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EPA memorandum on carpet asbestos testing, June 2002 — page 23

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140062Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

Summary Technical memorandum from EPA discussing ultrasonication testing for asbestos in carpets and HEPA vacuuming effectiveness.

NYC DEP’s imposition of the unsafe 1% standard is compounded by their insistence on using the insensitive PLM method to detect asbestos.

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

EPA memorandum regarding asbestos reservoir, June 2002 — page 25

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140107Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

Summary Forwarded EPA memorandum dated June 9, 2002, concerning the Asbestos Reservoir and carpet testing methods.

NYC DEP’s imposition of the unsafe 1% standard is compounded by their insistence on using the insensitive PLM method to detect asbestos.

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

WTC asbestos wipe sampling and cancer risk analysis, December 2001 — page 20

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140189Machine-extracted title
Lab report

Summary EPA memorandum on wipe sampling methods for asbestos in Lower Manhattan buildings, resuspension projections, and cancer risk estimates from WTC dust exposure.

NYC DEP’s imposition of the imsafe 1% standard is compounded by their insistence on using the insensitive PLM method to detect asbestos.

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

NYC Law Department letter regarding EPA draft report excerpts, July — page 183

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / EPA OIG LAW
NYC-WTC_000146311Machine-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.

I am respoflSl'ble for the performance of the asbestos abatement actMlles In accordance with lhe Asbestos Control Program Rules.

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

Congressional response to EPA cleanup responsibility, March 2002 — page 8

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 07 / PRESS RELEASES
NYC-WTC_000143987Machine-extracted title
Memo or letter

Summary Representative's news release criticizing the EPA for inadequate response to cleanup of buildings contaminated by the World Trade Center collapse and calling for removal of debris…

There is 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, silica

Chain of custody form header, DEP Bureau of Air Noise — page 10

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 125 CEDAR 1 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000155929Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

Summary Header page of a chain of custody document from the DEP Bureau of Air, Noise, and related services.

For point counts Uw detection limit of 0.25% is based on one asbestos point counted over dOO non-empty points.

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

Chain of custody form header with redacted text for DEP — page 9

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 125 CEDAR 1 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000155959Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

Summary Header page of a chain of custody document from the DEP Bureau of Air, Noise, and related services.

For point counts die detecaon limit of 025% is based on one asbestos point counted over -100 non-empty points.

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

Law Department notice on WTC document preservation, Oct 2001 — page 96

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000145440Machine-extracted title
Permit application

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

Air Samples taken on Sept. 1 Sth inside buildings in New York's financial district were negative for asbestos.

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

Law Department notice on WTC document preservation, Oct 2001 — page 96

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000145605Machine-extracted title
Permit application

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

M Samples taken on Sept. 13th inside buildings in New York's financial district were negative for asbestos.

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

Asbestos Project Notification and Inspection Report, Dec 2002 — page 23

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ASBESTOS
NYC-WTC_000149454Machine-extracted title
Permit application

Summary DEP asbestos project notification form and inspection report dated December 12, 2002.

general meaning than asbestos. While it is correct that all 6.

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

WTC firefighter memorial article, Sep 2001 — page 2

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000141761Machine-extracted title
Unclassified

Summary Newspaper excerpt describing a neighborhood memorial for firefighters near the World Trade Center site.

conclusions reached by the government about the environmental safety of areas asbestos and other materials.

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

EPA interim final report on WTC background study, April 2003 — page 56

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / INTERIM FINAL April 2003
NYC-WTC_000145924Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

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

* No less than 5 grams and up to 20 grams of dust are required to analyze for asbestos, lead, silica, calcite, gypsum, and MMVF.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, dioxins, dust, gypsum, lead, pahs, silica

Air quality concerns and plume modeling inquiry, September 2002 — page 1

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 26
NYC-WTC_000152843Machine-extracted title
Memo or letter

Summary Forwarded public inquiry from air quality scientist regarding government response to post-9/11 air pollution and lack of real-time plume modeling from the World Trade Center.

This hypothesis was based solely on asbestos, with no mention of the particulate and dust in the air.

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

HVAC cleanup proposal for residential units, Feb 2003 — page 59

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / EPA Indoor Air Cleanup
NYC-WTC_000148040Machine-extracted title
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Summary A project proposal outlining the timeline, methods, and justification for cleaning HVAC systems in residential units affected by World Trade Center dust.

EPA will conduct followup testing for asbestos in the indoor air after the cleanups are completed.

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

ATSDR/DHAC_ASTM — page 8

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ATSDR/DHAC_ASTM
NYC-WTC_000149690
Lab report

EPA, DOL, and DHHS Environmental Assessment Workgroup Asbestos Action Levels for World Trade Center Response co I Action Level (f/cc) & Analysis Method

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

Letter re: EPA/DEP WTC dust cleanup at 114 Liberty Street, — page 5

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 114 LIBERTY 1 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000154980Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

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

Newly abated hard surfaces typically show no detectable asbestos, or extremely low levels.

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

VOC sampling locations table for Ground Zero area, Jan 2002 — page 140

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000149091Machine-extracted title
Lab report

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

Asbestos was detected in settled indoor dust in 10 of 57 (16%) lower Manhattan residential units sampled, with the positive samples showing a maximum of 1.5% asbestos in dust.

Volume NYC-WTC0006Agency: Environmental Protection, Dept. ofContaminants: asbestos, benzene, dust, ethylbenzene, toluene, vocs

DEP advisory to residents regarding WTC dust, Oct 2001 — page 83

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ADVISORIES/FACT SHEETS
NYC-WTC_000149281Machine-extracted title
Lab report

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

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

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

DEP advisory to residents regarding WTC dust, Oct 2001 — page 85

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ADVISORIES/FACT SHEETS
NYC-WTC_000149283Machine-extracted title
Lab report

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

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

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

EPA letter to Congress regarding 114 Liberty cleanup, September 2003 — page 5

DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 114 LIBERTY 2 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000155268Machine-extracted title
Chain of custody

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

Newly abated hard surfaces typically show no detectable asbestos, or extremely low levels.

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