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Summary List of qualifications required for NYSDOL licensed contractors to bid on WTC asbestos abatement projects.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document Contract Requirements 1) NYSDOL licensed asbestos contractor with NYCDP and NYSDOL certified asbestos workers

Summary List of qualifications required for NYSDOL licensed contractors to bid on WTC asbestos abatement projects.

contractor with NYCDP and NYSDOL certified asbestos workers 2) Must have performed and filed at least 25 large New York City asbestos projects within the

Summary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.

Some, but not all of the asbestos was removed in a later abatement program. NYC-WTC_000140138

Summary EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.

PCM cannot distinguish asbestos fibers from non-asbestos fibers.

Summary EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.

Thus, the studies of humans using PCM measurements may actually have overestimated true asbestos exposures because they included non-asbestos fibers.

Summary Memorandum detailing procedures for asbestos wipe sampling in Lower Manhattan and estimating associated cancer risks from dust exposure.

Thus, the studies of humans using PCM measurements may actually have overestimated true asbestos exposures because they included non-asbestos fibers.

Summary Memorandum detailing procedures for asbestos wipe sampling in Lower Manhattan and estimating associated cancer risks from dust exposure.

PCM cannot distinguish asbestos fibers from non-asbestos fibers.

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

But carpeting carmot be cleaned effectively, and will show any residual asbestos. Air testing is problematic for determining whether there is an asbestos problem.

Summary Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.

''* It was designed to catch only gross contamination problems caused by some worker on the asbestos abatement project, such as emptying one bag of asbestos contaminated material into another inside

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

of asbestos dust on surfaces.

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

But carpeting carmot be cleaned effectively, and will show any residual asbestos. Air testing is problematic for determining whether there is an asbestos problem.

Summary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.

(www.epa.gov/epahome/newsroom.h1m) 9/14/01 - EPA finds asbestos over 1% at Ground Zero 9/14/01 - Press article quotes EPA that some dust levels were over 1% asbestos, but only at Ground

Summary Web page displaying a table of asbestos air monitoring data measured at a specific site with daily summaries.

EPA can measure asbestos in several ways.

Summary EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.

(I have been informed that typically, in asbestos abatement, carpeting is removed and discarded because of the inability to remove all the asbestos.

Summary Fact sheet stating that monitoring shows low levels of asbestos at Ground Zero while advising workers to maintain safety precautions.

Asbestos Monitoring Data - Bulk Dust and Debris Samples: EPA and OSHA have also sampled dust at the site and in the surrounding area for asbestos.

Summary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.

asbestos levels found in the Brookfield, Connecticut school system.^* A level of 45,000 structures asbestos per square centimeters (s/cm^) was derived as the benchmark.

Summary Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.

.”^’ Even if EPA has issued such guidance^ it will not result in effective asbestos removal, because EPA has no legal authority to enforce the use of certified asbestos abatement contractors.

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

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document REGION 1's BENCHMARK FOR SETTLED ASBESTOS DUST EPA Region 1 derived a benchmark, or a safe level, for asbestos in settled dust in order to justify asbestos

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

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document REGION 1's BENCHMARK FOR SETTLED ASBESTOS DUST EPA Region 1 derived a benchmark, or a safe level, for asbestos in settled dust in order to justify asbestos

Summary News release reassuring residents that monitoring shows no dangerous contaminants like asbestos or mercury in New York City drinking water.

Initial results show no detectable levels of asbestos.