So in a situation like 9/11, when there was legacy asbestos from the building materials in the air, could fire fighters have breathed in hundreds or thousands of fibers in a short period of time?
Jeff Merkley: “So in a situation like 9/11, when there was legacy asbestos from the building materials in the air, could fire fighters…”
On the recordJune 8, 2022
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Merkley questions the asbestos exposure risk to firefighters during 9/11.
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