DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140062Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
NYC DEP’s imposition of the unsafe 1% standard is compounded by their insistence on using the
insensitive PLM method to detect asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140107Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
NYC DEP’s imposition of the unsafe 1% standard is compounded by their insistence on using the
insensitive PLM method to detect asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140189Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.
NYC DEP’s imposition of the imsafe 1% standard is compounded by their insistence on using the
insensitive PLM method to detect asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 125 CEDAR 1 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000155929Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Header page of a chain of custody document from the DEP Bureau of Air, Noise, and related services.
For point counts Uw detection limit of 0.25% is based on one asbestos point counted over dOO non-empty points.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 125 CEDAR 1 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000155959Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Header page of a chain of custody document from the DEP Bureau of Air, Noise, and related services.
For point counts die detecaon limit of 025% is based on one asbestos point counted over -100 non-empty points.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 07 / PRESS RELEASES
NYC-WTC_000143987Machine-extracted title Memo or letterSummary Representative's news release criticizing the EPA for inadequate response to cleanup of buildings contaminated by the World Trade Center collapse and calling for removal of debris…
There is no reliable test that can
indicate whether an individual has had low-level exposures to asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000145440Machine-extracted title Permit applicationSummary Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.
Air Samples taken on Sept. 1 Sth inside buildings in New York's financial district were negative for asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000145605Machine-extracted title Permit applicationSummary Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.
M Samples taken on Sept. 13th inside buildings in New York's financial district were negative for asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ASBESTOS
NYC-WTC_000149454Machine-extracted title Permit applicationSummary DEP asbestos project notification form and inspection report dated December 12, 2002.
general meaning than asbestos. While it is correct that all 6.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141761Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary Newspaper excerpt describing a neighborhood memorial for firefighters near the World Trade Center site.
conclusions reached by the government
about the environmental safety of areas asbestos and other materials.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / INTERIM FINAL April 2003
NYC-WTC_000145924Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Interim final report from EPA Region 2 detailing a background study of environmental conditions at the World Trade Center site.
* No less than 5 grams and up to 20 grams of dust are required to analyze for asbestos, lead, silica, calcite, gypsum, and MMVF.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 26
NYC-WTC_000152843Machine-extracted title Memo or letterSummary Forwarded public inquiry from air quality scientist regarding government response to post-9/11 air pollution and lack of real-time plume modeling from the World Trade Center.
This hypothesis was based solely on asbestos, with no mention of the
particulate and dust in the air.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / EPA Indoor Air Cleanup
NYC-WTC_000148040Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary A project proposal outlining the timeline, methods, and justification for cleaning HVAC systems in residential units affected by World Trade Center dust.
EPA will conduct followup testing for asbestos in the indoor air after the cleanups
are completed.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 114 LIBERTY 1 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000154980Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Correspondence criticizing the EPA and DEP regarding asbestos, silica levels, and safety clearance after cleaning at 114 Liberty Street.
Newly abated hard surfaces typically show no detectable asbestos, or extremely low levels.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000149091Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary Table listing volatile organic compound (VOC) sampling sites and dates outside of Ground Zero from September 2001 to January 2002.
Asbestos was detected in settled indoor dust in 10 of 57 (16%)
lower Manhattan residential units sampled, with the positive samples showing a
maximum of 1.5% asbestos in dust.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ADVISORIES/FACT SHEETS
NYC-WTC_000149281Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary Department of Environmental Protection advisory letter dated October 25, 2001, addressed to residents of Lower Manhattan.
In general, asbestos-related lung disease general results only from intense asbestos exposure experienced
over a period of many years, primarily as a consequence of occupational exposures.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ADVISORIES/FACT SHEETS
NYC-WTC_000149283Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary Department of Environmental Protection advisory letter dated October 25, 2001, addressed to residents of Lower Manhattan.
In general, asbestos-related lung disease general results only from intense asbestos exposure experienced
over a period of many years, primarily as a consequence of occupational exposures.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / DEP COMMISSIONER DAILY REPORTS
NYC-WTC_000148886Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary Notice instructing staff to preserve original World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions against the City.
In general, asbestos-related lung disease general results only fixrm intense asbestos exposure experienced
over a period of many years, primarily as a consequence of occupational exposures.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 33 / 75 MAIDEN LANE Block: 68 Lot: 11 BIN: 1001112 9-11 Gold Street
NYC-WTC_000097316Machine-extracted title Memo or letterSummary Property manager letter dated March 6, 2002, enclosing an air monitoring report for 75 Maiden Lane to the DEP.
of asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 114 LIBERTY 2 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000155268Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Letter from EPA official to a Congressional representative criticizing the adequacy of the 114 Liberty Street cleanup.
Newly abated hard surfaces typically show no detectable asbestos, or extremely low levels.