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Dust

The Inside Story of its Role in the September 11th Aftermath
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 2009

Summary

One of the first scientists to take samples from Ground Zero after the destruction of the Twin Towers, Lioy shares his personal and professional perspectives on the World Trade Center dust. What was in the material that rained down after the disintegration of these buildings? Why did officials wrongly choose to focus on the release of asbestos? How did the size of the dust particles influence the development of the World Trade Center Cough among rescue workers and other New Yorkers? When were respirators used on site and what changes should be made to respirator design now? Dust answers these, and many other, questions about the environmental effects, public policy initiatives, health outcomes and scientific findings that played a critical role in the aftermath of September 11th. Beyond providing insightful analysis of what happened then, this book details the significant steps we need to take in order to better prepare for future catastrophes.

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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-0148-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-0150-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
252
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Table of contents

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    1. CONTENTS No access
    2. FOREWORD No access
    3. PROLOGUE No access
    4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
  1. Chapter 1 WHEN LIFE CHANGED No access Pages 1 - 20
  2. Chapter 2 COLLECTING DUST AT GROUND ZERO No access Pages 21 - 38
  3. Chapter 3 FREEING THE WTC DUST No access Pages 39 - 48
  4. Chapter 4 THE PATH TO RESEARCH AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS No access Pages 49 - 58
  5. Chapter 5 TIMING IS EVERYTHING FOR EXPOSURE No access Pages 59 - 70
  6. Chapter 6 A SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK No access Pages 71 - 84
  7. Chapter 7 THE PRESENCE OF LEAD No access Pages 85 - 94
  8. Chapter 8 WHAT WAS IN THAT WTC DUST? No access Pages 95 - 120
  9. Chapter 9 INTO THE UNKNOWN: EXPOSURE AND HEALTH No access Pages 121 - 140
  10. Chapter 10 TALKING AND WRITING: TO WHAT END? No access Pages 141 - 156
  11. Chapter 11 WTC DUST STICKS LIKE GLUE No access Pages 157 - 174
  12. Chapter 12 EXPOSURE SCIENCE IN FUTURE CATASTROPHES No access Pages 175 - 198
  13. Chapter 13 FINAL THOUGHTS No access Pages 199 - 202
  14. APPENDIX A: PRESENTATION OF THE DETAILED DATA SET ON THE COMPOUNDS MEASURED IN THE WTC DUST SAMPLES No access Pages 203 - 214
  15. APPENDIX B: ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF TEH WTC TECHNICAL PANEL No access Pages 215 - 216
  16. APPENDIX C: COMMENTS ON WTC SIGNATURE STUDY AND PEER REVIEW FROM GREG MEEKER, PAUL LIOY, AND MORT LIPPMANN, NOVEMBER 3, 2005 No access Pages 217 - 230
  17. GLOSSARY No access Pages 231 - 234
  18. BIBLIOGRAPHY No access Pages 235 - 242
  19. INDEX No access Pages 243 - 248
  20. ABOUT THE AUTHOR No access Pages 249 - 252

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