Where did the debris from 911 go?
The attacks on the WTC left more than 2,600 people dead. The debris of the towers mixed with the remains of hundreds of people. In order to have the space needed to retrieve and identify human remains, the debris was taken to a closed landfill on Staten Island immediately after the attack.
How many bodies were recovered from ground zero?
Of all the human remains collected, stored, cataloged and tested, only 7,526 have been identified — meaning they have been linked to one of the 1,521 persons who have been positively identified as among the total 2,792 victims of the attack. Some of those have been claimed by families for burial or cremation.
How long did the dust last after 9 11?
After the attack, more than 100,000 responders and recovery workers from every U.S. state – along with some 400,000 residents and other workers around Ground Zero – were exposed to a toxic cloud of dust that fell as a ghostly, thick layer of ash and then hung in the air for more than three months.
How did they clean up 9 11?
Ironworkers helped cut up steel beams into more manageable sizes for removal. Much of the debris was hauled off to the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island where it was further searched and sorted. According to The New York Times, by September 24, 2001, more than 100,000 tons of debris had been removed from the site.