About 3,000 people died in 2001, terrorist attacks in the 11 September in New York, but the death toll will rise because of a hidden killer. The Twin Towers dominates the skyline of Manhattan in the early seventies were completed years ago and experienced a lot of their design in an era in which asbestos was perfectly legal.
The buildings were in their refractory construction had been completed but it was at the time when building owners that the 40th FloorsAsbestos was banned and alternatives were used. Despite the ban, there was no rule forcing builders to existing material, of which the cost was estimated to remove more than the value of the buildings.
When terrorists hijacked aircraft and crashed them into the towers of the subsequent collapse of the building released hundreds of tons of toxic material into the air that was present for about five weeks. The dust finally settled, but it covered most of the downtownManhattan, including conditioners, buildings, furniture and walls, which are the most contaminated permanently.
Despite the Environmental Protection Agency declared the city safe for the residents just days after the event many thousands of workers, volunteers and the residents had already been exposed and if not, sat down at the maximum risk by returning the area. One study found that 76% of all surviving first responders, workers and residentsalready having respiratory problems.
An estimated 100,000 people have the deadly toxins that manifest in the form of a variety of diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma may come in decades has been suspended.
In 2006, Deborah York Fire Official Reeve died of mesothelioma and declared New attacks were the first victims of the 9 / 11 directly related to asbestos exposure to.
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