New York City Asbestos Air Standard
The U.S. and New York City standard for asbestos in community and residential buildings is 0.01 fibers/cubic centimeter (f/cc) in indoor air.
An indoor area which has had asbestos detected and then removed must show that air samples are at or below the 0.01 f/cc standard before the indoor area can be re-occupied.
Although the ambient outdoor air was monitored, DEP used the indoor air standard as a way to characterize the levels of asbestos in the air.
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