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Section sizes

Section size for Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks (37 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	2,907	2,907	191	191
Exposures and conditions	1,020	20,728	74	1,536
Toxic dust	8,423	8,423	676	676
Cancer risk	4,853	4,853	437	437
Psychological effects	4,629	4,629	153	153
Reactions	1,803	1,803	196	196
Monitoring and compensation	5,524	8,533	437	645
Compensation	3,009	3,009	208	208
Vulnerable individuals	1,392	33,594	128	1,482
First responders	4,589	26,898	379	855
Examples of health issues	4,874	20,539	336	336
General list of deceased due to health effects	15,665	15,665	0	0
Legal	1,770	1,770	140	140
Various volunteers	1,731	1,731	160	160
Communication workers	421	421	54	54
Janitorial workers	573	573	36	36
Financial district personnel	787	787	60	60
Educators and students	1,792	1,792	189	189
Controversies	21	27,265	0	2,458
President George W. Bush's alleged manipulation of EPA statements	761	761	51	51
Early statement by Christine Todd Whitman	682	682	95	95
Alleged EPA deceptions about Ground Zero air quality	4,380	4,380	303	303
Alleged government downplaying of health risks	6,044	6,044	441	441
Handling of cleanup procedure	1,977	1,977	270	270
Lawsuit, settlement, and treatment costs	5,602	5,602	512	512
World Trade Center health administrators	2,242	2,242	222	222
Lawsuit by area residents	3,315	3,315	291	291
Ground Zero workers' and area residents' protests	898	898	136	136
Ground Zero workers' lawsuit	1,343	1,343	137	137
Documentaries	300	300	0	0
See also	288	288	0	0
References	301	301	0	0
Further reading	235	629	0	0
Books	394	394	0	0
External links	1,513	2,953	0	32
Ground Zero environmental advocacy organizations	741	741	0	0
Worker organizations	699	699	32	32
Total	97,498	97,498	6,344	6,344

The last (single sentence) paragraph of the lead summary should be moved to the first

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

It also needs to stated somewhere within the article itself, as the lead summary should be only what its name says it is (a summary of the article). 94.246.147.217 (talk) 08:59, 15 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

Missing the word "Radiation" and/or "Radioactive"

Latest comment: 9 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I've been listening to stories about the "toxic dust" from 9/11 for decades. The dust was either tested for radioactivity or it was not. This Article should at least mention the subject of radioactivity, one way or the other. The fact that the Article is silent on the subject is an indicator that Wikipedia is complicit in some kind of cover-up. Wikipedia is not censored, and yet this question about 9/11 appears to be intentionally left-out. Here because I read an Article about a person that died from cancer after she survived 9/11 and the natural question was whether or not it was radiation that caused the cancer that killed her. Why is radiation and cancer an acceptable topic with Chernobyl, but not with 9/11. Did they test for it or not? If not, then SAY that. Make people wonder why not.72.180.111.79 (talk) 00:07, 26 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Toxic does not mean radioactive. There are no sources that discuss any radioactivity associated with 9/11 so it is not discussed here either. There are plenty of other dusts, like silica, that cause cancer but are not radioactive. -- Recon rabbit 15:44, 26 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: History of Modern East Asia

Latest comment: 3 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 January 2026 and 30 April 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): AcrossCenturies (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by AcrossCenturies (talk) 09:08, 22 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Should we add suicides arising from trauma due to the attacks?

Latest comment: 10 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Gary Celentani

https://www.nydailynews.com/2002/09/29/firefighter-suicide-funeral-gary-celentani-queens/

Prasanna Kalahasti

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-24-me-60997-story.html

Just wanted to check if it's a good idea. Cahlin29 (talk) 00:41, 27 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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