DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11
NYC-WTC_000152040Machine-extracted titleSummary News report from January 2002 discussing health problems faced by firefighters exposed to contaminated air at Ground Zero.
Most people with the disease have worked in jobs where they
breathed asbestos. Asbestos exposure can also cause lung cancer.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151551Machine-extracted titleSummary OSHA letter to the EPA providing a description of asbestos monitoring data used for selecting personal protective equipment for cleanup contractors.
ND for asbestos
10 bulk’samples taken on floors 2 through 11 for asbestos All ND for asbestos
Activity: Asbestos abatement contractor removing debris
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151574Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA Region 2 response to inquiry about the joint EPA-DEP World Trade Center residential dust cleanup and testing program funded by FEMA, noting approximately 5,300 requests…
conducted for asbestos All ND for asbestos
2 Area samples taken in the plaza area All ND for asbestos
Activity: Carpenters performing renovation
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151562Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA Region 2 responds to a congressional inquiry about the joint EPA-DEP program for testing and cleaning lower Manhattan homes after the WTC collapse.
All ND for asbestos
10 bulk samples taken on floors 2 through 11 for asbestos All ND for asbestos
Activity': Asbestos abatement contractor removing debris
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151550Machine-extracted titleSummary OSHA letter to the EPA providing a description of asbestos monitoring data used for selecting personal protective equipment for cleanup contractors.
2 bulks taken from overhead Thermal System Insulation
3 personal air for asbestos: All were ND for asbestos
Total Fibers range from ND-.1800 free
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151573Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA Region 2 response to inquiry about the joint EPA-DEP World Trade Center residential dust cleanup and testing program funded by FEMA, noting approximately 5,300 requests…
cleaned -took samples as
precaution
3 personal air samples for asbestos: All were ND for asbestos
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151561Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA Region 2 responds to a congressional inquiry about the joint EPA-DEP program for testing and cleaning lower Manhattan homes after the WTC collapse.
(2) 6* fl - Area already cleaned -took samples as
precaution
3 personal air samples for asbestos: All were ND for asbestos
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / FORM LETTERS
NYC-WTC_000150109Machine-extracted titleSummary Department of Environmental Protection report detailing ambient outdoor air monitoring for asbestos fibers.
There is currently no outdoor ambient standard for
•I Asbestos asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151650Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum detailing plans for asbestos wipe sampling, projecting airborne dust levels, and estimating increased cancer risks from WTC dust exposure.
of asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / FORM LETTERS
NYC-WTC_000150106Machine-extracted titleSummary DEP report explaining ambient air monitoring for asbestos and the use of indoor standards to characterize outdoor levels.
There is currently no outdoor ambient standard for
asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / LAND FILL
NYC-WTC_000150424Machine-extracted titleSummary Memorandum regarding the FBI releasing vehicles from Ground Zero to Fresh Kills Landfill for investigation purposes.
The top
of each table indicates the type of sample, which is as follows: asbestos bulks; asbestos air area;
asbestos air personal; air samples for metals; air samples for volatile organic compounds.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / Lower Manhattan Public Information (Edelman)
NYC-WTC_000151091Machine-extracted titleSummary Draft question and answer text explaining the NYC DEP contractor program to remove WTC debris from building surfaces.
Asbestos exposure becomes a health concern when high
concentrations of asbestos fibers are inhaled over a long period of time.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / LAND FILL
NYC-WTC_000150382Machine-extracted titleSummary Review draft of an environmental health and safety plan for debris operations at Staten Island Landfill.
Care should be taken when working
in low lying areas and monitoring should be conducted especially when air circulation is minimal.
4.3 CHEMICAL HAZARDS
4.3.1 Asbestos
Asbestos
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / LAND FILL
NYC-WTC_000150302Machine-extracted titleSummary Table of contents for a site control plan document regarding landfill entry and exclusion zones for WTC debris.
Although the City and the State of New York maintain asbestos management programs for the
proper identification, removal, disposal, and air monitoring of asbestos projects by licensed firms
and
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / FORM LETTERS
NYC-WTC_000150104Machine-extracted titleSummary DEP report detailing the methodology and standards for monitoring outdoor air quality for asbestos fibers in Lower Manhattan.
This measurement protocol is called transmission
y^Asbestos electron microscopy (TEM) and counts the number of asbestos fibers in the sample.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / FORM LETTERS
NYC-WTC_000150167Machine-extracted titleSummary Internal memo draft addressed to the Commissioner regarding environmental compliance actions and correspondence drafts dated October 15, 2001.
Asbestos In Drinking Water
EPA's standard for asbestos in drinking water is 7 million fibers per liter of water.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / LAND FILL
NYC-WTC_000150416Machine-extracted titleSummary Memorandum regarding the FBI releasing vehicles from Ground Zero to Fresh Kills Landfill for investigation purposes.
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Asbestos Bulk Samples.......................................................................................... . .8
Asbestos in Air Samples - Area Samples............................
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151548Machine-extracted titleSummary OSHA letter to the EPA providing a description of asbestos monitoring data used for selecting personal protective equipment for cleanup contractors.
The air and bulk samples collected during those monitoring inspections contain no
detectable levels of asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151571Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA Region 2 response to inquiry about the joint EPA-DEP World Trade Center residential dust cleanup and testing program funded by FEMA, noting approximately 5,300 requests…
The air and bulk samples collected during those monitoring inspections contain no
detectable levels of asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151559Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA Region 2 responds to a congressional inquiry about the joint EPA-DEP program for testing and cleaning lower Manhattan homes after the WTC collapse.
The air and bulk samples collected during those monitoring inspections contain no
detectable levels of asbestos.
