Health effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_eff ... 01_attacks Into 2006 there has been growing concern over the health effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the Financial District of lower Manhattan. With the moment of the collapse of the twin towers and Building 7 of the World Trade Center, pulverized buildings, electronic equipment and furniture propelled forward from former buildings. Additionally, in the five months following the attacks dust from the pulverized buildings continued to fill the air of the World Trade Center site. Increasing numbers of New York residents are reporting symptoms of Ground Zero respiratory illnesses.