City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11 (repost)
City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11 By Anthony DePalma
Publisher: FT Press 2010 | 352 Pages | ISBN: 0131385666 | PDF | 3 MB
Publisher: FT Press 2010 | 352 Pages | ISBN: 0131385666 | PDF | 3 MB
On 9/11, the destruction of the World Trade Center unleashed a vortex of dust and ash that blotted out the sun–and has distorted science, medicine, and public policy ever since.
The likely dangers of 9/11’s massive dust cloud were evident from the beginning, yet thousands chose not to see, even as the sickening results of exposure became increasingly difficult to ignore. Why? And why have years of politics and courtroom maneuvers delayed justice for those who gave their all when the need was greatest?