EPA official to a Congressional representative criticizing the adequacy of the 114 Liberty Street cleanup.
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Formal letter criticizing the EPA and DEP for alleged failures in cleaning asbestos and silica from 114 Liberty Street.
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Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.
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Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.
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