Re: A year after 9/11, toxic dust

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

Before I throw in my two cents on this subject, perhaps I should

introduce myself.

I have been suffering from fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome

for almost ten years now. This was probably induced by an improper

removal of dental amalgam fillings done in the early 90's. Since this

was done without the correct precautionary measures I was exposed to a

lot of mercury.

On top of all this I have recently learned that my house is also

full of mold, which might be the reason why my health has not improved

much during these years but rather it has worsened. So, now I am into

the usual procedure which is familiar to most of you, I guess: trained

dogs sniffing for mold, laboratory investigations, lawyers, law suits,

not knowing where to go in the meanmtime while all this is having its

course etc etc.

Well, reading about the toxic dust from the WTC I just remembered

two items I read earlier this year and which might not be

familar to all. The AP newswire about increased mercury levels in

blood among WTC rescue workers - and a statement from one of the

scientists working with the mercury problem, especially in connections

with what in America is called " silver fillings " (all this

enclosed below with links).

We certainly live in a world today where we have to consider not

only isolated environmental health hazards, but the multiplied effect

of several of them working together on us ...

Karl- Tallmo

Stockholm

______________________________________________________________

KARL-ERIK TALLMO, Swedish writer, lecturer

ARCHIVE: http://www.nisus.se/archive

BOOK: http://www.nisus.se/gorgias

ANOTHER BOOK:

http://www.copyrighthistory.com

MAGAZINE: http://art-bin.com

_________________________________________________________________

Mercury Found in WTC Site

Workers

Friday January 4, 2002

By JUDIE GLAVE, Associated Press

Writer

NEW YORK (AP) - Four Port Authority police officers working at

ground zero have been reassigned after tests showed elevated levels of

mercury in their blood, officials said Friday.

All four were in good health and had no symptoms of mercury

poisoning, said Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman

on. High levels of mercury can damage the brain, kidneys

and lungs.

The source of the mercury was not known.

``We can't be certain whether working at ground zero caused the

elevation in those four cases, but we didn't want to take a chance,''

on said.

An increased level of heavy metals, including mercury, was also

found in preliminary tests done at a building across from the World

Trade Center site where the Legal Aid Society was housed before the

Sept. 11 attack, spokeswoman Pat Bath said. More tests are being

done.

More at http://newyorkreview.com/TheWireJan4.html

-------------------------------------------------------------

Letter from professor Boyd Haley

Greg Gittrich and H.B. Shin

Editorial Office

New York Daily News

Gentlemen:

This letter is in response to an online article sent to me that

appeared in the New York Daily Times concerning blood mercury levels

of firemen and police workers at the 911 Ground Zero site. I am

professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University

of Kentucky. I have spent much of the past 14 years working on the

toxic effects of mercury, especially with regards to the exacerbation

and possible cause of neurological diseases. I have, through the

nature of such studies, been exposed to research literature on

possible sources of mercury exposure. In the case of the firemen and

policemen working at Ground Zero they would be exposed to mercury from

two major sources. First, before the WTC tragedy the major mercury

body burden of these individuals would have been from their dental

amalgams if they had any. After September 11th, if they were at the

Ground Zero site, they likely would have been exposed to additional

mercury vapors generated from the heat and the components of the WTC

that contained mercury released on damage.

For example, the buildings were equipped with numerous florescent

light bulbs that, depending

on make and size, would contain approximately 25

to 65 milligrams of mercury each. In our state (Kentucky) such bulbs

have to be disposed of as " toxic waste " and cannot be placed

with normal trash for the local landfill. In buildings as large as the

WTC towers there would be a very large number of these lights ( I

wouldn't know how many) and many more in storage. How long the area

would remain high in mercury vapor would require knowing the

temperatures generated during the early hours/days after 911 and the

amount of mercury initially released. It is my opinion, barring any

large point source of mercury unknown to me, that the major source of

mercury exposure to early workers near Ground Zero would be from the

florescent bulbs destroyed.

More at

http://www.talkinternational.com/mercury_ground_zero.pdf