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NYC-WTC_000140117Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
(March 11.2002) Status of air and dust asbestos testing after WTC collapse: 1.
Misrepresented “safe levels" and standards for asbestos; 2.
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NYC-WTC_000140151Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
See Table 2 for typical dust levels for buildings with or
without asbestos contamination problems.
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NYC-WTC_000140164Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
(March 11,2002) Status of air and dust asbestos testing after WTC collapse: 1.
Misrepresented “safe levels" and standards for asbestos; 2.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140046Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
less than 15,788
(Does not mean that HEPA vacuuming removed asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140091Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
less than 15,788
(Does not moan that HEPA vacuuming removed asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140133Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
forced air heating and cooling that would redistribute asbestos asbestos structures
from common areas to apartments, or from apartment to apartment.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / M.G: EPA INDOOR AIR WORKING GROUP MTGS.
NYC-WTC_000140691Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary 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_000140170Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.
examples are given how to use this information to calculate doses of asbestos from the WTC
disaster.
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NYC-WTC_000140992Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary Archived EPA webpage from September 2001 displaying a map of air monitoring stations in Lower Manhattan for asbestos data.
Asbestos Air Monitoring Data
This table shows how much asbestos EPA measured in the air at this site, on the dates
and times shown.
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NYC-WTC_000141078Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary Web page excerpts regarding asbestos removal contractors and the availability of initial airborne asbestos testing results in September 2001.
Residents living below Canal, Allen and Pike Streets may
ask to have their homes cleaned and tested for airborne asbestos by certified
asbestos contractors or they
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NYC-WTC_000140178Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.
Precautions when using Table 3
Confusion over the way asbestos is reported.
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NYC-WTC_000140075Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
(March 11,2002) Status of air and dust asbestos testing after WTC collapse; 1.
Misrepresented “safe levels* and standards for asbestos; 2.
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NYC-WTC_000140120Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
(March 11,2002) Status of air and dust asbestos testing after WTC collapse: 1.
Misrepresented “safe levels” and standards for asbestos; 2.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140167Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
(March 11,2002) Status of air and dust asbestos testing after WTC collapse; 1.
Misrepresented “safe levels” and standards for asbestos; 2.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA WEB
NYC-WTC_000141108Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary Web page displaying asbestos structure measurements per square millimeter from air monitors at Vesey Street with daily summaries and health concern levels.
Programs
EPA can measure asbestos in several ways.
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NYC-WTC_000140077Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
Using an electron
scope, the federal agency said it found asbestos exceeding 1%.
55. EPA Region 1 uses K-factors in asbestos risk assessments.
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NYC-WTC_000140079Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
Using an electron
scope, the federal agency said it found asbestos exceeding 1%.
55. EPA Region 1 uses K-factors in asbestos risk assessments.
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NYC-WTC_000140124Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
Using an electron
scope, the federal agency said it found asbestos exceeding 1%.
55. EPA Region 1 uses K-factors in asbestos risk assessments.
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NYC-WTC_000140122Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
Using an electron
scope, the federal agency said it found asbestos exceeding 1%.
55. EPA Region 1 uses K-factors in asbestos risk assessments.
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NYC-WTC_000140149Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
It could well have been measured near an
asbestos mine or processing facility, or near a natural rock outcropping of an asbestos mineral
deposit.