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After Attacks, Studies of Dust and Its Effects
Despite a steady stream of data from public agencies showing that the stubborn, eye-stinging plumes of dust from the wrecked World Trade Center pose few risks, thousands of people — residents and workers in nearby neighborhoods, firefighters, demolition crews, those who fled the attacks — say they still fear for their health.
After Attacks, Studies of Dust and Its Effects
Despite a steady stream of data from public agencies showing that the stubborn, eye-stinging plumes of dust from the wrecked World Trade Center pose few risks, thousands of people — residents and workers in nearby neighborhoods, firefighters, demolition crews, those who fled the attacks — say they still fear for their health.
Notebooks; Surgeon General’s Sojourn
When Dr. David Satcher, the surgeon general, visited New York after the terrorist attacks, he said he wanted to see how his office could help coordinate mental health services.
Notebooks; Surgeon General’s Sojourn
When Dr. David Satcher, the surgeon general, visited New York after the terrorist attacks, he said he wanted to see how his office could help coordinate mental health services.
A NATION CHALLENGED: THE AIR QUALITY; Contaminants Below Levels For Long-Term Concerns
The quality of the air has become a matter of widespread anxiety among people who live or work in Lower Manhattan — anxiety compounded in many cases by open disbelief in assurances from government and public health officials that the air, while acrid and sometimes smelly, is generally safe to breathe.
Contaminants Below Levels For Long-Term Concerns
The quality of the air has become a matter of widespread anxiety among people who live or work in Lower Manhattan — anxiety compounded in many cases by open disbelief in assurances from government and public health officials that the air, while acrid and sometimes smelly, is generally safe to breathe.
Counselors Waylaid by Outsized Task
Catherine Masterson arrived at the armory on Lexington Avenue and 26th Street in New York at 6 a.m. that first Saturday after the terrorist attacks and spent the next 14 1/2 hours counseling grief-stricken families of the victims. She especially remembers how she coaxed a 9-year-old girl who had lost her father into talking about her feelings by giving her two stuffed kittens, one wrapped in bandages and the other wearing a Red Cross uniform.
Counselors Waylaid by Outsized Task
Catherine Masterson arrived at the armory on Lexington Avenue and 26th Street in New York at 6 a.m. that first Saturday after the terrorist attacks and spent the next 14 1/2 hours counseling grief-stricken families of the victims.
A NATION CHALLENGED: BATTERY PARK CITY; E.P.A. Says Air Is Safe, But Public Is Doubtful
The Environmental Protection Agency has tested the air in Lower Manhattan more than 1,000 times and has concluded that it does not show dangerous levels of contamination.
E.P.A. Says Air Is Safe, But Public Is Doubtful
The Environmental Protection Agency has tested the air in Lower Manhattan more than 1,000 times and has concluded that it does not show dangerous levels of contamination.