NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
I Jeanine Prudhomme - wtc residential samplingplan.wpd
Parameter Environmental,Media Indoor/Outdoor Rationale for Selection
Asbestos air, dust I/O known use in building construction, evidence of
presence in early air sampling and in settled dust,
known inhalation carcinogen
Total Suspended air O Characterize amount of airborne dust that is
particulates inhalable s 100 nm aerodynamic diameter
PMlOand PM2.5 air O Characterize the amount of airborne dust that is
respirable
Inhalable (<100pm) air I/O To determine relative amounts of each that are,
thoracic (<10pm) present, and to have each fraction analyzed for
respirable (<4pm) silica, gypsum, asbestos to qualitatively determine
potential hazards
Respirable air I/O Known component of concrete, evidence of
crystalline silica Presence in some settled dust samples, known
inhalation carcinogen
pH dust I/O Concrete has a high pH, if dust has a high pH, it may
be contributing to reported symptoms of ENT
irritation
gypsum, mica, dust I/O Associated with building materials (concrete,
calcite drywall) and known to be irritating to ENT
magnesium dust I/O May act as a tracer for WTC-related dust, levels
found in metals analysis of settled dust from 16,000-29,000
ppm
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