Assessing Exposure to Recovery Workers from Fugitive Chemicals After Sandy’s Flooding

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• Personal Author:
  Bautista E ; Chaisson CF ; Chari, Ramya ; Chavez R ; Dederick E ; Diskin K ; Dwyer N ; Franklin C ; Osorio JC ; Sellers C ; Shih R ; Yeampierre E
• Description:
  The exposure assessments are calculated using activity profiles constructed from the descriptive information collected by the community and estimates of chemical residue based on analyses of chemical disbursements from the source points in the flooded neighborhoods. These calculations and underlying assumptions are presented. In doing these exposure assessments, we can identify activities and scenarios contributing significantly to exposure. The exposure mitigation achieved by different patterns of protective clothing or changes in activity profiles are also presented. These exposure assessments are useful to community planners and health professionals as they prepare for future disaster responses. This approach could be applied in other communities for disaster planning, and the assessments can be used to prioritize monitoring sites, chemical security plans, and risk mitigation options. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Cyclonic Storms Disaster Planning Emergencies Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Aggregate Exposure Author Keywords: Activity Patterns Chemical Hazards Chemical Safety Community Community Health Disaster Clean-up Disaster Sites Emergency Preparedness Emergency Response Exposure Assessment Exposure Models Floods Hurricanes Natural Disasters Personal Protective Equipment PPE

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• Publisher:
  International Society of Exposure Science
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  40
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053198
• Citation:
  24th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES 2014): Exposure Science Integration to Protect Ecological Systems, Human Well-Being, and Occupational Health, October 12-16, 2014, Cincinnati, Ohio. Ottawa, Canada: International Society of Exposure Science, 2014 Oct; :40
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20130930
• Source Full Name:
  24th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES 2014): Exposure Science Integration to Protect Ecological Systems, Human Well-Being, and Occupational Health, October 12-16, 2014, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20150929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:05326c1d8aca90d0c8fa097525d0a98bfbca38c9e7ebd9d1acbfa6b156c369611be94fd551b03e3314a9804dc254c89247fd5250a4307e3edfdb3227a11d9d67
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216005/cdc_216005_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 339.80 KB ]