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EPA response to September 11 WTC workers, 2001 — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141792Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Webpage excerpt detailing EPA responses and resources for workers involved in World Trade Center recovery.

Information About Re-entering Buildings EPA has found the presence of asbestos-containing material in some of the dust samples

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust, particulate, smoke

EPA asbestos testing program announcement, Sept 2001 — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142662Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Speech or press release announcing a comprehensive program to test and clean homes for asbestos contamination in Lower Manhattan.

To date, we have received 218 complaints regarding possible asbestos contamination in apartments; only one of these complaints has warranted a clean-up.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust

Inter-agency buildings and parks meeting coordination, April 2002 — page 12

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 42 / E-MAILS SENT R. AVALTRONI
NYC-WTC_000159840Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

Summary Coordination memo for WTC recovery inter-agency meeting on building and parks assessment and scope.

” dust VO Determine if asbestos is present in dust gypsum, silica, rmca, dust VO

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dust, fiberglass, gypsum, silica

DEP service log regarding dust complaint, 57 Ann Street — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 47 / 57 ANN ST BIN# 1001270 57 ANN STREET 1001270, 92/10
NYC-WTC_000119751Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Service log documenting a March 2002 complaint about severe dust and potential asbestos on the rooftop of 57 Ann Street.

Severe dust, possible asbestos flying into callers home; which is two flights above rooftop. Called Asbestos Unit & spoke with Taryn at 11:43am.

Volume NYC-WTC0004Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dust

Asbestos exposure levels data sheet — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 02 / 67 WALL STREET Block: 27 Lot: 17
NYC-WTC_000094740Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary Data sheet listing permissible exposure levels (PEL) for asbestos adopted by various agencies.

The purpose of this test was to determine the presence or absence of (ACM) asbestos containing material in dust wipes.

Volume NYC-WTC0004Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dust

WTC program beneficiary assistance tracking, February 2003 — page 3

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / FEMA SEMO
NYC-WTC_000140936Machine-extracted title
Memo or letter

Summary EPA-FEMA discussion on status of residents receiving cleanup assistance and their enrollment in residual support programs.

I registered _or the EPA's WTC Asbestos Cleaning Program on June 13, 2002, immedia’-’ely after the registration period began.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust

DOH recommendations for reoccupying buildings, Oct 2001 — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141826Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Health Department guidelines requiring building owners to assess structural stability and utilities before allowing re-entry.

In general, asbestos-related lung disease results only from intense asbestos exposure experienced over a period of many years, primarily as a consequence d occupational exposures.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust, particulate

DEP comments on DOH press release, Feb 2002 — page 4

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 09
NYC-WTC_000147455Machine-extracted title
Memo or letter

Summary Internal memo providing corrections and additions to a draft Department of Health press release regarding air sampling.

There no reliable test that can indicate whether an individual has had low-level exposures to asbestos.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dust, fiberglass, gypsum, particulate, silica

World Trade Center document custody notice, Law Department — page 16

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NADLER
NYC-WTC_000144738Machine-extracted title
Invoice

Summary Official correspondence from the NYC Law Department regarding the collection and preservation of World Trade Center documents for legal use.

First, as noted above, OSHA Assistant Secretary Henshaw issued a letter stating that the settled dust from die collapse of the Twin Towers “must be presumed to contain asbestos’’ and dierefore

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dust

EPA Daily Environmental Monitoring Summary, Oct 12 2001 — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA WEB
NYC-WTC_000141123Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary EPA news summary dated October 12, 2001, regarding environmental monitoring data collected from the World Trade Center site.

children to re-enter school buildings after asbestos removal 1 activities.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust, particulate, pm2.5

EPA Daily Environmental Monitoring Summary, Oct 13 2001 — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA WEB
NYC-WTC_000141121Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary EPA news summary dated October 13, 2001, regarding environmental monitoring data collected from the World Trade Center site.

children to re-enter school buildings after asbestos removal activities.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust, particulate, pm2.5

Draft article on EPA indoor asbestos testing results, Oct 2002 — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / Lower Manhattan Public Information (Edelman)
NYC-WTC_000151119Machine-extracted title
Memo or letter

Summary Proposed news story reporting that most tested apartments showed asbestos levels below the EPA clearance limit.

The clearance level set by the EPA for asbestos is 0.0009 fibers per cubic centimeter.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dioxins, dust, lead, mercury

EPA indoor asbestos cleanup results summary, Oct 2002 — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 42 / E-mails R. Avaltroni 2002
NYC-WTC_000161504Machine-extracted title
Memo or letter

Summary Draft news story summarizing EPA findings that most Lower Manhattan apartments tested had minimal asbestos contamination.

The clearance level set by the EPA for asbestos is 0.0009 fibers per cubic centimeter.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dioxins, dust, lead, mercury

Ambient air sampling report for 105 Duane Street, Feb 2002 — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 36 / 105 DUANE ST 1001650, 151/1
NYC-WTC_000104028Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

Summary Summary of ambient air sampling and visual observations at 105 Duane Street following the WTC collapse.

Of the total 222 samples collected, a single asbestos structure was detectable on only two samples.

Volume NYC-WTC0004Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust

Law Department notice on WTC document preservation, Oct 2001 — page 183

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000145209Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.

6.3 All workers shall possess current EPA-accredited training as an Asbestos Worker (32-hour training) or as an Asbestos Supervisor (40-hour training). 7.0 GENERAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust, lead, silica

Law Department notice on WTC document preservation, Oct 2001 — page 186

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000145212Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.

Surface wipe sampling for man-made vitreous fibers, crystalline silica, lead and asbestos will be performed.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, debris, dust, lead, silica

ATSDR/DHAC_ASTM — page 22

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ATSDR/DHAC_ASTM
NYC-WTC_000149704
Lab report

The dust samples were analyzed for the presence of asbestos and SVF using polarized light microscopy (PLM).

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dust, gypsum, particulate

ATSDR/DHAC_ASTM — page 35

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ATSDR/DHAC_ASTM
NYC-WTC_000149717
Lab report

The laboratory reported the asbestos in air results as a concentration of asbestos in the sampled location.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dust, fiberglass, particulate, pm10, pm2.5

NYC Law Department letter regarding EPA draft report excerpts, July — page 540

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / EPA OIG LAW
NYC-WTC_000146668Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

Summary Correspondence from NYC Corporation Counsel providing comments on excerpts of a draft EPA evaluation report regarding the WTC response.

The dust samples were analyzed for the presence of asbestos and SVF using polarized light microscopy (PLM).

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dust, particulate

WTC Site Document Fragment, Oct 2001 — page 3

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 38
NYC-WTC_000107367Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

Summary Fragmented document page likely associated with World Trade Center environmental monitoring records from late 2001.

A single individual with Asbestos Project Monitor and Asbestos Project Sampling Technician certification shall not perform the functions of both Monitor and Technician during

Volume NYC-WTC0004Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dioxin, dust, lead, mercury, pahs, silica