25 document results

Summary Transmission of WTC-related Q and A document to interagency task force with EPA Regional contact information.

The 1% is a regulatory standard for determining if a substance is asbestos containing material. We cleaned everything up regardless of the % of asbestos in the dust.

Monitors must have served as a third party project monitor on at least 25 asbestos abatement projects.

Summary Distribution of fact sheets, access agreements, and scope of work documents for World Trade Center cleanup program.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document of airborne asbestos testing, modified-aggressive and aggressive.

Asbestos and glass Although some asbestos was used in the buildings for fireproofing and in floor tiles, and the DELTA group checked for it carefully using the electron microscope

All asbestos air samples collected during clean-up activities shall be analyzed via TEM.

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.

Summary News article dated August 14, 2002 describing EPA's expanded plan to clean and test apartments near ground zero for asbestos, dioxins, and toxic metals.

The E.P.A. bowed to pressure from infuriated tenants around ground zero in May, promising to clean and test apartments for asbestos.

One strand of asbestos in a (cubic centimeter) of air Is not a problem. But how many CCs do you breathe in a day?

The EPA report stated, “for asbestos, the data we received indicates that asbestos is not a hazard at 125 Cedar Street.”

Summary EPA staff provides feedback on a press release for 125 Cedar reoccupancy and discusses cancellation policy.

The EPA report stated, “for asbestos, the data we received indicates that asbestos is not a hazard at 125 Cedar Street.”

Summary Article from August 11, 2002 reporting on EPA presentation regarding WTC apartment cleanup plans and community board concerns about facade dust testing and removal.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document In related news, the D.E.P. announced last week that inspectors have found minimal presence of asbestos and other contaminants from World Trade Center debris

Post cleaning air samples for fibrous glass and silica shall be collected concurrently with the asbestos clearance air sampling procedures specified herein.

Summary DEP reports on a consultant walkthrough at 125 Broadway regarding material cleaning challenges and upcoming DOH mold inspection.

'[email protected]' Cc: Avaltroni, Robert; Radhakrishnan, Krish Subject: Walkthrough Kathy, Just a reminder that the walkthrough with our asbestos

Objective 1: Provide a characterization of the lower Manhattan indoor and outdoor environmental and biological results for various contaminants (e.g., lead, mercury, asbestos).

Objective 1: Provide a characterization of ib® lower Manhattan indoor and outdoor environmental and biological results for various contaminants (e.g., lead, mercury, asbestos).

Summary DEP reports EPA is awaiting Washington direction and notes recent scope changes including ceiling and wall cleaning.

Additionally, they believe that all cleanups have to be treated as minor asbestos projects and thus DEP/DOL regulations apply. This is not our view or EPA’s.

Summary Notes from an EPA/DHHS/DOL monthly conference call on August 12, 2002 regarding WTC cleanup efforts, including EPA monitoring, cleaning effectiveness studies, and building…

DEP's asbestos sites are now on their web page. They will only update postings if they get new or cleaned up data. **A cd-rom is going to be put togrther with all government ambient data.

"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.

The Outsourced Firm will develop a characterization of lower Manhattan indoor and outdoor environmental exposures and potential biological effects for various contaminants (e.g., lead, mercury, asbestos

Summary Memo summarizes LMDC discussion on indoor air scope and exterior program details for Lower Manhattan cleanup.

Visible inspection of building is not sufficient to insure buildings exteriors, including windows, are free of asbestos. What about other pollutants in dust and air - mercury, lead and dioxin where mentioned.