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"At least about 100 tons of asbestos were used in the construction of the WTC and had not yet been fully removed.
After a drawn out court battle over insurance, in May 2001 the cost for the asbestos removal from the properties of
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (including the New York airports and the WTC) was estimated
at $600 million. The attacks released dense clouds of dust into the air of Manhattan, and samples of the residue
have shown small percentages of asbestos. As the incubation period for asbestos-related diseases is up to 30 years
after inhalation, some citizens living in affected areas may suffer long term effects.

Asbestosis
The fine particles released from asbestos fibres are easily inhaled, and can cause a number of respiratory complaints
generally known as asbestosis. This term includes cancers of the throat, lungs and abdomen.

In the United States, asbestos was one of the first hazardous air pollutants regulated under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act of 1970."

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11,_2001_Terrorist_Attack
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos

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