Thursday, September 11, 2003

Still More on 9/11 Health Effects

Was the Manhattan air safe to breathe after 9/11?

First, there were the immediate EPA reassurances.

Then, when those reassurances were revealed to be baseless, plans were announced for a 20-year study.

Now, via Reuters, we learn of an already-completed UC-Davis study that says the World Trade Center was spewing toxic material "like a chemical factory" for at least six weeks after the attacks -- e.g., fine metals, tiny particles of glass, and sulfuric acid. Conditions for workers at ground zero would have been "brutal," says the lead investigator.

posted by pn at 7:02 AM  

Fed. R. Evid. 702: If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if (1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data, (2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods, and (3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.