Terrorist attacks: Environmental-impact data. (Environmental Health-'Net).<www.epa.gov/epahome/wtc/> After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, U.S. EPA launched a Web site that reports on its involvement in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Washington, D.C. The site lists current air quality and water quality monitoring data for asbestos asbestos, mineral asbestos, common name for any of a variety of silicate minerals within the amphibole and serpentine groups that are fibrous in structure and more or less resistant to acid and fire. , particulate matter particulate matter n. Abbr. PM Material suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant. Noun 1. , PCBs, and drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It also answers frequently asked questions about air and water quality around those areas and provides a link to press releases and other news stories related to U.S. EPA's involvement in testing and cleanup efforts. |
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