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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_000151636Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum detailing plans for asbestos wipe sampling, projecting airborne dust levels, and estimating increased cancer risks from WTC dust exposure.
in the building of asbestos containing materials (ACM).
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / LAND FILL
NYC-WTC_000150422Machine-extracted titleSummary Memorandum regarding the FBI releasing vehicles from Ground Zero to Fresh Kills Landfill for investigation purposes.
The OSHA asbestos standard as well as the EPA asbestos standards
defines asbestos containing material as having greater than 1- % asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151395Machine-extracted titleSummary A letter addressing industry debates regarding the reliability of microvacuum and wipe techniques for asbestos sampling.
The k-factor is expressed as the amount
of asbestos in a volume of air divided by the amount of asbestos in the surface dust.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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_000150071Machine-extracted titleSummary Summary of environmental sampling and benchmark standards used by city and federal agencies to evaluate conditions in Battery Park City.
Asbestos in Dust in Buildims
If a substance contains more than 1% asbestos, it is considered to be an
“asbestos-containing material.”
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NYC-WTC_000150069Machine-extracted titleSummary Overview of multi-agency air, water, and dust sampling efforts in Lower Manhattan to assess pollutant levels after the disaster.
Asbestos in Dust in Buildings
If a substance contains more than 1% asbestos, it is considered to be an
“asbestos-containing material.”
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151352Machine-extracted titleSummary A DEP letter describing joint agency efforts to sample air, dust, and water in Lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks.
Asbestos in Dust in Buildings
If a substance contains more than 1% asbestos, it is considered to be an
“asbestos-containing material.”
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151350Machine-extracted titleSummary A DEP letter describing joint agency efforts to sample air, dust, and water in Lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks.
Asbestos in Dust in Buildings
If a substance contains more than 1% asbestos, it is considered to be an
“asbestos-containing material.”
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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.
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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 in Air Samples - Area Samples............................
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NYC-WTC_000151969Machine-extracted titleSummary Scientific report comparing air quality data from Ground Zero to other pollution events and noting high particle counts.
"Obviou-sly, our asbestos
program WM overwhelmed by a qatastiophc of Ais magnitude.
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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.
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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.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151703Machine-extracted titleSummary Fax transmission header from the New York State Office of Emergency Management regarding FEMA assistance eligibility.
Reply: In that the materials containing asbestos were used in. the construction of the
I Twin Towers, the settled dust from their collapse must be presumed to contain asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000150065Machine-extracted titleSummary Guidance issued by DEP to building owners outlining procedures for cleaning dust and debris potentially containing asbestos.
ACM is any material containing more that one percent asbestos.
