2008
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-008-9182-4
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Environmental anomalies at the World Trade Center: evidence for energetic materials

Abstract: Investigators monitoring air quality at the World Trade Center, after the September 11th attacks, found extremely high levels of volatile organic chemicals as well as unusual species that had never been seen before in structure fires. Data collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency indicate striking spikes in levels of benzene, styrene, and several other products of combustion. These spikes occurred on specific dates in October and

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“…produced at the fall of the WTC and present in the 9/11 toxic dust,53 together to many other highly toxic particles, compounds and atoms 54,55,56,57,58…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…produced at the fall of the WTC and present in the 9/11 toxic dust,53 together to many other highly toxic particles, compounds and atoms 54,55,56,57,58…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…72-73;Thomas & Hosenball, 2001); the Twin Towers and Building 7, which collapsed at near free-fall speed, are suspected of having been brought down by controlled demolition (Hufschmid, 2002, pp. 73-80;Ryan, Gourley, & Jones, 2008); chemical tests have found traces of thermite (an incendiary used in demolishing steel skyscrapers) in steel from the Trade Center site (Ryan et al, 2008); and, as is usual with most SCADs, the Twin Towers crime scene was cleaned up quickly and given only a superficial investigation (Morgan & Henshall, 2005, pp. 94-98).…”
Section: The Bush-cheney Administrationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A great deal of effort has been put forth by various government-sponsored and -funded investigations, which led, in large part, to the reports released by FEMA [1] and NIST [2]. Other studies of the destruction have been less well publicized but are no less important to the outstanding obligation that remains to the victims of that tragedy, to determine the whole truth of the events of that day [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. A number of these studies have appropriately focused attention on the remaining physical material, and on available photographs and video footage, as sources of evidence still in public hands, relating to the method of destruction of the three skyscrapers.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%