{"id":14626,"date":"2023-08-16T15:38:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T21:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/?post_type=blog&p=14626"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T02:49:22","slug":"9-11-asbestos","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/11-de-septiembre-asbestos\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/11 Asbestos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cDust clouds enveloped downtown Manhattan.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Asbestos was released in the dust and debris at the World Trade Center when the towers fell, exposing first responders and others in the area.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Over 20 years ago, a group of al-Qaeda terrorists executed a coordinated assault on the very foundations of American democracy. In New York City alone, an estimated 2,753 men, women, and children lost their lives when the Twin Towers collapsed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you believe that you were exposed to asbestos, even as a child, speak to a healthcare provider about tests and screening to help diagnose lung-scarring and screen for <\/strong>asbestos-related diseases<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The health dangers of lingering asbestos in old buildings<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nearly every building constructed before the mid-1980s contained asbestos products and building materials.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Even today, the September 11th<\/sup> attacks remain relevant. The United States has only recently managed to extricate itself from conflicts across the Middle-East\u2014conflicts that exacted a devastating human toll<\/a>, and which cost the nation nearly $8 trillion<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many Americans, the aftermath of 9\/11 is visible even in everyday life: airports now have enhanced security, and border crossings are far more complex than they were in years past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the long-term effects of the September 11th<\/sup> attacks have consequences beyond the abstract and mundane. Some people\u2014firefighters, police officers, construction workers<\/a>\u2014have no choice but to confront their trauma daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Asbestos has no taste or smell.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You may not know you\u2019re breathing it.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The trauma of 9\/11 is not solely psychological. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When the Twin Towers came crashing down, hundreds of tons of asbestos-based materials<\/a> were set aflame, pulverized, and aerosolized. Fires in 7 World Trade Center continued to burn through 2002, darkening Lower Manhattan months after the attacks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that, in total, some 400,000 people were exposed to toxic contaminants<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since most asbestos-related conditions<\/a> have latency periods best measured in years and decades, the scope and scale of illness has yet to emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSome asbestos fibers may bypass\u2026your body\u2019s natural defenses\u2026and lodge deep within your lungs. Those fibers can remain in place for a very long time and may never be removed.\u201d<\/h3>\n                            
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Asbestos in the Twin Towers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Many tons of asbestos were built into the World Trade Center.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Construction on the Twin Towers<\/a> began in 1966, with the World Trade Centers receiving their first tenets in the early 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the time, the domestic asbestos industry was still experiencing marked, near-unprecedented growth. A type of naturally occurring mineral<\/a>, asbestos was widely used as an insulator and a flame retardant. Each year, mines across the country produced over 299 million pounds of asbestos fiber<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps not surprisingly, some of this asbestos found its way to New York City, where it was used in the construction of the Twin Towers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to some reports, asbestos was sprayed onto steel beams throughout the World Trade Centers. In the North Tower, for instance, spray-on asbestos insulation<\/a> was used to coat beams all the way up to the 40th<\/sup> floor<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asbestos may have been used in other products<\/a>, too, including in individual offices and the World Trade Centers\u2019 famous elevator systems<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, most contemporary reports attribute persistent asbestos-related concerns<\/a> to the towers\u2019 steel skeletons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“The overall evidence suggests there is no safe level<\/span> of asbestos exposure<\/span>.\u201d<\/h3>\n                            
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The Collapse of the Twin Towers and an Invisible Health Crisis<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The destruction of the Twin Towers released such large quantities of toxins into the environment that many first responders reported respiratory symptoms<\/a> mere days after the attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many first responders, their respiratory symptoms never disappeared. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Instead, they developed into what researchers have since termed \u201cWTC Cough Syndrome<\/a>,\u201d a condition characterized by the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Chronic rhinosinusitis <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Bronchitis <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As early as 2007, some former firefighters observed their persistent cough evolving into more insidious illnesses, including incurable<\/a> conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, \u201cWTC Cough Syndrome\u201d and COPD may forewarn the emergence of more critical conditions.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Asbestos, for instance, is a well-known human carcinogen. While asbestos\u2019s adverse health effects were largely overlooked in the late 1960s and early 1970s, we know today that asbestos exposure is associated with a wide range of serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n