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Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Health Report On Ground Zero
A report on the exposure of workers and residents near ground zero to toxic dust and chemicals provided new details on health problems they face.
Health Report On Ground Zero
A report on the exposure of workers and residents near ground zero to toxic dust and chemicals provided new details on health problems they face. The report, based on a study conducted by six research centers on behalf of federal and city government agencies, published in this month’s issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, found that fragments of glass and pulverized cement, breathed first by firefighters and later by cleanup workers, had caused severe coughs and asthma.
City May Bear $350 Million In 9/11 Claims
New York City may be liable for up to $350 million in medical claims as a result of a tangle with the federal government over who is responsible for the claims of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site.
City May Bear $350 Million In 9/11 Claims
New York City may be liable for up to $350 million in medical claims as a result of a tangle with the federal government over who is responsible for the claims of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site.
Panel Is Split on Ways to Retest Air in Homes Near Ground Zero
A panel of experts began its critical review yesterday of the federal government’s cleanup of Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the World Trade Center, and immediately found itself torn between the needs of science and the health concerns of residents.
Panel Is Split on Ways to Retest Air in Homes Near Ground Zero
A panel of experts began its critical review yesterday of the federal government’s cleanup of Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the World Trade Center, and immediately found itself torn between the needs of science and the health concerns of residents.
Panel Is Split on Ways to Retest Air in Homes Near Ground Zero
A panel of experts began its critical review yesterday of the federal government’s cleanup of Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the World Trade Center, and immediately found itself torn between the needs of science and the health concerns of residents.
Bill Would Help Thousands Exposed to 9/11 Dust Plume
Thousands of people who live or work in Lower Manhattan and were exposed to the dust plume after the World Trade Center attack would be eligible to undergo health screening under a bill expected to be introduced in Congress on Monday.
Bill Would Help Thousands Exposed to 9/11 Dust Plume
Thousands of people who live or work in Lower Manhattan and were exposed to the dust plume after the World Trade Center attack would be eligible to undergo health screening under a bill expected to be introduced in Congress on Monday.
U.S. Calls Apartment Interiors Safe After Its Post-9/11 Cleanup
A report by the federal Environmental Protection Agency shows that the agency’s efforts to clean up thousands of apartments in Lower Manhattan after the World Trade Center attack were successful in removing asbestos and other harmful materials.