Letter from EPA official to a Congressional representative criticizing the adequacy of the 114 Liberty Street cleanup.
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because cleaning of the enclosed spaces behind walls and above ceilings would cost more than rebuilding. The following press stories describe the situation:^’ The bank says in court papers that the building is too badly contaminated with toxic materials like asbestos and mercury to ever be reoccupied
But Deutsche Bank has said that the main reason the building could not be reoccupied was because of contamination from dust spiked with asbestos and other contaminants. It wrote in its claim that the building was subject to tornado-force winds, earthquake-like shaking and pressure waves that forced dust into "every crack and crevice" in the building.
The bank has taken tens of thousands of samples from the building and told insurers that it is too contaminated to reoccupy.
The bank stated in a lawsuit filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan that tomado-force winds from the fallen 110- story towers distributed asbestos and other contaminants throughout the building, making it impossible to safely repair.
EPA claimed resident's testing irrelevant to health risks Although acknowledging that dust testing was useful in determining abatement effectiveness, EPAZNYCDEP dismissed the residents’ asbestos dust testing as being irrelevant to showing that there were any risks from, or hazards associated with the high levels of asbestos in the dust after the cleanings at 114 Liberty. Their 8/4/03 joint letter stated: Based on the results that were received Ifrom the residents at 114 Liberty], it appears that eleven wipe samples and sixteen microvacuum samples were collected by Ambient Group Inc. and analyzed by EMSL Analytical inc. for asbestos.
The interpretation of these results is constrained by the scientiflc uncertainty regarding the potential for the measured concentrations in settled dust to become airborne. There are no standards currently available for assessing potential health consequences from asbestos through the evaluation of wipe or microvacuum samples.... EPA's use of surface wipe and microvacuum sampling at its WTC Residential Confirmation Cleaning Study site (110 Liberty St.) was intended to provide a measure of the cleaning effectiveness, and not a risk-based health assessment
EPA Region 2 used dust testing as the sole basis for determining there was an asbestos risk in need of professional abatement at their own 290 Broadway building in Manhattan
The claim by EPA Region 2 that settled dust testing cannot be related to risks, and that only air testing is valid to project health effects from asbestos, is directly contradicted by their own actions in the wake of 9/11.
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Correspondence criticizing the EPA and DEP regarding asbestos, silica levels, and safety clearance after cleaning at 114 Liberty Street.
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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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Internal tracking document for managing reports, comments, and actions related to environmental compliance cases.
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Draft fact sheet from DOH and DEP addressing tenant concerns regarding asbestos fibers at 105 Duane Street.
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Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
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Document excerpt listing counsel and staff members assigned to a paper on infrastructure related to World Trade Center recovery.
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Frequently asked questions and updates regarding disaster assistance, road reopenings, and victim support funds issued in October 2001.
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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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Table listing volatile organic compound (VOC) sampling sites and dates outside of Ground Zero from September 2001 to January 2002.
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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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EPA report excerpt discussing the cessation of outdoor air monitoring in June 2002 and ongoing concerns about indoor contamination.
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EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
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