Thursday, September 11, 2003

Yahoo! News - Study Finds WTC Fires Spewed Toxic Gases for Weeks: "NEW YORK (Reuters) - The burning ruins of the World Trade Center spewed toxic gases 'like a chemical factory' for at least six weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks despite government assurances the air was safe, according to a study released on Wednesday.

The gases of toxic metals, acids and organics could penetrate deeply into the lungs of workers at Ground Zero, said the study by scientists at the University of California at Davis and released at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in New York. "

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