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WTC Left Sedimentary Fingerprint

Posted by michael on from the sediment-cores-tell-all dept.

Quixotic1 writes "The NSF announced scientists had found a "distinct fingerprint on the sedimentary record in New York Harbor" due to the destruction of the World Trade Center. The findings were extrapolated from the presence of high concentrations of several elements that make up gypsum, a material used in drywall, and silica, likely from fiberglass."

3 of 17 comments (clear)

  1. Alot of dust? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well, we all saw the dust from the WTC destruction. Is this really anything new?

  2. N'oublie jamais, France. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    1. Re:N'oublie jamais, France. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Oubliez tous, la France.