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Environmental Impact of the 9/11 Attacks

247 events in this timeline

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This is the home page for the Environmental Impact of the 9/11 Attacks investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

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  1. 2001-09-13 (September 13, 2001): New York Says only ‘Trace Amounts’ of Asbestos near Ground Zero
  2. 2001-09-13 September 13, 2001: US Geological Survey and NASA Agree on Aerial Examination of Ground Zero Dust
  3. 2001-09-13 (September 13, 2001): EPA Administrator Tells New York Residents near Ground Zero to ‘Wipe All Surfaces with a Damp Cloth’
  4. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: Majority of Dust Samples near Ground Zero Said Not to Contain ‘Levels of Concern for Asbestos’
  5. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers Dispatched to New York
  6. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: New Scientist Worried about Health Effects of Ground Zero
  7. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: Allergists Urge Asthmatics Not to Go near Ground Zero
  8. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: New York Rain Leads to Polluted Run-Off
  9. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: New York Department Recommends Less Accurate Method of Checking Asbestos Levels
  10. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: Official Says Working near Ground Zero Is Safe
  11. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: EPA Administrator Says WTC Smoke Just an ‘Irritant’
  12. 2001-09-14 September 14, 2001: EPA Spokesman Says Business Can Resume Near Wall Street on Monday
  13. 2001-09-15 September 15, 2001: EPA Administrator Says ‘No Reason for Concern’ about Manhattan’s Air Quality
  14. 2001-09-16 September 16, 2001: New York City Department Says Air Conditioning Filters Near Ground Zero Should Be Replaced
  15. 2001-09-16 September 16, 2001: Health Department Issues Vague Flyer about WTC Dust
  16. 2001-09-16 12:00 p.m. September 16, 2001-2:00 a.m. September 17, 2001: NASA Scans Ground Zero
  17. 2001-09-17 September 17, 2001: New York Department of Health Issues Recommendations for Building Reoccupation
  18. 2001-09-17 Shortly after September 17, 2001: Residents Clean Building near Ground Zero
  19. 2001-09-17 September 17, 2001: NASA Finds Hot Fires Still Burning at WTC
  20. 2001-09-17 September 17, 2001-September 19, 2001-: US Geological Survey Collects Dust Samples near Ground Zero
  21. 2001-09-18 September 18, 2001: EPA Administrator Downplays Ground Zero Risks
  22. 2001-09-18 September 18, 2001: EPA Advises Against Wearing Respirators Outside WTC Restricted Area
  23. 2001-09-18 (September 18, 2001-September 21, 2001): Lawyer Finds Ground Zero Workers Have Health Problems
  24. 2001-09-18 September 18, 2001: Dioxin Levels Five Times Higher than Normal Found near Ground Zero
  25. 2001-09-18 September 18, 2001: Sulfur Dioxide Hits ‘Hazardous’ Levels near Ground Zero; EPA Fails to Inform Public
  26. 2001-09-18 September 18, 2001, September 22, 2001, and September 23, 2001: NASA Conducts Additional Flights to Examine Ground Zero Dust
  27. 2001-09-19 September 19, 2001: Local Lab Finds Dangerous Concentrations of Fibreglass, Asbestos near Ground Zero; City Department Responds with Threats
  28. 2001-09-20 September 20, 2001: Experts Contest EPA Claims about Ground Zero Air Quality
  29. 2001-09-20 September 20, 2001: US Geological Survey Finds Asbestos, ‘Alphabet Soup of Heavy Metals’ in Ground Zero Dust
  30. 2001-09-21 September 21, 2001: EPA Administrator Tells New Yorkers Manhattan Is Safe
  31. 2001-09-21 September 21, 2001: Department of Health and Human Services Says over $125 Million Released for Disasters
  32. 2001-09-22 September 22, 2001: EPA Has 15 Wash Stations for Ground Zero Personnel
  33. 2001-09-22 September 22, 2001: New York City Health Department Again Says ‘No Significant Adverse Health Risks’ near Ground Zero
  34. 2001-09-22 September 22, 2001: Industrial Hygienist, Legal Group Criticize Ground Zero Precautions
  35. 2001-09-23 September 23, 2001: EPA Finds High Benzene Levels in WTC Plume
  36. 2001-09-23 September 23, 2001: Dermatologist Says Problems from WTC Collapses Emerging
  37. 2001-09-23 September 23, 2001: EPA Detects High Lead Levels near Ground Zero
  38. 2001-09-24 September 24, 2001: EPA Issues Press Release about 9/11 Response
  39. 2001-09-25 12:40:37, September 25, 2001: Manhattan Resident Asks EPA about Ground Zero Dust and Asthma
  40. 2001-09-26 September 26, 2001: Samples Indicate High Lead Levels near Ground Zero
  41. 2001-09-26 September 26, 2001: Cleanup Kits for Returning Residents to Include City Department Recommendations
  42. 2001-09-27 September 27, 2001: USGS Scientists Send Test Results to EPA and FEMA Indicating that WTC Dust Has High PH
  43. 2001-09-28 September 28, 2001: EPA Ombudsman Suggests Agency Follows Government Accounting Office Plan
  44. 2001-10-01 October 1, 2001: School near Ground Zero Reopens; Students, Teachers Complain about Health Problems
  45. 2001-10-02 October 2, 2001: High Benzene Levels Found Near Ground Zero
  46. 2001-10-02 October 2, 2001: Record Benzene Levels Found Near Ground Zero
  47. 2001-10-02 October 2, 2001: Benzene Level 58 Times Permissible Exposure Limit Found Near Ground Zero
  48. 2001-10-02 October 2, 2001-Mid-December, 2001: Specialists Take Air Samples One Mile North of Ground Zero
  49. 2001-10-03 October 3, 2001: Officials Say ‘No Evidence of Any Significant Public Health Hazard’ near Ground Zero
  50. 2001-10-03 October 3, 2001: EPA Issues Summary of Air Monitoring Results near Ground Zero