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Summary CDC/ATSDR informational document explaining asbestos types, exposure routes, and health effects including inhalation risks for workers and families.

What is asbestos?

Summary Fact sheet explaining what asbestos is and the health risks associated with long-term exposure to high concentrations of fibers.

What is asbestos?

Summary Public health information document explaining what asbestos is, its properties, and health effects from exposure, issued September 16, 2001.

What is asbestos?

Summary Draft informational document explaining asbestos properties and its presence in World Trade Center materials and debris.

Asbestos exposure (which can cause asbestos-related lung disease) becomes a health concern when high concentrations of asbestos fibers are inhaled over a long period of time.

Summary Table listing volatile organic compound (VOC) sampling sites and dates outside of Ground Zero from September 2001 to January 2002.

actinolite asbestos, anthophylite asbestos, and tremolite asbestos.

Asbestos Asbestos refers to a group of natural fibrous silicate minerals of various structures (18).

Summary Public information sheet explaining asbestos properties and its presence in World Trade Center materials and debris.

Asbestos exposure (which can cause asbestos-related lung disease) becomes a health concern when high concentrations of asbestos fibers are inhaled over a long period of time.

Summary Notice detailing asbestos investigator certification requirements and fines for violations under New York State law.

■ ah'S or solid vinyl asbestos tiles which contain asbestos

Summary Draft Q&A explaining asbestos properties, health risks from airborne fibers, and exposure duration concerns.

Asbestos exposure becomes a health concern when high concentrations of asbestos fibers become airborne and are breathed in over a long period of time.

Summary Letter confirming facade asbestos testing and subsequent cleaning at 153 Chambers Street.

project; or (b) an•asbestos-related.risk to the health and safety of the public from exposure to asbestos fibers.

Summary Health agency publication answering frequent questions about the health effects and environmental fate of asbestos fibers.

Asbestos fibers are not able to move through soil.

Summary Federal informational material describing asbestos properties, commercial uses, and associated health hazards for lung disease.

Risks of Asbestos • Asbestos in Your Horne • Asbestos Risk Management • Asbestos PubILcations

Summary Notice detailing asbestos investigator certification requirements and fines for violations under New York State law.

Although asbestos has proved to and dispose of asbestos.

Summary Cover letter enclosing air and bulk sampling results for 86 Trinity Place, 22 Thames, and 65 Broadway.

The asbestos chemist reported that the asbestos he found in the samples was associated with calcium carbonates.

Summary Chain of custody documentation for bulk sampling and air monitoring at 365 South End Avenue Building 300.

Blake a NY State Asbestos Inspector (AH700-08397) and Americo Rodriguez, a NY State Asbestos Inspector

Summary Document describing the four main types of asbestos minerals: chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, and anthophyllite.

■"« 5: 4 ow is asbestos used?

Summary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.

asbestos exposure; the latency periods for asbestos-related diseases; a discussion of the relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancers

Summary Cover letter enclosing air sampling and asbestos bulk sampling reports for American Stock Exchange properties dated February 2002.

The asbestos chemist reported that the asbestos he found in the samples was associated with calcium carbonates.

Summary Health department publication explaining asbestos risks, history, and regulations regarding exposure in New York City schools.

Some cases have been reported among persons who lived near asbestos factories, and among household con- tacts of asbestos workers. Many experts believe that nearly all adult cases are associated with asbestos.

Summary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.

Under the CAA, all areas around an asbestos site must be tested and cleaned up so that there is no asbestos above background levels.^' A widely accepted guideline for asbestos dust levels in relation