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Total directory Current dictionary . Streiflicht It is appropriate which in air Week chronicle i. Politics Contact -4 The World trade center set free obviously much with the Page three collapse more asbestos, than the US environmental Opinion page protection authority wants to admit Berlin Of Eva of Schaper Panorama Feullleton Resident of Munich The inhabitants of south Manhattan have again fear. Even ones are culture final the first clearing up work, some dwelling are referred again and the number of the dead ones seem to be nevertheless not as Media high as initially feared. But the impact will possibly require new Economics victims on the World trade center still after decades. Because now Sport obviously it became that the asbestos content could be dangerously high In the dwellings and offices Manhattans. In the worst case Munich Bavaria each tenth inhabitant at cancer of the lungs could get sick. North Rhine-Westphalia " we are very relieved that there is apparent no considerable District outputs asbestos load in the air of New York town center", had the chief of Science the US environmental protection authority EPA (Environmental Journey & recovery Protection Agency) Christie Whitman still two days after the terrorist attack said. A half year later shows up now however that University page Literature this information was simply false. Mobile life "I have fear that I will be in five or ten years part of a cancer SZ on weekend statistics ", told George Tabb now the Washington post office. He Education & occupation spent the time after 11 September In his dwelling north the World Real estate page trade of center. Independent measurements permitted as much asbestos in its hall 555-mal found as. Thereupon the environmental Spedal pages Special supplement protection authority at the beginning of of Decembers sent its own examiners into the building. "the tests were negative ", said a EPA AHZEIGE speaker.

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How it could come to this contradiction, Cate Jenkins believes to know: " the methods of the EPA are old over 20 years ", say the woman employee of many years of the authority. Besides the procedures are appropriate only to seek out minimum asbestos remainders which are still available for instance after a complete reorganization. A further weak point of the EPA of proofs: "the authorities tested only outside air. They cannot know whether the city is really safe ", criticized for example the delegate of the house of representatives Jerrold Nadler. Because independent companies measured even quantities of the deadly dust increased in the houses. Of the EPA no statement was to received, but EPA

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