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which I've never had before," he said. "You can't breathe,"

David Prezant, a doctor who has spent 15 years with the New York Fire Department, says he is more concerned about chemicals than dust; "There is treatment for particulate matter exposure," he said. "There is no treatment for PCBs."

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Tribeca and Battery Park City are two of this city's newest residential neighborhoods, the former constructed out of old industrial lofts, the latter on landfill Thousands of young fanulies flocked here. Now the area's proximity to ground zero has many talking about getting out. Who wants their children exposed to the air and dust?

George Tabb and his wife say their symptoms disappear within 48 hours of leaving their Tribeca apartment. But the landlord refuses to tear up their lease. Tabb's insurance company wont pay to clean his apartment of dust and asbestos until his landlord cleans up the building's ventilation system. Management started a cleanup last month,but not an asbestos abatement.

The Tabbs had planned to start a family. The city Health Department recently stated that the air is safe for pregnant women. But the Tabbs aren't buying that.

"We're going to have kids," he said, "and I don't know what's going to happen."

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