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Summary Interim final report from EPA Region 2 detailing a background study of environmental conditions at the World Trade Center site.

The selected Contaminants of Potential Concern (COPC) includes asbestos, lead, dioxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), fibrous glass and minerals

Summary Interim final report from EPA Region 2 detailing a background study of environmental conditions at the World Trade Center site.

Many compounds, including combustion byproducts such as dioxins and PAHs were identified, along with building materials such as asbestos and fibrous glass.

Summary Internal DEP coordination emails regarding a draft proposal for Lower Manhattan environmental work.

Feature daily DEP asbestos update; provide links to other testing information.

Summary Frequently asked questions and updates regarding disaster assistance, road reopenings, and victim support funds issued in October 2001.

If you call our Asbestos hotline or the Superfund ombudsman in Region 2, your questions can be answered. (Do we want to send people to the asbestso hotline - do they know about WTC?)

Summary Health Department press statement confirming that airborne contaminant levels in Lower Manhattan remain below public health concern levels despite smoke.

Fact sheets detailing Health Department recommendations pertaining to air quality, asbestos, safely re-occupying homes and buildings, and worker safety are available online

Summary Draft text for a public website section detailing environmental safety resources and security information.

For instance, asbestos fibers, which can be very small, are trapped by the HEPA filter so they are not re-suspended in the air. Q.

Summary A public notice advising building owners to replace HVAC filters and inspect for asbestos before restarting systems after the WTC attack.

Fact sheets detailing Health Department recommendations pertaining to air quality, asbestos, safely re-occupying homes and buildings, and worker safety are available online at nyc.gov/health.

Summary Internal routing form used to track comments, reports, and actions related to the World Trade Center environmental cleanup program.

provide funds to the City, which used its emergency contracting authority to enter into contracts for a hotline contractor to register residents for the indoor dust cleaning program, and for certified asbestos

Summary EPA memorandum detailing plans for asbestos wipe sampling, projecting airborne dust levels, and estimating increased cancer risks from WTC dust exposure.

All of the other Millette and Hays resuspensicn factors have also been increased by 10 for the WTC asbestos dusts.

Summary Forwarded article discussing caustic dust from the World Trade Center collapse and its potential health hazards in Lower Manhattan.

But the metal poles still bristle with air monitors and vacuum pumps sucking in air almost around the clock, searching for asbestos fibers, chemicals and traces of heavy, toxic metals.

Summary News report claims state and federal officials underestimated the number of people at risk from asbestos exposure.

®P*- expense FEMA has square foot, and the tab can quadru- saiditlsnotauthori2^tocoverand$40 d asbestos i^ detected.

Summary Article reporting that the EPA will lead an effort to clean up and test apartments south of Canal Street.

apartments cleaned — for that many apartments in Lower the first time, or again — at govern­ Manhattan are contaminated with ment expense, following guidelines asbestos

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

"They need to go through each building, apartment by apartment, and test for mercury, lead, dioxins, asbestos, and everything else that was in the dust.

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

"We found a lot of glass fibers, not just from asbestos, but from the windows," Buckley said. "This was very similar to volcanic ash."

Summary Forwarded news article describing EPA air monitoring efforts in lower Manhattan and findings that WTC dust was highly caustic and potentially hazardous to health, February 2002.

But the metal poles still bristle with air monitors and vacuum pumps sucking in air almost around the clock, searching for asbestos fibers, chemicals and traces of heavy, toxic metals.

Summary Document outlining key personnel and roles within the Department of Environmental Protection during the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

“It smelled like hell,” said Gary Restifo, 51, a dance teach­ I Two dozen tests for asbestos, lead and volatile organic com­

Summary Document outlining procedures for directing public inquiries and establishing standards for indoor asbestos cleaning and air testing.

Existing data is being assembled and a draft web-form for indoor asbestos data is expected by the end of the week for internal review.] 5 NYC-WTC

Summary A document page containing mostly unreadable characters and formatting artifacts, likely a scanned form or corrupted file.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document preventing inhalation exposure to asbestos and other fibrous materials, as well as other potential indicator compounds.

Summary Public health guidance on reducing exposure to smoke and dust particulates following the WTC collapse.

Certain compounds may be present that may result in chronic health problems, including respirable silica and asbestos. Efforts to measure air quality are focusing on all these compounds.

Summary Draft protocol for assessing airborne and settled dust exposures in residential areas following the World Trade Center collapse.

Indoor air sampling for asbestos will be conducted and analyzed using NIOSH method 7400.