Characterization of the dust/smoke aerosol that settled east of the World Trade Center (WTC) in Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the WTC 11 September 2001. (Research Articles).

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Alimokhtari, Shahnaz; Buckley, Brian; Chee, Glen; Chen, Lung Chi; Cohen, Mitchell D.; Eisenreich, Steven; Hale, Robert C.; Johnson, Willie; Lioy, Paul; Millette, James R.; Offenberg, John; Porcja, Robert; Prophete, Colette; Stiles, Robert; Turpin, Barbara; Vallero Daniel; Weisel, Clifford P.; Weschler, Charles; Yang, Ill; Zhong, Mianhua | Copyright information

The explosion and collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) was a catastrophic event that produced an aerosol plume impacting many workers, residents, and commuters during the first few days after 11 September 2001. Three bulk samples of the total settled dust and smoke were collected at weather-protected locations east of the WTC on 16 and 17 September 2001; these samples are representative of the generated material that settled immediately after the explosion and fire and the conc...

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