NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Industrial Hygiene Air Sample Results
Summary for Week of 11/25 to 12/1
Attached is a summary of the results of the samples collected by ATC associates at the World Trade
Center site for the specified week.
The vast majority of the samples collected by ATC are “personal samples”, meaning that the worker wore
the sampling device. The vast majority of results have shown exposure levels to be below occupational
exposure limits. The exceptions were-
A lead concentration of 2.3 times the PEL on a grappler operator on 10/17
A quartz concentration of 5 times the PEL on a laborer during concrete demolition on 11/16
A quartz concentration of 1.5 times the PEL on concrete mixer operator on 11/19
Some of the columns in the attached summary may require explanation.
Agent Class - This column includes general category of the agents (substances) which were sampled.
# of Samples - This indicates how many individual samples were collected for the agent class listed
# of Analytes - This is the number of individual analysis performed. If only one analyze is determined on
each sample, then the number of analytes will equal the number of samples. However, most samples are
analyzed for more than one agent as follows:
Metals: Aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, calcium, chromium, cobalt^
copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, tm, titanium,
vanadium, and zinc. Metal samples are sometimes also analyzed for total particulate.
PAHs: Acenaphthene, acenaphthylene, anthracene, benz(a)anthracene, benz(b)f1uoranthene,
benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(ghi)perylene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene,
fluoranthene, fluorene, indeno(l,2,3-cd)pyrene, naphthalene, phenanthrene and pyrene.
Aromatics: Benzene, ethyl benzene, toluene, and xylene.
Silica: Respirable dust, quartz, and cristobalite.
Aldehydes: Acetaldehyde, acrolein, benzaldehyde, formaldehyde, n-butyraldehyde,
propionaldehyde, and valeraldehyde.
Acids: Hydrobromic acid, hydrochlonc acid, hydrofluonc aad, nrtnc acid, phosphonc acid and sutfunc acid
Highest Analyte - The analyte found in the highest concentration with respect to its occupational
exposure liifiit.
Highest Result - The concentration of the highest analyte.
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