Summary of calls received by the WTC hotline regarding cleaning, health, and indoor air testing requests.
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
nasal congestion; and a cluster consisting of headaches, insomnia, poor appetite and dizziness, Markowitz said. Perhaps one or two of every thousand workers who cleaned buildings without proper protection could develop mesothelioma, a rare cancer affecting the sac lining of the chest or abdomen, said Levin, of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Levin said he based his estimate on construction workers like plumbers and electricians, whose mesothelioma rates have generally run below 1 in 1,000. Cancers linked to asbestos almost certainly would not appear for decades. That workers had symptoms weeks after they stopped working indicates health problems beyond simple irritation from inhaling the dust, Markowitz said. High concentrations of pulverized glass or fiberglass certainly could have harmed workers' respiratory systems, Markowitz said. Alkaline dust dissolving in the water and mucus of the airways also could have been caustic enough to cause damage, he said. "I'm at a loss, really, to explain why people had those symptoms," Markowitz said. "I say the dust was toxic because we have human proof." (See attached file: mweissenstein.vcf)
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NYC-WTC_000162188
EPA news article forwarded to DEP staff for informational purposes regarding WTC-related environmental matters.
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Internal assignment to handle a response to a public message received via NYC.gov regarding environmental protection.
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Article describing a $12 million program offering free medical tests for police and rescue workers exposed to hazardous substances.
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Report stating federal funds will cover costs for cleaning potentially asbestos-laden dust from schools near Ground Zero.
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Excerpts from a CDC press conference and expert commentary regarding an anthrax investigation and public health information disclosure protocols.
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Newspaper report discussing health concerns and mercury exposure tests among workers and residents near Ground Zero.
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Agenda listing panelists from federal agencies, unions, and city departments for a March 2004 conference on post-9/11 air quality.
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DEP memo forwarding a New York Times article discussing increased asbestos-related disease risks for Lower Manhattan residents.
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Report discussing concerns that city workers lacked respirators while federal officials received them during debris cleanup.
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Draft excerpt describing the FEMA-funded residential testing and cleaning program administered by EPA and New York City following the attacks.
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Notice instructing staff to preserve original World Trade Center documents as evidence for potential legal actions against the City.
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Daily summary of calls received by the WTC hotline on May 1, 2002, categorized by topic.
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Daily summary of calls received by the WTC hotline on May 2, 2002, including requests for indoor air testing.
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