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The sampling protocol would catch reeTora Uh) Adeebar ebenTeens Rick Egan/Tribune file photo New Yorkers gather at a barricade ‘on the corner of Broadway and Cedar to survey the WTC damage. found and offer a clearer picture of worker exposure and, fects to the public, experts say, are likely to come from indoor air pollution caused by very fine particulates seeping through fabrics andtiny building crevices. TammyMeltzer, EPA's PM2.5 measurements of the area, he said, mirror DEL- way hazard. Sunday, November10, 2002 Reg $999.99 edge of Ground Zero, recently BYU's Pope said very-fine told the Boston Globe thatcityhired cleaners had removed particulate research must go dust from the residences in October and November 2001 before occupants were allowed to ret turn. “But the fires were still burning in late December,” Meltzer told the Globe. “Nobody came back to do any retesting. We don’t know if our apartments are safe.” forward since the airborne elements are everywhere, not just in the aftermath of tragic destruction. “In the end,” he said, “the only way to really understand is to study these issues very broadly and very carefully so that when events like this hap- pen, we can add anotherpiece to the puzzle.” FALL CLEARANCE SALE Save up to 60% on floor samples, discontinued items, sofas, dining sets, lamps, rugs, and more. On Sale through November 16th. Visit us in The Old Cottonwood Post Office Afew blocks North offofthe 20th East exit from 1-215, Just West of 20th East. Air at Ground Zero a Health Risk, Study Says @ From previous page relatively quickly, according to DELTAscientists. The more insidious problem came much later as the well-televised debris pile sat smoldering for two months, choking the hordes of rescue Reg $2599.99 Sale $2110.99 workers and anyone withinbreathing range Perry said the EPA’s reas: surances the smoke was not risky rang hollow for the 90 percent of on-site firefighters ed DINETTE SET SAVE 40% With 10% off 6lassic Trends already complainingof a severe cough andchronicasthma-like symptoms Soon the term “World Trade nter cough” became vernacular. 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