A Mesothelioma and Asbestos Information and Treatment Center Resource
"Asbestos cover-up"
July 16, 2004
According to an Environmental Protection Agency memo, after the World Trade Center collapse, city and federal officials concealed data showing lower Manhattan air had more than double the level of asbestos considered safe for humans. Despite this, the public was told it was safe to return downtown. City tests were so overloaded September 13 with asbestos in the air that the lab could not conclude asbestos levels. The city never released the asbestos information to the public, and information on it's Website had 17 instances of understated or blank data.