Health consequences of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks: a review

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• Personal Author:
  Herbert R ; Moline J ; Nguyen N
• Description:
  In the aftermath of the September 11 World Trade Center (WTC) attack, a large number of people sustained potential exposures to smoke, dust, particulate matter, and a variety of toxins, including asbestos, pulverized concrete, glass fibers, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and polychlorinated furans and dioxins. Additionally, many had exposure to psychological traumatogens. The most common effects seen to date are respiratory and mental health consequences. The long-term consequences of exposures are not yet known, and there remains concern about the potential for late-emerging diseases such as cancers. This article reviews WTC-related health effects, the spectrum of exposures and how they were documented, and discusses future preventive efforts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dioxins Dust Furans Glass Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Inorganic Chemicals Irritants Men Mental Health Occupational Health Particulate Matter Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smoke Stress, Psychological Women

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• Keywords:
  Asbestos-dust Asbestos-fibers Dust-exposure Dust-particles Dusts Exposure-levels Fibrous-bodies Fibrous-dusts Fibrous-glass Humans Mental-health Mental-stress Particulate-dust Particulates Polycyclic-hydrocarbons Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychology Respiration Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Smoke-inhalation Toxins

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• ISSN:
  0735-7907
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  294-301
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045991
• Citation:
  Cancer Invest 2006 Jan; 24(3):294-301
• Contact Point Address:
  Jacqueline Moline, M.D., Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Box 1057, One Gustave L., levy Place, New York, NY 10029
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040601
• Source Full Name:
  Cancer Investigation
• End Date:
  20100531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0f836f423635332c02ee92f7d6119c73a07c1a409d5394bb1d18f1892c012282d334f1f2a112bb837a88ca301b0e8b65adb06ec2efa9b0bbb8b24f83dcbc7dc6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201190/cdc_201190_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 114.51 KB ]