Dust : the inside story of its role in the September 11th aftermath

Dust : the inside story of its role in the September 11th aftermath / Paul J. Lioy ; [foreword by Tom Kean].

From the Publisher: Despite exhaustive reports about the September 11th attacks at the World Trade Center, no one report examines the dust that poured from the skies as the buildings collapses in as much personal and technical detail as Lioy offers here. From his own experiences examining and analyz...

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Main Author: Lioy, Paul J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2010.
Subjects:
2001
Dust > Environmental aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Dust > Analysis.
Dust > Health aspects.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Health aspects.
Air > Pollution > Measurement.
Pulmonary toxicology.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Air > Pollution > Measurement
Dust > Analysis
Dust > Environmental aspects
Dust > Health aspects
Pulmonary toxicology
World Trade Center Site (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State) > New York
New York (State) > New York > World Trade Center Site
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Table of Contents:
  • When life changed
  • Collecting dust at Ground Zero
  • Freeing the WTC dust
  • The path to research and sample analysis
  • Timing is everything for exposure
  • A scientific framework
  • The presence of lead
  • What was in that WTC dust?
  • Into the unknown : exposure and health
  • Talking and writing : to what end?
  • WTC dust sticks like glue
  • Exposure science in future catastrophes
  • Final thoughts
  • Appendix A. Presentation of the detailed data set on the compounds measured in the WTC dust samples
  • Appendix B. Original members of the WTC Technical Panel
  • Appendix C. Comments on WTC Signature Study and Peer Review from Greg Meeker, Paul Lioy, and Mort Lippmann, November 3, 2005.

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