developing a summary table of potential con-
referenced by health care professionals at the
taminants and comparison values based on
scene.
extensive literature reviews.
quickly communicating action levels on
Reviewing sampling data for use by the New
asbestos to public health officials, respond-
York City Department of Health and the EPA
ers, and providers who urgently needed this
in determining the potential hazards of expo-
information.
sure. Principal among the many potential
uses of this information by these entities was
developing an ATSDR peer-reviewed toxico-
the assessment of dangers to public health,
and to emergency response and rescue work-
at the World Trade Center. This document,
ers at the scene.
which provided relevant and appropriate site-
specific guidance values on the health haz-
chapter 1 29