9/11’s Dust and Ash Coated Their Childhood. Is It Still Making Them Ill?

Researchers have primarily studied health effects among emergency workers exposed to World Trade Center debris following the September 11, 2001 attacks. People who were present at the site as children have reported experiencing health issues they attribute to exposure to dust and ash from the collapsed buildings. The long-term health outcomes for this younger population remain less documented than those of first responders and cleanup workers.

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