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Environmental anomalies at the World Trade Center: evidence for energetic materials
by Kevin R. Ryan, James R. Gourley, and Steven E. Jones
© The Author(s) 2008

Received: 17 February 2008 Accepted: 14 July 2008 Published online: 4 August 2008

Abstract Investigators monitoring air quality at the World Trade Center, after the September 11th attacks, found extremely high levels of volatile organic chemicals as well as unusual species that had never been seen before in structure fires. Data collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency indicate striking spikes in levels of benzene, styrene, and several other products of combustion. These spikes occurred on specific dates in October and November 2001, and February 2002. Additionally, data collected by researchers at the University of California Davis showed similar spikes in the levels of sulfur and silicon compounds, and certain metals, in aerosols. To better explain these data, as well as the unusual detection of 1,3-diphenylpropane, the presence of energetic nanocomposites in the pile at Ground Zero is hypothesized.

Fourteen Points of Agreement with Official Government Reports on the World Trade Center Destruction
Authors: Steven E. Jones, Frank M. Legge, Kevin R. Ryan, Anthony F. Szamboti, James R. Gourley
Abstract: Reports by FEMA and NIST lay out the official account of the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001. In this Letter, we wish to set a foundation for productive discussion and understanding by focusing on those areas where we find common ground with FEMA and NIST, while at the same time countering several popular myths about the WTC collapses.

The Destruction of the World Trade Center: Why the Official Account Cannot Be True
David Ray Griffin, Ph.D.

Purdue 9/11 Animation: Politics, not Science
Nick Irving, Scholars for 9/11 Truth

Volume 22 - July 2008

The Top Ten Connections Between NIST and Nano-Thermites
Kevin Ryan

Volume 21 - June 2008

9/11 and Probability Theory
Dr. Frank M. Legge

Volume 20 - March 2008

The Impact of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on the US Economy
Prof. Olivia A. Jackson

Volume 19 - January 2008

Extremely high temperatures during the World Trade Center destruction
Dr. Steven E. Jones, Dr. Jeffrey Farrer, Dr. Gregory S. Jenkins, Dr. Frank Legge, James Gourley, Kevin Ryan, Daniel Farnsworth, and Dr. Crockett Grabbe

Waiting for Seven: WTC 7 Collapse Warnings in the FDNY Oral Histories
Prof. Graeme MacQueen

Volume 18 - December 2007

9/11 and the Twin Towers: Sudden Collapse Initiation was Impossible
Dr. Frank Legge and Tony Szamboti, ME

Analysis of the Mass and Potential Energy of World Trade Center Tower 1
Gregory H. Urich

Volume 17 - November 2007

Appeal Filed with NIST, Persuant to Earlier Request for Correction
James Gourley, Bob McIlvaine, Bill Doyle, Steven Jones, Kevin Ryan, Richard Gage, Scholars for 9/11 Truth and Justice

Appendix: Sept. 2007 Response to April 2007 RFC, from NIST

Volume 16 - October 2007

Islam and the 9/11 Wars: Steven Jones Interviews Kevin Barrett
Dr. Kevin Barrett and Dr. Steven Jones

9/11, JFK, and War: Recurring Patterns in America’s Deep Events
Prof. Peter Dale Scott

Solving The Great Steel Caper: DEW-Demolition Contrary Evidence
Dr. Gregory S. Jenkins

Supplemental: DEW-Demolition Contrary Evidence
Dr. Gregory S. Jenkins

Volume 15 - September 2007

9/11 Commission Deception, Cheney’s Actions on 9/11, and Why He Should Testify Under Oath
Prof. Peter Dale Scott

9/11 – Proof of Explosive Demolition without Calculations
Frank Legge, Ph.D.

Volume 14 - August 2007

Conspiracy Theories, Myths, Skepticism, and 9/11: their Impact on Democracy
Frank Legge, Ph.D.

Faulty Towers of Belief: Part II. Rebuilding the Road to Freedom of Reason
Laurie A. Manwell, M.Sc.

Direct Evidence for Explosions: Flying Projectiles and Widespread Impact Damage
Dr. Crockett Grabbe

Volume 13 - July 2007

High Velocity Bursts of Debris From Point-Like Sources in the WTC Towers
Kevin Ryan

Why Did the World’s Most Advanced Electronics Warfare Plane Circle Over The White House on 9/11? Mark H. Gaffney

Volume 12 - June 2007

Some Physical Chemistry Aspects of Thermite, Thermate, Iron-Aluminum-Rich Microspheres, the Eutectic, and the Iron-Sulfur System as Applied to the Demise of Three World Trade Center Buildings on 9/11/2001
Jerry Lobdill

Faulty Towers of Belief: Part I. Demolishing the Iconic Psychological Barriers to 9/11 Truth
Laurie A. Manwell, M.Sc.

9/11 Family Members and Scholars: Request for Correction Submitted to NIST
Bob McIlvaine, Bill Doyle, Steven Jones, Kevin Ryan, Richard Gage, Scholars for 9/11 Truth and Justice

Request for an Investigation by the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health into the Falsification of pH Corrosivity Data for World Trade Center Dust
Dr. Cate Jenkins

Addendum: Request for an Investigation by the FBI into the Falsification of pH Corrosivity Data for World Trade Center Dust
Dr. Cate Jenkins

Volume 11 - May 2007

Revisiting 9/11/2001 –Applying the Scientific Method
Dr. Steven E. Jones

The Sustainability of the Controlled Demolition Hypothesis for the Destruction of the Twin Towers
Tony Szamboti, ME

NIST and Dr. Bazant - Simultaneous Failure
Gordon Ross, ME

The American Empire and 9/11
Prof. David Ray Griffin (Also published in March/April 2007 Issue of Tikkun; here: full-length version with notes)

Volume 10 - April 2007

Proof That The Thermal and Gravitational Energy Available Were Insufficient to Melt Steel in the Twin Towers and 7 World Trade Center on 9/11/01
Prof. Terry Morrone

Jones v. Robertson, A Physicist and a Structural Engineer Debate the Controlled Demolition of the World Trade Center
Gregg Roberts

Volume 9 - March 2007

A description of molten aluminum poured onto rusty steel
Wes Lifferth

Volume 8 - February 2007

The Overwhelming Implausibility of Using Directed Energy Beams to Demolish the World Trade Center
Dr. Gregory S. Jenkins

Volume 7 - January 2007

Statement Regarding Thermite, Part 1
Robert Moore, Esq.

Volume 6 - December 2006

The NIST WTC Investigation–How Real Was The Simulation?, Word version
Eric Douglas, R.A.

Volume 5 - November 2006

9/11 - Acceleration Study Proves Explosive Demolition
Dr. Frank Legge

Volume 4 - October 2006

A Critical Review of WTC ‘No Plane’ Theories
Eric Salter

Volume 3 - September 2006

Why Indeed Did the World Trade Center Buildings Completely Collapse?, Word Document, French Translation
Dr. Steven E. Jones

Updates: Italian 9/11 Conference video
FAQ: Questions and Answers

Seismic Proof - 9/11 Was An Inside Job (Updated Version III)
by Craig T. Furlong & Gordon Ross

Volume 2 - August 2006

What is 9/11 Truth? - The First Steps
Kevin Ryan

To whom it may concern
Dr. Frank R. Greening

Reply to Dr. Greening (See also How the Towers were Demolished)
Gordon Ross, ME

Intersecting Facts and Theories on 9/11
Joseph P. Firmage

118 Witnesses: The Firefighter’s Testimony to Explosions in the Twin Towers
Prof. Graeme MacQueen

NIST Data Disproves Collapse Theories Based on Fire
Dr. Frank Legge

Letters

Volume 1 - June 2006

WTC 7: A Short Computation
Prof. Kenneth L. Kuttler

9/11 - Evidence for Controlled Demolition: a Short List of Observations
Dr. Frank Legge

9/11 - Evidence Suggests Complicity: Inferences from Actions
Dr. Frank Legge

The Flying Elephant: Evidence for Involvement of a Third Jet in the WTC Attacks
Scholars for 9/11 Truth

Momentum Transfer Analysis of the Collapse of the Upper Storeys of WTC1
Gordon Ross, ME

International Contributions

Der Erbitterte Streit um den 11.September (The Bitter Debate over 9/11) (February 29, 2008)
Prof. Daniele Ganser

Ganser en Francais (February 29, 2008)
Prof. Daniele Ganser

Prof. Ganser article in English (February 29, 2008)
Prof. Daniele Ganser

Japanese Translation of Paper on WTC Collapses (May 3, 2007) Geschmolzenes Metall am Ground Zero! (Mar 6, 2007)
Dirk Gerhardt

French Translation of Steven Jones’ Paper on WTC Collapses (Updated 28 March, 2007)
Spanish Translation of Paper on WTC Collapses, Anton Montsant (Updated 29 March, 2007)

WTC Towers & WTC 7 Destruction

Response to NIST on Energy and Momentum (January 29, 2008)
Crockett Grabbe, Ph.D.

Non-animated Visualization Aids to Assist in Understanding the Demolitions of the World Trade Center Twin Towers (November 27, 2007)
Anonymous

9/11 – A Letter to a Die-Hard Supporter of the Official Explanation (Oct. 30, 2007)
Frank Legge, Ph.D.

Report on Weidlinger Simulation (August 7, 2007)
Michael H.

Collapse Time Calculations for WTC 1 (May 9, 2007)
Dr. Kenneth Kuttler, Professor of Mathematics

Analysis of Mass and Potential Energy in the World Trade Center Twin Towers (April 25, 2007)
Gregory H. Urich

9/11 - The Twin Towers and Common Sense (Feb 27, 2007)
Frank Legge, Ph.D.

Letters to US Representatives and Senators

Open Letter to John Conyers, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee (December 5, 2007)
MIchael Fury

Open Letter to Jane Harman, Re: Terrorism and the Internet (November 19, 2007)
Reprehensor

Responses to Mackey, Bazant &Greening, Palast, etc.

The Short Reign of Ryan Mackey Dec. 4, 2007
Kevin Ryan

Greg Palast apologizes to Dr. Steven Jones: “An apology and hope for reasoned discourse” Sept. 7, 2007
Dr. Steven Jones (including emails from Greg Palast)

Sonic Booms in the Collapse of the Twin Towers? June 12, 2007
Prof. Graeme MacQueen

Response to “Anonymous”: Partial Logic - Partial Answer June 12, 2007
Gordon Ross

Letter to Gordon Ross June 12, 2007
Anonymous (NB: Anonymous letters are strongly discouraged)

What are the goals in the 9/11 Truth community? (Including scholarly exchanges)

Burden of Proof (November 19, 2007)
George Washington’s Blog

Response to, and comments upon, the paper “Cumulative Arguments and Smoking Guns” (November 14, 2007)
Barrie Zwicker

“Cumulative Arguments and Smoking Guns” (November 14, 2007)
Prof. Mark Vorobej

“What are the Goals in the 9/11 Truth Community?” (Updated Mar 7, 2007)
Dr. Steven Jones

“The way forward through published papers and letters” (January 29, 2007)
James Gourley

“Mission Accomplished” (March 23, 2007)
Neil Patel

What Hit the Pentagon? Why was an advanced USAF plane circling area about that time?

Update on: “Why Did the World’s Most Advanced Electronics Warfare Plane Circle Over The White House on 9/11? (Oct. 23, 2007)
Mark Gaffney

Official Account Of 9/11 Flight Contradicted By Government’s Own Data (March 28, 2007)
Pilots for 9/11 Truth

Discussion of the Military-Industrial-Financial Complex, PNAC, etc.

Financing Fascism: The Military-Industrial Complex and the Rise of Neo-Conservatism (Oct. 3, 2007)
Andrew G. Marshall

Response to Garcia, Cockburn in Counterpunch

“Comments on Garcia’s Sept. 12, 2007, article in Counterpunch” (Sept. 15, 2007)
Francisco González

“Into the Ring with Counterpunch on 9/11: How Alexander Cockburn, Otherwise So Bright, Blanks Out on 9/11 Evidence” (Sept. 3, 2007)
Prof. Michael Keefer

“Manuel Garcia Sees Physics That Don’t Exist” (Feb 2, 2007)
Kevin Ryan

“Hand Waving” the Physics of 9/11 (Feb 8, 2007)
Dr. David L Griscom

No Planes Hit Towers?

Rebuttal of Ace Baker’s “Chopper 5 Composite” Analysis (August 1, 2007)
Eric Salter

Interpreting the Boeing-767 Deceleration During Impact with the WTC Tower: Center of Mass Versus Tail-end Motion, and Instantaneous Versus Average Velocity (April 11, 2007)
Gregory S. Jenkins, PhD

Letter added to A Critical Review of WTC ‘No Plane’ Theories (March 21, 2007)
Eric Salter

Responses to Stephen Phillips, James Fetzer and James Bennett

A Response to the Bennett/Manwell Exchange July 25, 2007
Steven W. S.

Correspondence from James Bennett to Laurie Manwell with Responses June 27, 2007
Laurie Manwell and James Bennett

Steven Jones Replies to James Fetzer June 12, 2007
Dr. Steven Jones

Reply to Stephen Phillips (“A physicist critiques Steven Jones’ new paper”, May 21, 2007) May 28, 2007)
Dr. Steven Jones

An Open Letter to Dr. Steven Jones by James Bennett, with replies by Steven Jones April 23, 2007)
James Bennett and Steven Jones

Discussion of Disinformation/Misinformation

9/11 Disinformation and Misinformation: Definitions and Examples June 12, 2007
Arabesque

Molten Metal at the World Trade Center

Molten What? May 16, 2007
Jerry Lobdill

Glowing Aluminum Disinformation (Feb 8, 2007)
Brian Vasquez

Discussion of Issues Raised by Wood, Reynolds

INTERVIEW WITH DR. JUDY WOOD AND DR. GREG JENKINS (May 15, 2007)
Analysis by Dr. Greg Jenkins and Arabesque

Responses to “Interview” Letter, by Judy Wood; Greg Jenkins and Arabesque (May 15, 2007)
Dr. Judy Wood; Dr. Greg Jenkins and Arabesque

A Brief Analysis of Dr. Judy Wood’s Request for Correction to NIST: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (May 15, 2007)
Dr. Greg Jenkins and Arabesque

Responses to “Brief Analysis” Letter, by Judy Wood; Greg Jenkins and Arabesque (May 15, 2007)
Dr. Judy Wood; Dr. Greg Jenkins and Arabesque

“A study of some issues raised in a paper by Wood & Reynolds” (January 11, 2007)
Dr. Frank Legge.

““Thermite Hypothesis” versus “Controlled Demolition Hypothesis”: a response to “The Scientific Method Applied to the Thermite Hypothesis” ” (April 17, 2007)
Arabesque

9/11 Commission, Dick Cheney, Norman Mineta, WTC Hard Drives

Further evidence that Vice President Cheney’s order on 9/11 regarding Flight 77 was not a shoot-down order, but a standdown order - an order NOT to shoot the plane down. (May 9, 2007)
John C. Ekonomou

The Ghost in the Machines: Mystery of the WTC Hard Drive Recoveries (April 23, 2007)
Michael Fury

Norman Mineta and Richard Clarke Contradict the 9/11 Commission Report (April 11, 2007)
Adam Letalik

Involvement of a Third Jet During 9/11 Attacks?

The Flying Elephant: Evidence for Involvement of a Third Jet in the WTC Attacks (Updated March 22, 2007; retracted by original author/see After the Circus Letter below)
Scholars for 9/11 Truth

Flying Elephant or Routine Takeoff? Evidence for Involvement of a Third Jet in the WTC Attacks Evaporates Under Scrutiny (March 22, 2007)
Jim Hoffman

Threats and a Pilot: A Message In Response to Jim Hoffman’s Letter Entitled: Flying Elephant or Routine Takeoff? (March 27, 2007)
Robert Moore

After the Circus (April 9, 2007)
Reynolds Dixon

Was a “star-wars” beam weapon used at the WTC?

“Scientific Critique of Judy Wood’s Paper “The Star Wars Beam Weapon” (January 9, 2007)
James Gourley

Why the damage to WTC Bldgs. 3 and 6 does not support the beam weapon hypothesis and some correspondence with Dr. James Fetzer about it (Updated March 20, 2007)
Tony Szamboti

“Introduction to and Interview with Dr. Judy Wood conducted at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. regarding the use of Directed Energy Beams in the Demolition of the World Trade Center Towers” (Febuary 9, 2007)
Dr. Greg Jenkins

Were “mini-nukes” used at the World Trade Center?

“Hard Evidence Repudiates the Hypothesis that Mini-Nukes Were Used on the WTC Towers” (January 16, 2007)
Dr. Steven Jones

G. Edward Griffin Essays:
Part 1: The Chasm
Part 2: Secret Organizations and Hidden Agendas
Part 3: Days of Infamy
Part 4: The Chasm
Part 5: An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Video)

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