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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lioy, Paul J., author.

Contributor:

Kean, Thomas H., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Pulmonary toxicology.

Dust.

Air--Pollution--Measurement.

Air.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41998-3

1-282-52225-6

9786612522253

1-4422-0150-9

OCLC:

609860102