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Summary Memo outlining DEP activities including assessment and coordination with federal agencies for street and sidewalk cleaning.

alleviate public concern regarding potential exposure to asbestos and other contaminants.

Summary Correspondence criticizing the EPA and DEP regarding asbestos, silica levels, and safety clearance after cleaning at 114 Liberty Street.

foimd by the residents at 114 Liberty St. represents a health risk, although of uncertain exact numerical magnitude, as it demonstrates that asbestos is above backgroimd levels.

Summary Memo outlining DEP activities including assessment and coordination with federal agencies for street and sidewalk cleaning.

alleviate public concern regarding potential exposure to asbestos and other contaminants.

Summary 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.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document who performed various construction tasks and building cleanup operations were found to be non­ detected for asbestos.

Summary Table listing volatile organic compound (VOC) sampling sites and dates outside of Ground Zero from September 2001 to January 2002.

The clean-up includes: upon request, the clean-up of residential units, using certified contractors, with followup testing for asbestos in the indoor air, or; testing-only of asbestos

TEM analysis can positively identify these fibers as asbestos or non-asbestos.

Summary EPA internal memorandum addressing allegations that NYC and EPA concealed environmental data following 9/11, with evidence not previously evaluated in an August 2003 EPA Inspector…

much material on the sampling device, the laboratory could not make out the asbestos fibers.

Summary Document excerpt listing counsel and staff members assigned to a paper on infrastructure related to World Trade Center recovery.

After finding these alarming levels of airborne asbestos so far north of Ground Zero the day after the disaster, NYC never came back to retest to see if the levels had subsided.

Summary Department of Environmental Protection advisory letter dated October 25, 2001, addressed to residents of Lower Manhattan.

I have heard that asbestos was releasedfrom the collapse ofthe World Trade Center. What are the health effects of asbestos?

Summary Department of Environmental Protection advisory letter dated October 25, 2001, addressed to residents of Lower Manhattan.

Large accumulations (completely covered or blanketed) of debris inside or outside will require assessment for possible asbestos content by a certified asbestos investigator prior to cleanup (http;//www.ci.nyc.ny.us

Summary Department of Environmental Protection advisory letter dated October 25, 2001, addressed to residents of Lower Manhattan.

Do I need to be worried about asbestos in the air? Asbestos was found in samples of dust and debris near the WTC site in the first few weeks after the WTC incident.

Summary OSHA letter to the EPA providing a description of asbestos monitoring data used for selecting personal protective equipment for cleanup contractors.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document who performed vaiious construction tasks and building cleanup operations were found to be non­ detected for asbestos.

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

Measurements The literature citations on airborne asbestos measurements focused mainly on occupational environments.

Summary Excerpt detailing New York City's initial guidance issued to building owners regarding indoor contamination and cleaning procedures in September 2001.

The City’s Asbestos Abatement Program requires that building owners file a written notification with the NYCDEP for asbestos abatement projects

Summary Letter from EPA official to a Congressional representative criticizing the adequacy of the 114 Liberty Street cleanup.

Asbestos containing materials (ACMs), such as floor tiles, were observed during DEP’s cleaning of the building.

Summary Letter from EPA official to a Congressional representative criticizing the adequacy of the 114 Liberty Street cleanup.

found by the residents at 114 Liberty St. represents a health risk, although of uncertain exact numerical magnitude, as it demonstrates that asbestos is above background levels.

Summary EPA news article forwarded to DEP staff for informational purposes regarding WTC-related environmental matters.

As recently as last month, private and public tests still detected asbestos in some lower Manhattan buildings.

Summary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.

As part of the standards, EPA published its recommendations for the proper use of respirators during any asbestos cleanup or abatement.

Summary Technical correspondence addressing asbestos air sampling methodology and pump flow rate specifications.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document Dm» Asbestos Air Sample Collection and Analysis 1.

Summary Fax cover sheet from the New York State Department of Labor dated February 24, 2006.

All of these materials were identified within Report Attachment IV, Table I "Summary of Inspection Results for Asbestos ".