National Ombudsman World Trade Center Hazardous Waste Case - Findings to Date, Recommendations to Da

National Ombudsman World Trade Center Hazardous Waste Case - Findings to Date, Recommendations to Da

[pdf document, Robert J. Martin, 2002] Memo from Robert J. Martin, National Ombudsman to to EPA Region II Administrator Jane M. Kenny on March 27, 2002. This report charges that the EPA had "abandoned its responsibilities for cleaning up buildings…that are contaminated or that are being re-contaminated, as a result of the uncontrolled chemical releases from the World Trade Center terrorist attack." While OSHA had concluded that all dust "must be presumed to be asbestos containing material" and must be cleaned up according to national standards, the report alleges that young children were still being exposed to airborne pollutants in homes and schools and that further efforts were needed to correct these conditions. The memo concludes with a series of questions about EPA actions to date.

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2002-10-30