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(New York) -- A new report says the September Eleventh attacks on the World Trade Center caused the worst environmental disaster ever in New York City and could lead to long-term health problems in rescue workers and city residents.
The report found that dust from ground zero had caused a rise in cases of asthma and severe cough, particularly among firefighters and other rescue workers. In one study of 183 cleanup workers, 33 percent were found to have a cough, 18 percent had a wheeze and 24 percent experienced phlegm production.
Asbestos in the dust had led to increased risk of mesothelioma, a type of cancer, according to the report, published in the May issue of Environmental Health Perspectives.
Risk of illness was lower among office workers and residents in lower Manhattan than in ground zero workers.
The report said the long-term effects of the attacks would become clear only with time and further study.
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