Doctors have established a definite link between work at New York's September 2001 'ground zero' World Trade Center site and chronic respiratory illness.
A study which monitored the health of post 9/11 workers found that nearly 70 per cent would probably suffer from chronic breathing problems.
Unofficially, it is reckoned that the death toll of post-September 11 workers is rising rapidly, as more and more people fall victim to sarcoidosis (an inflammation of the lungs), mesothelioma and pulmonary disease. It is believed that these diseases were caused by breathing the toxic cloud of that enveloped Manhattan following the collapse of the twin towers.
New York senator Hillary Clinton has now taken up the cause of affected workers.
Source TUC Risks 27th January 2007
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