TOXIC COMPONENTS OF SMOKE & DUST FROM THE BURNING DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER,AND INHALATION OF ASBESTOS FROM BUILDINGS AND DRINKING OF ASBESTOS CONTAMINATED WATER OFTEN CONTRIBUTES TO CHRONIC INTRACTABLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS,INCLUDING MALIGNANT TUMORS,RECURRENT PAIN,CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS,& ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Abstract

In the past, it was believed that it takes many years to develop Mesothelioma or cancer of the lung after exposure to Asbestos. However, among policemen, Firemen, and medical emergency workers who worked near the site of the World Trade Center destruction after September 11, 2001, several people have already died of Mesothelioma of the lung in less than 5 years. In the next 5 or 10 years not only the people involved directly in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center, but also people who have been living within a 500 meter radius may develop various problems due to these toxic substances. The reason is that smoke and dust from the World Trade Center contained a lot of toxic substances including Asbestos, metals, and organic compounds. Among these toxic substances, Asbestos and Mercury are the most significant components. Lead was also found in the black smoke but the amount was less than 1/2 that of mercury. Both Hg and Pb are well known neurotoxins that can create a variety of neurological and neuromuscular problems. In addition, excessive metal deposits often make anti-viral and bacterial agents ineffective unless these metals are removed from the infected area of the lung and upper respiratory tract. Hg may also contribute for genesis of malignant tumor since cancer cell nucleus has high concentration of Hg. Asbestos may contribute for both cancer and Mesothelioma as they have high Asbestos concentrations, particularly Mesothelioma, which has about 3 times higher Asbestos than most cancer tissues. According to our recent studies, in the area of the heart where myocardial infarct occurred or in the case of narrowed coronary arteries, in failing heart, in varicose veins, in cataracts, and in the balding of the head. Asbestos is markedly increased. Often, in the hippocampus of Alzheimer’s or Autism patients, Asbestos is markedly increased along with increased β-Amyloid (1-42), increased Al and decreased Acetylcholine, in additional to infections by Chlamydia Trachomatis, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis & Cytomegalovirus. Among other factors in the Smokes were Dioxin, Copper and many other potentially toxic substances.

The Bi-Digital O-Ring Test evaluation of the Ground Zero area still showed a very high amount of Asbestos, not only in the smoke and dust, but also in the dust that had been deposited in the surrounding area. Most buildings built between 1950-1980 in the USA have Asbestos-containing ceilings and walls and some of the water pipes going into the building use Asbestos-containing cement water pipes, which become a major source of Asbestos contamination of the water. They become a hidden cause of many Asbestos-induced diseases. Many people use filters in the belief that they can eliminate Asbestos, but most of the filters tested so far did not eliminate Asbestos because most of the Asbestos in the water has a very small diameter (0.01-0.06 μm). Also, the length of the fiber, is very short (often < 1 μm) and thus the fiber can freely pass through the filters and can get in the skin and mucous membranes of the body, simply by even taking a shower. Some heat-resistant Styrofoam cups and dental materials also contain Asbestos that can leak out when hot water is pourecLHowever, the present U.S. EPA standard only counts Asbestos fibers longer than 10 μm and the safety limits is 7 million fibers/liter of water. Under a Transmission ElectronMicroscopic magnified field, even if there are no Asbestos fibers longer than 10 pun, one can find many small fragments of Asbestos fibers of less than 1 μm length. Among them are all 3 types of Asbestos (white, brown, and blue Asbestos in order of frequency). Using maximum Bi-Digital O-Ring Test resonance phenomena between 2 identical molecules in identical amounts, unlike the standard timeconsuming and relatively expensive laboratory tests that are not suitable for non-invasive evaluation of Asbestos in living human patients, it can detect Asbestos non-invasively at any part of the body within 10 min, and it became possible to remove most of the Asbestos non-invasively based on our research. To make quick screening of potentially serious Asbestos accumulation, the author quickly examined the amount of Asbestos in 4 locations of the body, including 1) eyes, 2) both sides of nasal cavity wall, 3) under the chin & 4) suprasternal notch. If Asbestos is more than 2 mg BDORT units in any or all of these areas, one has to look for the possible presence of malignant tumors particularly when Asbestos is 4mg BDORT units or higher. If Asbestos is more than 2 mg BDORT units in eyes & nose, there is a high incidence of brain tumor (Astrocytoma and less frequently Glioblastoma Multiforme). If Asbestos is very high under the chin or suprasternal notch, there is a high incidence of upper respiratory cancer, lung cancer, lung mesothelioma or esophageal cancer.