Study Shows Air From 9/11 Didn't Inflate Cancer Risk
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: July 27, 2004
After the World Trade Center collapsed, air samples collected nearby showed that levels of some cancer-causing chemicals had soared but had fallen so quickly that the pollution spike was unlikely to increase cancer risks in nearby communities, researchers reported yesterday.
The chemicals, called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, are often found in sooty particles generated when fire consumes anything from tobacco to jet fuel. They have been linked to lung, skin and bladder cancers as well as other health problems.
Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/27/nyregion/27cancer.html