Asbestos/Fiberglass Report from samples taken near the World Trade Center
NY Environmental Law & Justice Project

To: sprayno@yahoogroups.com
From: envjoel@ix.netcom.com
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 23:43:50 -0400
Subject: [sprayno] Asbestos/Fiberglass Report from samples taken near the World Trade Center

The following report shows high asbestos & fiberglass content of samples taken n ear the World Trade Center site on 9-19-01. The federal, state and city refuse to release all their figures and data - and yet call the situation safe. We are calling for more studies and more data to be released -- and for health advisories to be issued. Pelase contact us for more details and planned action--- Joel R Kupferman, NY Environmental Law & Justice Project. 917-414-1983

Environmental & Toxicology International
Bulk Asbestos Report

Client Name & Address Joel Kupferman, Esq.
NY Envir Law &* Justice Project
315 Broadway S.200
New York NY 10007-1121

Date Collected 09-19-01
Date Received 09-24-01
Date Analyzed 09-24-01
Job Location: World Trade Center After September 11, 2001
Dust and Debris Near G round Zero (collected by Joel R Kupferman) Report No. 211171
Date Reported 09-25-01

Sample No. Lab No. Asbestos Present (a)(c) Percentage

NYELJ-2 211171-2 Chrysotile 2% (c)

Location: gray, fluffy dust and gray particulate
Description: homogeneous, friable, non-cementitious material with 50% fibrous glass, 15% other fibers and about and about 30% miscellaneous binders

NYELJ-4 211171-4 Chrysotile TRACE (d)

Location: gray-black carbonaceous, granular material, some water
Description: homogeneous, semi-friable, semi-fibrous, cementitious material with
10% fibrous glass, 2% cellulose, 5% other-10% other fibers and about 75-80% miscellaneous binders.

NYELJ-5 211171-5 Chrysotile 2-3% (c)

Location: gray fluffy dust
Description: homogeneous, friable, fibrous, non-cementitious material with 75% fibrous glass, 2% cellulose, 5% other fibers and about 15% miscellaneous binders.

NYELJ-6 211171-6 Chrysotile TRACE-1% (c,d)

Location: gray-black carbonaceous, granular material, some water
Description: homogeneous, semi-friable, semi-fibrous, cementitious material with 10% fibrous glass, 2% cellulose, 5% other-10% other fibers and about 75-80% miscellaneous binders.

NYELJ-7 211171-7A Chrysotile 2% (c)

Location: fluffy debris on gold strands of hair-like fibers
Description: homogeneous, friable, fibrous, non-cementitious material with 50% fibrous glass, 5% cellulose, 25% other fibers and about 18% miscellaneous binders.

NYELJ-7 211171-7B NONE N.D. (b)

Location: gold strands of hair-like fibers
Description: homogeneous, friable, fibrous, non-cementitious material with 95% fibrous glass and 5% cellulose .

NYELJ-7 211171-7C Chrysotile 5% (c)

Location: white fluffy debris on gold strands of hair-like fibers
Description: homogeneous, friable, non-cementitious material with 90% fibrous glass and 5% cellulose

NYELJ-8 211171-8A Insufficient Sample ---------------

Location: green plant leaves that did not contain visible residue
Description :None

NYELJ-9 211171-9A Chrysotile Trace (d)

Location: gray, fluffy debris
Description: homogeneous, friable, non-cementitious material with 75% fibrous glass, 5% cellulose, 10% other fibers and about 10% miscellaneous binders

NYELJ-9 211171-9B NONE N.D. (d) 2% (c)

Location: long white fibers
Description: homogeneous, non-friable, fibrous, non-cementitious material with 100% cotton fibers

NYELJ-9 211171-9C Chrysotile Trace (d)

Location: white foam-like globules and residues in dust
Description: homogeneous, friable, fibrous non-cementitious material with 50% fibrous glass, 5% cellulose, 20 % other fibers and about 25% miscellaneous binders

NYELJ-10 211171-10 Chrysotile Trace (d)

Location: gray, fluffy dust
Description: homogeneous, friable, fibrous non-cementitious material with 80% fibrous glass, 2% cellulose, 8% other fibers and about 10% miscellaneous binders

Footnotes

(A) All samples analyzed by ETI Laboratory utilizing Polarized Light Microscopy with Dispersion Staining as per EPA-600/R-93/11. Laboratory Director: Robert K. Simon, PhD, AIHA Laboratory 1000453

(b) ND - None Detected above one percent (1%)

(c) The limit of detection for asbestos fibers in bulk samples is 1% by visual e stimation. Th EPA definition of asbestos is a material containing 1% or greater asbestos.

(d) Trace is <1%

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