The 9/11 Dust Cloud and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Reconsideration

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• Personal Author:
  Currie J ; Schwandt H
• Description:
  The events of 9/11 released a million tons of toxic dust into lower Manhattan, an unparalleled environmental disaster. It is puzzling, then, that the literature has shown little effect of fetal exposure to the dust. However, inference is complicated by preexisting differences between the affected mothers and other NYC mothers as well as heterogeneity in effects on boys and girls. Using all births in-utero on 9/11 in NYC and comparing them to their siblings, we show that residence in the affected area increased prematurity and low birth weight, especially for boys. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Dust Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Pregnancy Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Women
• Keywords:
  Body Weight Children Dust Exposure Dusts Environmental Exposure Humans Prenatal Exposure Toxic Effects World Trade Center WTC
• ISSN:
  0022-166X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050811
• Citation:
  J Hum Resour 2015 Oct; 51:805-831
• Contact Point Address:
  Janet Currie, Princeton University, NJ
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation (HHC)
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110929
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Human Resources
• End Date:
  20170331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:03520df3045153feee9cf26894356f1fd0df8ac4f86e89065967a7ecd034178c43be17c12a2c430b6bee4ea0e40916aaedf855322972e92abddfb98ecbb56e67
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211023/cdc_211023_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.14 MB ]