Years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks in New York and Washington, many rescue workers are still suffering
from breathing and lung problems, a study by Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New
York said, dpa reported.
The research found 24 per cent of 3,000 patients were still suffering from
abnormal lung function between 2004 and 2007, local television station NY 1
reported Thursday. An earlier study looking at the years from 2002 to 2004 found
28 per cent of patients had lung problems.
The workers were exposed to dangerous dust and steam from the collapse of the
110 storey twin towers of the World Trade Center.