DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / WTC DC TO RC LETTERS CALLEHAN WHITMAN ETC. WARD DOCTOROFF KENNY
NYC-WTC_000151643Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum detailing plans for asbestos wipe sampling, projecting airborne dust levels, and estimating increased cancer risks from WTC dust exposure.
seTable3
First, look for the health effect that will occur at the lowest levels of asbestos.
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 / 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 / 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
NYC-WTC_000152030Machine-extracted titleSummary Internal DEP routing sheet with checkboxes for handling reports, comments, and coordination regarding WTC environmental data.
As far as the
asbestos, our experts tell us the reason may be the way the tests were
done. The company hired by the C.I.B. used one kind of microscope to
check for 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.
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 / Lower Manhattan Public Information (Edelman)
NYC-WTC_000151073Machine-extracted titleSummary Draft text for a public website section detailing environmental safety resources and security information.
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.
