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Summary 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.

Summary A generic internal routing slip used to process correspondence and reports related to the World Trade Center environmental cleanup program.

The microscope used for asbestos analysis in this program magnifies objects up to 20,000 times, so even the tiniest speck of dirt or dust can obscure small fibers of asbestos.

Summary Status report tracking completion dates for common area and HVAC cleaning at multiple Manhattan addresses during March 2003.

This means that if 10,000 people are exposed to this level of asbestos for Monitoring Data 30 years, there may be one more case of cancerthan if the group had not been Asbestos in Air exposed

Summary Report stating federal funds will cover costs for cleaning potentially asbestos-laden dust from schools near Ground Zero.

Many volunteers labored in paper masks considered inadequate for work with asbestos.

Summary A letter confirming that DEP has completed all specified clean-up and monitoring activities for 114 Liberty Street.

Asbestos - Eighty-eight air samples were collected before and/or during cleaning events.

Summary EPA Region II letter confirming that primary and secondary clearance levels for asbestos and other contaminants were met at 114 Liberty Street.

Asbestos - Eighty-eight air samples were collected before and/or during cleaning events.

Summary Internal memo forwarding a citizen inquiry submitted via NYC.gov to DEP staff requesting coordination of a response regarding World Trade Center related matters.

• How were sampling and cleanup equipment and methodologies decided upon, including the asbestos clean-up criteria of 0.0009 fibers/cc?

Summary Senator correspondence to EPA Administrator expressing concerns about environmental protection and public health following September 11 attack on World Trade Center.

tals and mercury, as well as post-cleaning air sampling for asbestos.

Summary A letter defending the validity of DEP and contractor data used to clear residential units at 114 Liberty Street for re-occupancy.

Asbestos - Eighty-eight air samples were collected before and/or during cleaning events.

Summary Fragmented page showing only the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region II letterhead without specific content or date.

This testing was for asbestos in air and was conducted to I a very conservative, low asbestos sensitivity level and health based benchmark. 1 % of the test

Summary A letter defending the validity of DEP and contractor data used to clear residential units at 114 Liberty Street for re-occupancy.

Your staff has identified the area of the building that contains the pizza shop as having asbestos-containing material (ACM).

Summary A letter confirming that DEP has completed all specified clean-up and monitoring activities for 114 Liberty Street.

Therefore, this space within the building is not considered to have met the primary clearance value for asbestos.

Summary Letter forwarding audit results of an individual's asbestos survey and hazard assessment records to a requesting office.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document of airborne asbestos testing, modified-aggressive and aggressive.

Summary Draft report summarizing ongoing environmental sampling results for asbestos and silica at the World Trade Center site.

Exposures to asbestos and silica are known to cause asbestos-related lung disease.

Summary Draft report summarizing ongoing environmental sampling results for asbestos and silica at the World Trade Center site.

Exposures to asbestos and silica are known to cause asbestos-related lung disease. To date, asbestos and silica have not been found outside of the hot zone, at levels shown to cause these effects.

Summary EPA Region II letter confirming that primary and secondary clearance levels for asbestos and other contaminants were met at 114 Liberty Street.

Your staff has identified the area of the building that contains the pizza shop as having asbestos-containing material (ACM).

Summary Senator correspondence to EPA Administrator expressing concerns about environmental protection and public health following September 11 attack on World Trade Center.

Is this the case and if so, why is there co pre-e’eaning air sampling for asbestos or pre- anti post-cleaning wips sampling for other contaminants?

Summary Report discusses physician statements that asbestos-related disease risks are slightly higher but very small for most people.

One strand of asbestos in a (cubic centimeter) of air is not a problem. But how many CCs do you breathe in a day?

Summary Report establishing health-based screening levels for the indoor environment with cross-agency representation.

information on building collapses/fires - Review (qualitative toxicity/concentration screen) of available sampling data Status of COC LiSt 1) 7 contaminants tentatively identified: Asbestos

Summary A letter defending the validity of DEP and contractor data used to clear residential units at 114 Liberty Street for re-occupancy.

No additional cleaning is required for asbestos. All of the areas met the primary clearance level for asbestos'.