Reported Respiratory Symptoms and Adverse Home Conditions After 9/11 Among Residents Living near the World Trade Center

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• Personal Author:
  Bowers J ; Fitzgerald EF ; Hwang S-A ; Jones, Richard ; Lin S ; Reibman J
• Description:
  This study investigated whether self-reported damage, dust, and odors in homes near the World Trade Center (WTC) after September 11, 2001, were related to increased rates of respiratory symptoms among residents and if multiple sources of exposure were associated with greater health risk. We mailed questionnaires to homes within 1.5 km of the WTC site (affected area) and in upper Manhattan (control area). Surveys asked about respiratory symptoms, unplanned medical visits, physician diagnoses, medication use, and conditions in the home after 9/11. Adverse home conditions were associated with new-onset (i.e., began after 9/11) and persistent (i.e., remained 1 year after 9/11) upper and lower respiratory symptoms in the affected area (Cumulative Incidence Ratios [CIRs] 1.20-1.71). Residents reporting longer duration of dust/odors or multiple sources of exposure had greater risk for symptoms compared to those reporting shorter duration and fewer sources. These data suggest that WTC-related contamination in the home after 9/11 was associated with new and persistent respiratory symptoms among residents living near the site. While we cannot eliminate potential biases related to self-reported data, we took strategies to minimize their impact, and the observed effects are biologically plausible. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Dust Environmental Exposure Lung Lung Diseases Men Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Surveys And Questionnaires Women

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• Keywords:
  9/11 Asthma Author Keywords: World Trade Center Bronchial Asthma Children Community Health Dust Exposure Dusts Environmental Exposure Exposure Levels Health Effects Humans Indoor Environments Odors Pulmonary System Pulmonary System Disorders Questionnaires Respiratory Health Respiratory System Disorders Risk Factors World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  0277-0903
• 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:
  325-332
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050788
• Citation:
  J Asthma 2007 Apr; 44(4):325-332
• Contact Point Address:
  Rena Jones, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, 547 River Street, Room 200, Troy, NY 12180
• Email:
  rrj01@health.state.ny.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20041001
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Asthma
• End Date:
  20080928
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c00821d1da8486ac8dde18e196472af6e0f30012b18e109d67bee3f1a192efa23d581357af937d012b69af05424f3081ee04975011d69aff004259984594ba13
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211002/cdc_211002_DS1.pdf
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