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A community volunteer who worked at Ground Zero for two days immediately after the WTC attacks kept the shirt he wore, uncleaned, in a plastic bag until this year, when it was analyzed for asbestos and other contaminants. 
 
The findings showed a level of asbestos of 93.000 times the normal levels found in urban areas. 
 
Heavy metals also contaminated the shirt, including zinc, mercury, chromium, cobalt, copper and lead. 
 
A high percentage of people who were in or near the dust cloud resulting from the WTC collapses still experience breathing problems, and in view of the fact that some conditions, such as asbestos-related lung cancer and mesothelioma, take years to develop, the long term implications of this exposure are devastating. 
 
A lawyer for thousands of recovery workers is urging the government to set up a testing program for long term follow up in an effort to at least diagnose these problems early.

Asbestos Shirt is a Toxic New Wrinkle in WTC Woe

New York Post - 4/9/2006 3:41 AM

April 9, 2006 -- Sky-high toxic levels of potentially deadly asbestos still cling to the fibers of this ordinary white dress shirt - worn by a 9/11 volunteer for two days at Ground Zero, a shocking analysis sought by The Post reveals.
 
Community liaison Yehuda Kaploun volunteered at Ground Zero for 48 hours immediately after the attack, wearing the shirt as he watched good friend and beloved Fire Department chaplain Mychal Judge die in a building collapse.
 
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