Keywords:
Dust - Health aspects.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781442201507
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=500877
DDC:
363.738
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- 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 TEH 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.
