NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Parameter Environmental Media Sampling/Analytical Method Sample Flow/time Analytical LOD/LOQ*
Asbestos** I/O’” air NIOSH 7400, NIOSH 7402 16 L/min-4 hr (3840L) 0.010 f/cc (LOQ)
Breathing zone sample height 5 hr (4800L) 0.008 f/cc
6 hr (5760L) 0.007 f/cc
Inhalable (<100« m) I/O air ACGIH/ISO sampling criteria 4 L/min -3.2 hr (750L) 30 ug / 40 ug/m’
particles Gravimetric, XRD (crystalline
silica, gypsum, mica, and calcite),
and SEM (fibrous glass).
Thoracic (<10* m) I/O air EPA IP-lOA/Gravimetric, 4L/min-3.2hr (750L) 30 ug/ 40 ug/m’
particles XRD (crystalline silica, gypsum,
mica, and calcite), and SEM
(fibrous glass)
Respirable I/O air NIOSH 7500/ 2.5 L/min-5.3 hr(800L) 5 ug / 6 ug/m’
crystalline silica Gravimetric, XRD (gypsum
and respirable (<4* m) mica, and calcite), and SEM 30 ug/ 90 ug/m’
particles (fibrous glass)
Respirable (<2.5* m) I/O air EPA IP-lOA/Gravimetric 4L/min - 3.2 hr (750L) 30 ug/ 40 ug/m’
particles XRD (crystalline silica, gypsum,
mica, and calcite), and SEM
(fibrous glass)
pH I/O dust EPA SW 846 Mtd 9045C (soils) 10-25 g
asbestos I/O dust NY State Method 198.1 (PLM) 10-25 g
and if <1% NY State Method
198.4 (TEM)
silica, gypsum, I/O dust XRD (SEM for fibrous glass) 10-25 g
fiberglass, mica,
and calcite
* LOD:Limit of analytical detection; LOQ: Limit of analytical quantitation
” use professional judgement re: asbestos sampling times to avoid filter overload (collection of 2 samples with different sampling times
may be necessary)
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