NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Industrial Hygiene Air Sample Results
SuiTunary for Weeks of 12/21/01 to 12/04/02
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:
An ozone concentration of 2.38 times the TLV on a torch cutter on the surface east of WTC 5
A sulfuric acid concentration of 1.18 limes the TLV on torch cutter in the WTC 1 depression
A quartz concentration of 6.8 times the TLV on a jackhammer operator in the cable pit
Some of the columns in the attached summary may require explanation:
Analyte 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, tin, titanium,
vanadium, and zinc. Metal samples are sometimes also analyzed for total particulate.
PAHs: Acenaphthene, acenaphthylene, anthracene, benz(a)anthracene, benz(b)fluoranthene,
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.
Aromaties: 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, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid
Highest Analyte - The analyte found in the highest concentration with respect to its occupational exposure
limit.
Highest Result - The concentration of the highest analyte.
OSHA PEL - This is the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for the highest analyte. PELs are established
by an OSHA rule-making process and are the legal occupational exposure standards.
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