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The article talks about at ground zero, there was so much dust and particle in the air, especially on 9/11. A lot the people in the recovery job did not have protective gear and the chance of getting asthma went up 3% every 3 days. But even the workers who had respirators on still were not totally protect and some ended up getting the disease. The high rate of the workers getting the asthma, could have been prevented if the right protection was given to the worker and made sure there was enough for everyone. After several days breathing gear became more available, but just wearing a mask did not insure the safety or risk of getting the disease. Asthma rates even went up in worker who did wear the mask, because the equipment did not work well or was not used right. So in the end the reason for the rates of asthma was so high at 9/11 was because there was enough equipment the first couple of days when it was the worse. Then when it became available, it did not work well or was not used properly.