Toxic Legacy
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Toxic Legacy is a Canadian documentary film
that was produced by Susan Teskey for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
. It was broadcast on the CBC and Discovery Times
in September 2006. The film deals with the toxic legacy of the Ground Zero dust following the September 11, 2001 attacks
upon the World Trade Center
.
It addresses the U.S. government's minimization of local health risks in the vicinity of Ground Zero
site of the World Trade Center. It also addressed the praise of the first responders and the deleterious health effects thousands of these workers have experienced since their cleanup of the World Trade Center site
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
that was produced by Susan Teskey for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
. It was broadcast on the CBC and Discovery Times
Discovery Times
Investigation Discovery is a television network that is owned by Discovery Communications. The channel features documentary-style programming dealing with criminal investigations , and other crime-related documentaries.-History:The channel launched in 1996 under the name Discovery Civilization...
in September 2006. The film deals with the toxic legacy of the Ground Zero dust following the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
upon the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
.
It addresses the U.S. government's minimization of local health risks in the vicinity of Ground Zero
Ground zero
The term ground zero describes the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation...
site of the World Trade Center. It also addressed the praise of the first responders and the deleterious health effects thousands of these workers have experienced since their cleanup of the World Trade Center site
World Trade Center site
The World Trade Center site , also known as "Ground Zero" after the September 11 attacks, sits on in Lower Manhattan in New York City...
.
See also
- Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks
- Casualties of the September 11 attacksCasualties of the September 11 attacksThe terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 by Al-Qaeda resulted in 2,996 immediate deaths, including the 19 hijackers and 2,977 victims. 372 foreign nationals perished in the attacks, representing just over 12% of the total...