In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Two links about lies from the White House that will cause health problems for New Yorkers for at least the next decade
The ones who most suffer: The heroes
What was known about post-9/11 air
IN THE WAKE of 9/11, there were serious concerns about whether the air around Ground Zero was filled with toxins - unsafe for workers and residents.
But by Sept. 18, 2001, many New Yorkers were back in their apartments and on the job. Partly because of a press release that day from the Environmental Protection Agency reassuring New Yorkers that “their air is safe to breathe.”
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- Sept. 13: The EPA draft release — never released to the public — said: EPA “testing terrorized sites for environmental hazards.”
The White House changed that to EPA “reassures public about environmental hazards.”- Sept. 16: The EPA draft said: “Recent samples of dust ... on Water Street show higher levels of asbestos.”
The White House version: “New samples confirm ... ambient air quality meets OSHA [government] standards” ... and “is not a cause for public concern.”
And the White House left out entirely the warning “that air samples raise concerns for cleanup workers and office workers near Water St.”
'Significant Adverse Effects'
Recent reports show that the dust from the World Trade Center attacks is more toxic than researchers initially realized—and so is the range of health problems in those exposed to it
Graham, whose office was blocks from the World Trade Center, was able to get down to the Twin Towers so quickly after the first plane struck that he was standing across the street from the north tower when the second plane hit. Because of his unusual combination of medical and carpentry skills, Graham ended up staying at the site for more than nine months helping out, despite his own mounting health problems. His first sought treatment three weeks after the attacks. The initial diagnosis: respiratory problems including asthma, and chemical burns on his esophagus and throat.
Doctors and researchers now believe that Graham is one of tens of thousands who suffer debilitating health problems stemming from their exposure to contaminants in the air around the World Trade Center site—and it’s not just rescue and recovery workers who are affected. A report published this month in the journal “Environmental Health Perspectives” found that pregnant women who were inside the Twin Towers or within a 10-block radius at the time of the attacks showed a two-fold increase in the incidence of smaller-than-average infants compared to pregnant women in a demographically similar population who weren’t in Manhattan on September 11.
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