NYC Law Department release
Independent mirror · updated as the City releases more · v1.2.6
Case folder · no pages saved yetReview case folder →
A question gets a cited answer. Keywords, addresses and Bates numbers go straight to the records.

Email alerts are not offered yet — copy this link to check back after a new release.

Searching the mirrored records for “asbestos”.

Ask this as a question

246 document results

Asbestos exposure Q&A fact sheet — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142601Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Questions and answers regarding asbestos exposure risks from shingles and tiles following the World Trade Center collapse.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document ATSDR- Questions and Answers - Exposure to Asbestos in'Souices.;.

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

News article on toxin anxieties at Ground Zero, undated — page 3

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141737Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary Newspaper report discussing health concerns and mercury exposure tests among workers and residents near Ground Zero.

The they could assume that that ma­ School board officials say the asbestos, over 20 or 30 years, God terial was asbestos-containing and downtown schools now have knows

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

DOH press release on indoor air sampling findings, Feb 8, — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141740Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Press release from the NYC Department of Health presenting findings from indoor air sampling in Lower Manhattan.

The dust showed low levels of asbestos in some samples and the presence of fiberglass in other samples.

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

News article on worker safety and respirator distribution at Fresh — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141748Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Report discussing concerns that city workers lacked respirators while federal officials received them during debris cleanup.

■ state probing September that the debris con­ or heavy metals, the monitors tained asbestos and other poten­ were quickly moved to more

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

ATSDR asbestos exposure questions and answers fact sheet — page 3

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142617Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary CDC/ATSDR informational document explaining asbestos types, exposure routes, and health effects including inhalation risks for workers and families.

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document Asbestos .■>•; There is no molecular representation since Ous substance is a mixture

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

Illegible form or record, date and subject unclear — page 16

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141885Machine-extracted title
Form

Summary Form document with significant degradation or scanning quality issues making content indecipherable.

' ASBESTOS CLAIMS EPA MOVES HUDSON PCB CLEANUP HIT HALLIBURTON

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

NYC DOH hotline Q&A on HVAC cleaning protocols and asbestos, — page 8

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142748Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary Guidance document explaining requirements for HVAC cleaning and asbestos abatement regulations for building owners.

In addition, there are no reliable medical tests that can detect short-term, low level exposures to asbestos or other fibers (including fiberglass.)

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

News report on health testing program for WTC workers, 2002 — page 4

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000143022Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Article describing a $12 million program offering free medical tests for police and rescue workers exposed to hazardous substances.

said it should be assumed the dust Local and federal rules require contained asbestos and required elaborate safety procedures and professional cleaning, others

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

Guide to identifying suspicious packages and letters — page 3

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142092Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary List of characteristics used to identify potentially dangerous mail, including excessive postage, misspellings, and unusual odors.

, „ ,’ , .1 o Federal and city air monitors have detected levels of asbestos

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

NYC DOH hotline Q&A on building cleaning and HVAC maintenance, — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142699Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Q&A document advising landlords on HVAC filter changes and asbestos assessment requirements following the disaster.

Building owners were also requested to have debris assessed for the presence of asbestos by a certified asbestos investigator.

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

NYC DOH hotline Q&A on building cleaning and HVAC maintenance, — page 8

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142706Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Q&A document advising landlords on HVAC filter changes and asbestos assessment requirements following the disaster.

• How do you respond to scientists who say that the standards being used to assess heaith impacts of asbestos are too low? B.

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

NYC DOH hotline Q&A on HVAC cleaning protocols and asbestos, — page 8

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142737Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary Guidance document explaining requirements for HVAC cleaning and asbestos abatement regulations for building owners.

In addition, there are no reliable medical tests that can detect short-term, low level exposures to asbestos or other fibers (including fiberglass.)

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

New York Times article on health effects of Sept 11 — page 3

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000143154Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Scientific analysis discussing the long-term environmental and public health consequences of the World Trade Center collapse.

Some of ■ Water sampling site look for pollutants such as asbestos, the experts are already saying, true Source: Environmental Protection Agency lead and byproducts from combustion

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

DEP hotline Q&A on HVAC cleaning and debris assessment, n.d. — page 5

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142756Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary Q&A sheet detailing procedures for assessing debris in ventilation systems and required abatement actions.

What other substances besides asbestos and fiberglass are being analyzed?

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

DEP hotline Q&A on HVAC cleaning and debris assessment, n.d. — page 15

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142766Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary Q&A sheet detailing procedures for assessing debris in ventilation systems and required abatement actions.

In addition, there are no reliable medical tests that can detect short-term, low level exposures to asbestos or other fibers (including fiberglass.)

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

New York Times article on air quality anxiety, Oct 2001 — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142094Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Newspaper excerpt discussing public concern over air quality and independent testing results near Ground Zero.

Recent news reports have sug­ overwhelming number, studies on have a basts In science, cnvironmeiK gested. for example, that the small­ asbestos exposure have found

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

NYT Summary of Environmental Health Perspectives Report, Oct 2001 — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142918Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary New York Times summary of a federal study linking glass and cement dust exposure at Ground Zero to respiratory illness and mesothelioma risk.

The n^ort also said the exposure had increased tte risk of mesothe­ lioma, a type of cancer associated with inhaiing asbestos.

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

Newspaper article on air quality concerns, Lower Manhattan — page 4

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142082Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Press article examining widespread public anxiety about air quality in Lower Manhattan and expert assessment of post-September 11 environmental conditions.

o LEAD SMALL PARTICLE DUST asbestos

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

Lower Manhattan rebuilding blueprint excerpt, Oct 2001 — page 5

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142673Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Excerpt from a preliminary blueprint approved by the Lower Manhattan Development Corp for downtown rebuilding priorities.

Paul’s, which was covered with asbestos and toxic dust after the attacks and is due for a thorough

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

News article on federal WTC air monitoring roles, undated — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141733Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Article excerpt discussing the division of responsibilities between federal and city agencies for air quality monitoring.

people see downtown as a toxic night­ apartments or common areas of the build­ The size of the asbestos fibers that the mare, a kind of Manhattan Love Ca­ ing could infiltrate.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, benzene, dust, lead, pcb, silica, smoke