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NYC-WTC_000140136Machine-extracted titleSummary 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
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NYC-WTC_000140094Machine-extracted titleSummary 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
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140049Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
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
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140157Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
Airborne dust clouds were generated from mixtures of soils with different
asbestos varieties in bulk concentrations ranging from 1 to 0.001 % asbestos....
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NYC-WTC_000140060Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
Airborne dust clouds were generated from mixtures of soils with different
asbestos varieties in bulk concentrations ranging from 1 to 0.001 % asbestos....
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NYC-WTC_000140105Machine-extracted titleSummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
Airborne dust clouds were generated from mixtures of soils with different
asbestos varieties in bulk concentrations ranging from 1 to 0.001 % asbestos. ...
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NYC-WTC_000140063Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
The situations involved actual buildings and rooms contaminated with
asbestos, such as after the San Francisco earthquake. Researchers measured the levels of
asbestos on the surfaces.
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NYC-WTC_000140190Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.
The situations involved actual buildings and rooms contaminated with
asbestos, such as after the San Francisco earthquake. Researchers measured the levels of
asbestos on the surfaces.
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NYC-WTC_000140108Machine-extracted titleSummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
This method is
widely recognized, and used by EPA Region 1 in asbestos risk assessments.^’ It is used not only
in the field of asbestos, but also for dusts containing other toxic substances such as
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / M.G: EPA INDOOR AIR WORKING GROUP MTGS.
NYC-WTC_000140769Machine-extracted titleSummary Notes listing various vacuum types cleared for use in WTC dust cleanup operations.
overload and Asbestos overload aad Cleared for eveiything
5C Industrial HEPA vacuum MMVF (air) MMVF (air) (asbestos @ modified
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NYC-WTC_000141031Machine-extracted titleSummary Fact sheet reporting that air and dust samples from lower Manhattan showed no asbestos exposure above safety levels.
In addition, EPA has taken 128 samples of dust and analyzed them for asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140141Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
It also performed the
asbestos studies when the Trade Towers were bombed in 1993, and many other asbestos studies
for the government.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / M.G: EPA INDOOR AIR WORKING GROUP MTGS.
NYC-WTC_000140691Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical excerpt describing micro vacuuming methods and ASTM standards for collecting samples from carpets and surfaces.
Three co-located samples will
Settled Dust Carpets, fabric furniture or Asbestos ASTM D 5755-95 ASTMD 5755
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NYC-WTC_000141074Machine-extracted titleSummary Announcement regarding the awarding of contracts for residential dust cleanup and testing in lower Manhattan after the World Trade Center attacks.
counting the number of asbestos fibers found.
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NYC-WTC_000140247Machine-extracted titleSummary Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
Within EPA itself, we do not have the expertise to design or carry
out state of the art testing protocols for asbestos. For other hazardous substances, we do have
expertise, but not for asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140123Machine-extracted titleSummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
Testing by PLM showed no asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140169Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
Testing by PLM showed no asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140078Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
Testing by PLM showed no asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA/NYC Indoor Air/Approach Request FEMA
NYC-WTC_000141551Machine-extracted titleSummary Draft plan describing agency roles and near-term actions to support residents and workers in Lower Manhattan.
b) Testing for aiibome asbestos within residences or building areas.
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NYC-WTC_000140147Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
Levels of 1% or less could present a risk where
there is enough activity to sti- up soil and cause
asbestos fibers to become airborne.’
