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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

east side of the 10th Floor was selected as representative of an Mftactew damage, was-iffipacfed hy the dust cloud, and was in close proKmtity to the destructioik (rfthe World Trade Center Complex. The apartment consisted of a living room, dining room, kitchen, den, two bathrooms, and a master bedroom. One of the windows of the master bedroom had been damaged by a projectile that had passed through the bedroom and penetrated the wall of a clothes closet on the opposite side of the room. The bed and carpets were covered with dust and broken glass. The view of Ground Zero from the window was completely unobstructed. Heavy dust deposits were visible on all horizontal surfaces of tables, cupboards, and counters. Loose dust and debris were piled up to approximately a 45-degree angle on the exterior window ledges of the apartment.

2.3 Sampling Strategy

The overall sampling strategy consisted of collectin^^MMMipdb^, and simples, and exterior dust aad debris samples to determine the presence of asbestos, as well as surface wipe and exterior dust and debris samples to determine the presence of inorganic metals, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Table 1 shows the numbers of samples collected and analyzed.

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