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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
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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CONTENTS No access
FOREWORD No access
PROLOGUE No access
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
Chapter 1 WHEN LIFE CHANGED No access Pages 1 - 20
Chapter 2 COLLECTING DUST AT GROUND ZERO No access Pages 21 - 38
Chapter 3 FREEING THE WTC DUST No access Pages 39 - 48
Chapter 4 THE PATH TO RESEARCH AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS No access Pages 49 - 58
Chapter 5 TIMING IS EVERYTHING FOR EXPOSURE No access Pages 59 - 70
Chapter 6 A SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK No access Pages 71 - 84
Chapter 7 THE PRESENCE OF LEAD No access Pages 85 - 94
Chapter 8 WHAT WAS IN THAT WTC DUST? No access Pages 95 - 120
Chapter 9 INTO THE UNKNOWN: EXPOSURE AND HEALTH No access Pages 121 - 140
Chapter 10 TALKING AND WRITING: TO WHAT END? No access Pages 141 - 156
Chapter 11 WTC DUST STICKS LIKE GLUE No access Pages 157 - 174
Chapter 12 EXPOSURE SCIENCE IN FUTURE CATASTROPHES No access Pages 175 - 198
Chapter 13 FINAL THOUGHTS No access Pages 199 - 202
APPENDIX A: PRESENTATION OF THE DETAILED DATA SET ON THE COMPOUNDS MEASURED IN THE WTC DUST SAMPLES No access Pages 203 - 214
APPENDIX B: ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF TEH WTC TECHNICAL PANEL No access Pages 215 - 216
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
