High levels of hazardous materials found in building next to trade center

[DoYouEverWonder]

January 26, 2005

NEW YORK (AP) _ An examination of shafts, ducts, conduits and other areas of the abandoned Deutsche Bank, near the World Trade Center site, shows high levels of contaminants like lead, asbestos and other materials.

A consultant to the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation revealed the findings at a public hearing, The New York Times reported for Wednesday editions. At the hearing, neighbors, environmental advocates and union representatives talked about their concerns over plans made to dismantle the Liberty Street building, which was damaged by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

TRC, the consultant to the development corporation, found average concentrations of asbestos, lead and silica on the building's exterior exceeded benchmarks in elevator shafts, floor conduits and heating and ventilation ductwork.

The LMDC needs government permits before the plan can proceed and federal, state and city regulators haven't responded yet.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-bc-ny--attacks-redevelop0126jan26,0,2544660.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

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1. wonder where that came from...

lead and asbestos, sounds like a significant liability...
maybe from a nearby building that collapsed...
i heard about that, what was that?...
how did it collapse?...
wonder what else is contaminated with lead and asbestos.

[Mikimouse]

3. I don't understand your point...

but then, it is early and I can be pretty thick.

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. Rather who else is contaminated

especially the workers in the pit.

[Stephanie]

2. Not to mention the black mold

which is the reason they're tearing it down. This building is huge, BTW - maybe 50 stories. It's directly south of the WTC site and has been abandoned since that day.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

5. I disagree with tearing this bldg. down

It is a perfectly good structure which could be cleaned. Computing the costs of demolition and replacement, I don't see how you could come close to the savings of simply decontaminating and re-fitting it.

[struggle4progress]

6. kick