The Dust Settles at Ground Zero: Asbestos Poses Hidden Dangers. / Andrew Schneider.
by Schneider, Andrew; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 42Environment. Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2002ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): United States. Environmental Protection Agency | Asbestos | Building failures | Dust | Health risk assessment | September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) | Terrorism -- United StatesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Federal and state officials in New York have grossly underestimated or played down the number of people in lower Manhattan who are at risk of being sickened or killed from exposure to asbestos released in the collapse of the World Trade Center." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) The author reports the health concerns of those working or living near Ground Zero, who have been exposed to dust containing asbestos fibers and are receiving conflicting information and guidance about inhaling the hazardous dust.
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Originally Published: The Dust Settles at Ground Zero: Asbestos Poses Hidden Dangers, Jan. 13, 2002; pp. A1+.
"Federal and state officials in New York have grossly underestimated or played down the number of people in lower Manhattan who are at risk of being sickened or killed from exposure to asbestos released in the collapse of the World Trade Center." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) The author reports the health concerns of those working or living near Ground Zero, who have been exposed to dust containing asbestos fibers and are receiving conflicting information and guidance about inhaling the hazardous dust.
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