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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459133403321

Autore

Lioy Paul J

Titolo

Dust [[electronic resource] ] : the inside story of its role in the September 11th aftermath / / Paul J. Lioy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010

ISBN

1-282-52225-6

9786612522253

1-4422-0150-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

363.738

Soggetti

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

Electronic books.

World Trade Center Site (New York, N.Y.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

DUST; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PROLOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1 WHEN LIFE CHANGED; Chapter 2 COLLECTING DUST AT GROUND ZERO; Chapter 3 FREEING THE WTC DUST; Chapter 4 THE PATH TO RESEARCH AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS; Chapter 5 TIMING IS EVERYTHING FOR EXPOSURE; Chapter 6 A SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK; Chapter 7 THE PRESENCE OF LEAD; Chapter 8 WHAT WAS IN THAT WTC DUST?; Chapter 9 INTO THE UNKNOWN: EXPOSURE AND HEALTH; Chapter 10 TALKING AND WRITING: TO WHAT END?; Chapter 11 WTC DUST STICKS LIKE GLUE; Chapter 12 EXPOSURE SCIENCE IN FUTURE CATASTROPHES; Chapter 13 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; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

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 collapsed in as much personal and technical detail as Lioy offers here. From his own experiences examining and analyzing the dust, to his work with the various agencies involved in the aftermath of the disaster, the author puts together a compelling examination of the dust itself and the agencies, mechanisms, and people in place to deal with it. This completely fresh perspective sheds new light on one of our nation's darkest moments.