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NYC-WTC_000140136Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
asbestos exposure; the latency periods for
asbestos-related diseases; a discussion of the relationship of asbestos exposure to asbestosis,
lung cancer, mesothelioma, and cancers
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NYC-WTC_000140094Machine-extracted titleSummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
Under the CAA, all areas around an asbestos site must be
tested and cleaned up so that there is no asbestos above background levels.^'
A widely accepted guideline for asbestos dust levels in relation
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NYC-WTC_000140049Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
Under the CAA, all areas around an asbestos site must be
tested and cleaned up so that there is no asbestos above background levels.^'
A widely accepted guideline for asbestos dust levels in relation
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NYC-WTC_000140146Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
Failure to acknowledge EPA determination that asbestos below 1% could be hazardous
The EPA has officially stated that asbestos levels LOWER than 1% could present health hazards
“Levels at
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NYC-WTC_000140253Machine-extracted titleSummary Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
TABLES - LIBBY ASBESTOS DATA
SETTLED ASBESTOS DUSTS, BUILDING INTERIORS PCM-equiva lent
LIBBY
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NYC-WTC_000140155Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
contains more than 1% asbestos, it is considered to be an “asbestos-containing
material.”
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NYC-WTC_000140058Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
contains more than 1% asbestos, it is considered to be an “asbestos-containing
material."
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NYC-WTC_000140103Machine-extracted titleSummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
of asbestos-containing material.
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NYC-WTC_000140135Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
no safe level of exposure to asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140048Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
EPA does not find
any exposure to asbestos to be acceptable,” and EPA states there is no safe exposure to
asbestos?
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NYC-WTC_000140093Machine-extracted titleSummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
no safe level of exposure to asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140114Machine-extracted titleSummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
Testing by PLM showed no asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140161Machine-extracted titleSummary EPA memorandum addressing World Trade Center asbestos contamination status and agency efforts to provide information on the situation.
methods for removal of
asbestos from contaminated carpet and to determine the airborne asbestos concentrations
associated with each.
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NYC-WTC_000140069Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
Testing by PLM showed no asbestos.
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NYC-WTC_000140242Machine-extracted titleSummary Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
Only dusts that can be put into a bag
or jar can be tested for the percentage of asbestos by the PLM % asbestos method.
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NYC-WTC_000140243Machine-extracted titleSummary Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
The PLM methodfor % asbestos is too insensitive to find asbestos at levels of concern
EPA used PLM % asbestos analyses of thick WTC fallout on streets outdoors.
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NYC-WTC_000140236Machine-extracted titleSummary Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
This is called “PCM-equivalent asbestos.” The data from Libby
only includes asbestos levels that are PCM-equivalent.
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NYC-WTC_000140128Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
Region 2 reverses 1% standard for settled asbestos dust
APPENDIX A - CHART FOR ESTIMATING AIR ASBESTOS LEVELS FROM DUST
APPENDIX B - ASBESTOS AIR CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS
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NYC-WTC_000140041Machine-extracted titleSummary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.
Region 2 reverses 1% standard for settled asbestos dust
APPENDIX A - CHART FOR ESTIMATING AIR ASBESTOS LEVELS FROM DUST
APPENDIX B - ASBESTOS AIR CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS
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NYC-WTC_000140086Machine-extracted titleSummary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.
Region 2 reverses 1% standard for settled asbestos dust
APPENDIX A - CHART FOR ESTIMATING AIR ASBESTOS LEVELS FROM DUST
APPENDIX B - ASBESTOS AIR CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS
