WTC Cough

I saw a great documentary on Discovery about the people who worked near or at the WTC on 9/11 after the towers collapsed. The workers who cleaned up Ground Zero are still complaining (five years later) of respiratory problems. Apparently they inhaled some very toxic stuff from the debris – like lead, mercury or asbestos. Their illness has even a name now, it’s called the "World Trade Center Cough." But it is not a simple cough and things could get worse according to doctors. The high level of metal found in the lungs of some patients could possibly lead to cancer.