Benchmarks, Standards and Guidelines Established to Protect Public Health

Monitoring Data
Monitoring Summaries
Monitoring Locations
Documents:
- World Trade Center Disaster Response Air Monitoring Data Summaries [PDF, 1 MB, 25 pages]
- Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution From the World Trade Center Disaster

The following is a description of the benchmarks, standards and guidelines EPA used to evaluate environmental conditions in the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster.

List of Monitored Contaminants

Asbestos in Air
Asbestos in Bulk Dust
Benzene in Air
Chromium in Air
Drinking Water
Lead in Air
Metals in Air
Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) in Air
Coarse Particulate Matter (PM 10) in Air
PCBs in Air
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
VOCs: Volatile Organic Compounds