by William Penwell 6 Replies latest social current
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - The burning ruins of the World Trade Center spewed toxic gases "like a chemical factory" for at least six weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks despite government assurances the air was safe, according to a study released on Wednesday"
"Last month, an internal report by Environmental Protection Agency ( news - web sites ) Inspector General Nikki Tinsley said the White House pressured the agency to make premature statements that the air was safe to breathe."
Also, there was asbestos in those towers. This was mixed into the white powder that was snowing down inches thick in some places. Which leads to my question: has anyone heard of or from a poster called patriot??? He worked on ground zero for some time. I wonder if his health is ok???
SS
upon walking out of my apartment on September 12 2001, I found that the smell was unbearable. I live about 30 blocks away from ground zero. since that day I've had a cough that doesnt go away and chronic sinusitis, something I never had before. ironically tomorrow afternoon I will be seeing a specialist about my breathing problems.
Sol
Would 30 blocks be about 3 miles? If it had that affect on people up 3 miles away, it must have affected literally thousands of people who were between where you live and wtc. This brings in two possibilities: that there may be organised groups of wtc fallout sufferers trying to get their health concerns addressed. It might be worth finding one of these groups, if they exist. And also, that the medical profession in the area may have been given directives on how to handle individuals w symptoms connected to the wtc disaster. Their goal would be to maintain calm among the populace, and possibly to protect the new york administration and/or the bush administration. If you feel like sharing your results, i would be interested in them.
SS
Let's just hope that whoever conducted that study wasn't paid too much to arrive at their assessment.
One would not need to be any sort of a genius to be able to realise that the subject matter burning was the substance of two absolutley huge structures composed almost entirely of plastic and other synthetic substances. The fumes eminating fom the fires would have been extremely toxic.
It is a well recognised fact that the victims of most structural fires died from the inhalation of toxic fumes well before the heat and flames ever reach them, though this may not have been the case with the WTC.
cheeses.
I am surprised that anyone would find it surprising that a study was needed to tell anyone that breathing in burning building materials was bad.
Seriously, take the age of the buildings, the materials used at the time (that were considered safe), add fire and you have a recipe for a lung condition.
That is why the rescue workers were only allowed to work for short periods and wear masks.
Now there will be lawsuits for this....because the government covered it up. DOH. It is not the *terrorists* fault, who blew the buildings up....Unless of course you want to blame that on the government.
And before you argue with me, everyone with a lung/breathing problem, from this, should get medical care. I just don't think they need to file a lawsuit against the government. If you argue that because the gov covered it up, they deserve money.....Bullshlt. Everyone was wearing masks. People knew the air was bad. They are not that stupid.
SS
there are organized groups for wtc health issues, one of them I just signed up for here http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/wtc/index.html
30 blocks works out to be 1.5 miles, and from what I understand based on research the hardest hit areas as far as debris and fumes from the disaster are east of Broadway below Houston Street (mainly Soho and Chinatown)and then to the northwest (Tribeca, Greenwich Village and Chelsea areas).
