DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / EPA OIG LAW
NYC-WTC_000146693Machine-extracted title Chain of custodySummary Correspondence from NYC Corporation Counsel providing comments on excerpts of a draft EPA evaluation report regarding the WTC response.
Buildings Impacted by Asbestos, Synthetic Vitreous
Fibers, and Crystalline Hlnerals
There was no clear pattern of which buildings were Impacted by
asbestos, SVF, and crystalline minerals.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 43 / E-mails M. Gilsenan
NYC-WTC_000163355 Memo or letterResidents living below Canal, Allen and Pike Streets may ask to have
their homes cleaned and tested for airborne asbestos by certified
asbestos contractors or they may ask for testing alone under EPA’s Lower
Manhattan
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ADVISORIES/FACT SHEETS
NYC-WTC_000149222Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary 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.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 10 / ADVISORIES/FACT SHEETS
NYC-WTC_000149230Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary Department of Environmental Protection advisory letter dated October 25, 2001, addressed to residents of Lower Manhattan.
In g eneral, 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.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / Buildings 105 Duane 80 John Gateway etc. 75 Park 200 Rector Trinity Church
NYC-WTC_000154697Machine-extracted title Permit applicationSummary Application form submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection for notification of an asbestos inspection project.
ASBESTOS ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR
12. Name __13. Conta si Person
14.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 31 / 114 LIBERTY 2 OF 2
NYC-WTC_000155293Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary Congressional press release citing evidence of persistent WTC dust contamination at 114 Liberty Street.
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0.0018 s/cc
Asbestos/Fibrous Glass - PCM
3 samples were below the health-based benchmark of 0.01 f/cc and 2
samples were overloaded and could not be analyzed.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 42 / E-MAILS SENT R. AVALTRONI
NYC-WTC_000159958Machine-extracted title Memo or letterSummary PR article presenting preliminary EPA indoor cleanup program results showing asbestos testing in 255 Lower Manhattan apartments.
The clearance level set by the EPA for asbestos is
0.0009 fibers per cubic centimeter.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 05 / EPA Cate Jenkins
NYC-WTC_000140250Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary Memorandum comparing asbestos data in Manhattan to other sites and arguing for cleanup under the Superfund statute.
NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
TABLES - LOWER MANHATTAN ASBESTOS DATA
Note: The total asbestos levels found in Manhattan by the Ground Zero Task Force study are
much higher.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 42
NYC-WTC_000160390Machine-extracted title Memo or letterSummary Memo forwarding EPA indoor cleanup results regarding asbestos and a press story for Lower Manhattan.
The clearance
level set by the EPA for asbestos is 0.0009 fibers per cubic centimeter.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 42
NYC-WTC_000160506Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary Press release or report summarizing early EPA findings that most tested Lower Manhattan apartments had asbestos levels below clearance standards.
The clearance
level set by the EPA for asbestos is 0.0009 fibers per cubic centimeter.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11 / Lower Manhattan Public Information (Edelman)
NYC-WTC_000151115Machine-extracted title Memo or letterSummary Proposed press release regarding the extension of the EPA and FEMA apartment cleaning program for eligible residents.
The clearance
level set by the EPA for asbestos is 0.0009 fibers per cubic centimeter.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 26 / WORLD TRADE CENTER - JOHN LADUCA FILES
NYC-WTC_000153782Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary EPA internal memorandum addressing allegations that NYC and EPA concealed environmental data following 9/11, with evidence not previously evaluated in an August 2003 EPA Inspector…
NYC started testing asbestos levels in air one day after the disaster on 9/12/01.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 42 / WTC- Air Data
NYC-WTC_000161676Machine-extracted title Lab reportSummary Document excerpt listing counsel and staff members assigned to a paper on infrastructure related to World Trade Center recovery.
Earlier, by at least 10/24/01, NYC had posted PCM light microscope asbestos air data on its
website.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000145496Machine-extracted title Permit applicationSummary Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.
with asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11
NYC-WTC_000151939Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary Article reporting the EPA's plan to test for dioxins and toxic metals in Lower Manhattan apartments.
The E.P.A.’s May announcement
an asbestos cleanup program was
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 08 / NO INFO
NYC-WTC_000145672Machine-extracted title Permit applicationSummary Notice from NYC Law Department instructing staff to preserve World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions.
asbestos above the threshold level, demonstrate
that asbestos containing material was not present above the threshold level in these
buildings.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 06 / DEP 59.17 Junction Blvd, 11th FL
NYC-WTC_000142698Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary Report detailing air quality monitoring efforts and health precautions for residents regarding dust and smoke exposure.
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.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 43 / E-mails 2002 M. Gilsenan
NYC-WTC_000162184Machine-extracted title Memo or letterSummary Summary of calls received by the WTC hotline regarding cleaning, health, and indoor air testing requests.
Many volunteers labored in paper masks considered
inadequate for work
with asbestos.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 09 / DEP REFERRALS/F4 Entered in Database (1-2)
NYC-WTC_000147121Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary DEP referral form with handwritten comments and selections for cleaning or health categories at the Old World Trade Center.
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'“'^id yesterday.
DEP Hard Copies (68 Boxes) / DEP Box 11
NYC-WTC_000151986Machine-extracted title UnclassifiedSummary Newspaper excerpt discussing physician statements that asbestos-related disease risks are slightly higher but very small for most people exposed in Lower Manhattan.
i Health and Environmental Medi- In general, he said, people who But it is asbestos, perhaps becaus
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