TOXIC GAS RELEASED DURING NYC SUBWAY DRILL

NYPD released low doses of a chemical gas known to cause respiratory problems and lung injury into the New York City subway system as part of a coordinated "attack drill."

 

The public were not advised in advance.  The purpose of the drill, as officially stated, was to assess how terrorists might try to disburse more harmful chemicals into a public place as part of a future biological attack.

After placing a number of air-sampling devices both inside subway tunnels and at ground-level entryways all around the city, NYPD officers working together with officials from the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island proceeded to pump tracer gases known as perfluorocarbons into subway tunnels during people's morning commute. They then tested how the gases spread throughout the day.

 

Authorities said the gas was in too low concentrations to cause injury.  However, Perfluorocarbons have been shown in at least one randomized trial to cause respiratory distress syndrome, acute lung injury, and other health problems when inhaled.

Other studies have linked perfluorocarbon exposure to early menopause in women, as well as endocrine disruption, liver damage, reproductive problems, and cancer in the general population. The chemical is also exceptionally pervasive, and a major contributor to greenhouse gas buildup in the atmosphere. 

Read more:  http://www.naturalnews.com/041169_gas_attack_subway_system_police_drill.html

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