Asthma among Staten Island Fresh Kills Landfill and barge workers following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Terrorist attacks

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• Personal Author:
  Cone, James E. ; Ekenga CC ; Fairclough M ; Farfel MR ; Friedman SM ; Miller-Archie SA ; Osahan S ; Stellman SD
• Description:
  Background: Although airborne respiratory irritants at the World Trade Center (WTC) site have been associated with asthma among WTC Ground Zero workers, little is known about asthma associated with work at the Staten Island landfill or barges. Methods: To evaluate the risk of asthma first diagnosed among Staten Island landfill and barge workers, we conducted a survey and multivariable logistic regression analysis regarding the association between Staten Island landfill and barge-related work exposures and the onset of post-9/11 asthma. Results: Asthma newly diagnosed between September 11, 2001 and December 31, 2004 was reported by 100/1,836 (5.4%) enrollees. Jobs involving sifting, digging, welding, and steel cutting, enrollees with high landfill/barge exposure index scores or who were police and sanitation workers, and enrollees with probable posttraumatic stress disorder all had increased odds ratios for new-onset asthma. Conclusions: Post-9/11 asthma cumulative incidence among Staten Island landfill/barge workers was similar to that of other WTC disaster rescue and recovery workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  • Air Pollutants, Occupational
  • Asthma
  • Dust
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Law Enforcement
  • Lung
  • Lung Diseases
  • Occupational Health
  • Particulate Matter
  • Respiratory System
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Dusts
  • Dust exposure
  • Exposure levels
  • Risk factors
  • Respiratory system disorders
  • Respiratory function
  • Pulmonary system disorders
  • Pulmonary system
  • Pulmonary function
  • Pulmonary effects
  More +
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• 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
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048591
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Sep; 59(9):795-804
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. James E. Cone, MD, MPH, Medical Director, World Trade Center Health Registry, 42-09 28th Street, 7th floor, Queens, NY 11101
• Email:
  jcone@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090430
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203312/cdc_203312_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 283.13 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:28bfdb53970c5e8024b97cebddd7a6477571dd4382b093822bb39c5cce40c58c0c543b78c36215f03757689a617baa2f449b352293768131760fa5ace3e12fa0