The catastrophic destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) on 11 September 2001 caused the release of high levels of airborne pollutants into the local environment. To assess the toxicity of fine particulate matter [particulate matter with a mass median aerodynamic diameter
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The attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City on 11 September 2001, in addition to causing the immediate and tragic loss of thousands of lives, resulted in the release of significant ...
<2.5 [micro]m; P[M.sub.2.5]], coarse (><10 [micro]m; P[M.sub.2.5-10]), and larger (>
<53] 21.521 g Not extracted;
sieved size-separated
material during exposure
Control PM samples
SRM P[M.sub.2.5] 47.984 mg (a) 39.33
1649a 82.0
MSH P[M.sub.2.5]>