link+between+9-11+and+asthma

Workers from ground zero have developed asthma at a rate 12 times the normal adult percentage. Rescue workers who were at the scene when the smoke cloud was the largest (on the actual occurence of 9-11) when few gas masks were available, are at the highest risk of developing asthma. the asthma cases start to increase the longer workers stay at ground zero (risk increases by 3 percent every 10 days you are at the cite.) Studies have shown that if respiratory protection (face masks) were worn... and for longer then the number of athsma cases wouldn't be so high. there is now a standard for respiratory protection for fire fighters... the are given dust masks with compressed air that could last for up to half an hour. workers cant simply wear any mask. even workers who had the basic face masks developed asthma. workers need more sophisticated masks which contain air. Since this disaster it has been made clear that in times of disasters workers need to have the appropriate respiratory protection in order to stay healthy.