World Trade Center Response

Exposures Articles by Year/Author

The following is a list of the reports published about exposures. Links to the abstracts are provided when available; however, viewing the full text of some reports may require a subscription to the publishing journal.

2008

Development of an exposure assessment method for epidemiological studies of New York State personnel who responded to the World Trade Center disaster.
Herdt-Losavio ML, Mauer MP, Carlson GA [2008]. Development of an exposure assessment method for epidemiological studies of New York State personnel who responded to the World Trade Center disaster. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 2008 Feb 13; Epub ahead of print
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18272906?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

9/11 Environmental Health – Disaster and Response.
Kotelchuck D, Stein D, Tuminaro D, Newman DM [2008]. 9/11 Environmental Health – Disaster and Response. New Solutions. 2008; 18(1): 3-22
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18375369?ordinalpos=13&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Disaster Response and Grassroots Environmental Advocacy: The Example of the World Trade Center Community Labor Coalition.
Newman DM. [2008]. Disaster Response and Grassroots Environmental Advocacy: The Example of the World Trade Center Community Labor Coalition. New Solutions. 2008; 18(1): 23-56
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18375370?ordinalpos=12&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Multi-laboratory testing of a screening method for world trade center (WTC) collapse dust.
Rosati JA, Bern AM, Willis RD, Blanchard FT, Conner TL, Kahn HD, Friedman D [2008]. Multi-laboratory testing of a screening method for world trade center (WTC) collapse dust. Sci Total Environ. 2008 Feb 15; 390(2-3): 514-519
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18022215?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Biomonitoring of Perfluorochemicals in Plasma of New York State Personnel Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster.
Tao L, Kannan K, Aldous KM, Mauer MP, Eadon GA [2008]. Biomonitoring of Perfluorochemicals in Plasma of New York State Personnel Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008; 42(9): 3472-3478
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2008/42/i09/abs/es8000079.html

2007

Evolution of lower respiratory symptoms in New York police officers after 9/11: a prospective longitudinal study
Buyantseva LV, Tulchinsky M, Kapalka GM, Chinchilli VM, Qian Z, Gillio R, Roberts A, Bascom R [2007]. J Occup Environ Med 49(3):310-7.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200703000-00009.htm;jsessionid
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Persistant organic pollutants in 9/11 world trade center rescue workers: Reduction following detoxification
Dahlgren J, Cecchini M, Takhar H, Paepke O [2007]. Chemosphere doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.127.
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V74-4MV71CW-9&
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World Trade Center "Sarcoid-Like" Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in New York City Fire Department Rescue Workers
Izbicki G, Chavko R, Banauch G, Weiden M, Berger K, Aldrich T, Hall C, Kelly K, Prezant D [2007]. CHEST 131(5): 1414-1423.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/131/5/1414

Assessment of inhalation exposures and potential health risks to the general population that resulted from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
Lorber M, Gibb H, Grant L, Pinto J, Pleil J, Cleverly D [2007]. Assessment of inhalation exposures and potential health risks to the general population that resulted from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. Risk Anal. 2007 Oct; 27(5): 1203-1221
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18076491?ordinalpos=29&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Sarcoidosis, firefighters sarcoidosis, and world trade center "sarcoid-like" granulomatous pulmonary disease.
Miller A [2007]. Sarcoidosis, firefighters sarcoidosis, and world trade center "sarcoid-like" granulomatous pulmonary disease. Chest. 2007 Dec; 132(6): 2053
External Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18079244?ordinalpos=13&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum/p>

Distal Airway Funcation in Symptomatic Subjects with Normal Spirometry Following World Trade Center Dust Exposure
Oppenheimer BW, Goldring RM, Herberg ME, Hofer IS, Reyfman PA, Liautaud S, Rom WN, Reibman J, Berger KI [2007]. Distal Airway Funcation in Symptomatic Subjects with Normal Spirometry Following World Trade Center Dust Exposure. CHEST. doi: 10.1378/chest.07-0913 [Online: October 2, 2007]
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/chest.07-0913v1

Relative congener scaling of Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans to estimate building fire contributions in air, surface wipes, and dust samples.
Pleil JD, Lorber MN [2007]. Relative congener scaling of Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans to estimate building fire contributions in air, surface wipes, and dust samples. Environ Sci Technol. 2007 November; 41 (21): 7286-7293.
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2007/41/i21/abs/es070714a.html

Multi-laboratory testing of a screening method for world trade center (WTC) collapse dust.
Rosati JA, Bern AM, Willis RD, Blanchard FT, Conner TL, Kahn HD, Friedman D [2007]. Multi-laboratory testing of a screening method for world trade center (WTC) collapse dust. Sci Total Environ. 2007 November; DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.027
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V78-4R5H1K6-
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The Legacy of World Trade Center Dust
Samet JM, Geyh AS, Utell MJ [2007]. The New England Journal of Medicine 356(22): 2233-36.
External Link: http://content.apa.org/journals/abn/116/2/329

2006

Surveillance for World Trade Center Disaster Health Effects Among Survivors of Collapsed and Damaged Buildings
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2006]. MMWR 55(SS-2): 1-18.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5502a1.htm

The World Trade Center Disaster and the Health of Workers: Five-Year Assessment of a Unique Medical Screening Program
Herbert R, Moline J, Skloot G, Metzger K, Baron S, Luft B, Markowitz S, Udasin I, Harrison D, Stein D, Todd A, Enright P, Stellman JM, Landrigan P, Levin S [2006]. Environmental Health Perspectives doi:10.1289/ehp.9592.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/9592/abstract.html

The Anatomy of the Exposures That Occurred around the World Trade Center Site
Lioy P, Georgopoulos P [2006]. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1076: 54-79.
External Link: http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/1076/1/54

The World Trade Center Aftermath and Its Effects on Health: Understanding and Learning Through Human-Exposure Science
Lioy P, Pellizzari E, Prezant D [2006]. Environmental Science and Technology 40(22): 6876–6885.
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag/40/i22/html/111506feature_lioy.html

2005

Bronchial hyperreactivity and other inhalation lung injuries in rescue/recovery workers after the World Trade Center collapse
Banauch G, Dhala A, Alleyne D, Alva R, Santhyadka G, Krasko A, Weiden M, Kelly K, Prezant D [2005]. Critical Care Medicine 33(Suppl 1): s102-s106.
External Link: http://www.ccmjournal.com/pt/re/ccm/abstract.00003246-200501001-00015.htm

Pulmonary disease in rescue workers at the World Trade Center site
Banauch GI, Dhala A, Prezant DJ [2005]. Current Opin Pulm Med 11:160-168.
External Link: http://www.co-pulmonarymedicine.com/pt/re/copulmonary/abstract.
00063198-200503000-00011.htm

Asbestos Exposures to Truck Drivers During World Trade Center Cleanup Operations
Breysse P, Williams DA, Herbstman J, Symons JM, Chillrud S, Ross J, Henshaw S, Rees K, Watson M, Geyh [2005]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2: 400-405.
External Link: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1545-9624&
linktype=2

Respiratory effects of inhalation exposure among workers during the clean-up effort at the World Trade Center disaster site
Herbstman J, Frank R, Schwab M, Williams D, Samet J, Breysse P, Geyh A [2005]. Environmental Research 99(1):85-92.
External Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_aset=V-WA-A-W-Z-MsSAYWA
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Risk Assessment for Asbestos-Related Cancer From the 9/11 Attack on the World Trade Center
Nolan R, Ross M, Nord G, Axten C, Osleeb J, Domin S, Price B, Wilson R [2005]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 47(8): 817-825.
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Physical and Mental Health Symptoms Among NYC Transit Workers Seven and One-Half Months After the WTC Attacks
Tapp L, Baron S, Bernard B, Driscoll R, Mueller C, Wallingford [2005]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 47(6): 475-483.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/110495828/ABSTRACT

2004

World Trade Center rescuers face lung distress
Ault A [2004]. The Lancet 363:1614.
External Link: http://www.thelancet.com/

EH Update: World Trade Center Panel Formed to Review Health Protection
Journal of Environmental Health 66(10): 41-42.
External Link: http://www.neha.org/JEH/

Symptoms, Respirator Use, and Pulmonary Function Changes Among New York City Firefighters Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster
Feldman D, Baron S, Bernard B, Lushniak B, Banauch G, Arcentales N, Kelly K, Prezant D [2004]. CHEST 125: 1256-1264.
External Link: http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/125/4/1256/

Induced Sputum Assessment in New York City Firefighters Exposed to World Trade Center Dust
Fireman E, Lerman Y, Ganor E, Greif J, Fireman-Shoresh S, Lioy P, Banauch G, Weiden M, Kelly K, Prezant D [2004]. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(5): 1564-1569.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2004/7233/7233.html

An Industrial Hygiene Survey of an Office Building in the Vicinity of the World Trade Center: Assessment of Potential Hazards Following the Collapse of the World Trade Center Buildings
Hall R, Trout D, Earnest GS [2004]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 1: D49-D53.
External Link: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15459624.asp

Health and Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Disaster
Landrigan P, Lioy P, Thurston G, Berkowitz G, Chen LC, Chillrud S, Gavett S, Georgopoulos P, Geyh A, Levin S, Perera F, Rappaport S, Small C, NIEHS(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) Working Group [2004]. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(6): 731-739.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2004/6702/6702.html

Effects of Airborne World Trade Center Dust on Cytokine Release by Primary Human Lung Cells in Vitro
Payne JP, Kemp SJ, Dewar A, Goldstraw P, Kendall M, Chen LC, Tetley TD [2004]. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 46(5): 420-427.
External Link: http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200405000-00004.htm

Air levels of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons after the World Trade Center disaster
Pleil J, Vette A, Johnson B, Rappaport S [2004]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 101(32):11685-11688.
External Link: http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/101/32/11685

Characterization of Background Concentrations in Upper Manhattan, New York Apartments for Select Contaminants Identified in World Trade Center Dust
Tang K, Nace Jr C, Lynes C, Maddaloni M, Laposta D, Callahan K [2004]. Environmental Science & Technology 38(24): 6482-6490.
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2004/38/i24/abs/es035468r.html

2003

Potential Exposures to Airborne and Settled Dust in Residential Areas of Lower Manhattan Following the Collapse of the World Trade Center – New York City, November 4 – December 11, 2001
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2003]. MMWR 52(7): 131-136.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5207a3.htm

Firefighter Findings: Biomonitoring Rescue Workers after WTC Attacks
Claudio L [2003]. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(16): A896.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2003/111-16/ss.html

Biomonitoring of Chemical Exposure among New York City Firefighters Responding to the World Trade Center Fire and Collapse
Edelman P, Osterloh J, Pirkle J, Caudill S, Grainger J, Jones R, Blount B, Calafat A, Turner W, Feldman D, Baron S, Bernard B, Lushniak B, Kelly K, Prezant D [2003]. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(16): 1906-1911.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2003/6315/6315.html

Chemical Analysis of World Trade Center Fine Particulate Matter for Use in Toxicologic Assessment
McGee J, Chen LC, Cohen M, Chee G, Prophete C, Haykal-Coates N, Wasson S, Conner T, Costa D, Gavett S [2003]. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(7): 972-980.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2003/5930/5930.html

Reactive Fallout of World Trade Center Dust
Nemery B [2003]. American Journal of Repiratory and Critical Care Medicine 168: 2-3.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/168/1/2/

2002

A New York City Firefighter Overwhelmed by World Trade Center Dust (editorial)
Beckett W [2002]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 166: 785-790.
External Link: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/166/6/785/

WTC dust may cause respiratory problems
Betts K [2002]. Environmental Science & Technology 36(13): 270A-273A.
External Link: http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-a/36/i13/toc/toc_i13.html

Occupational Exposures to Air Contaminants at the World Trade Center Disaster Site – New York, September – October, 2001
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2002]. MMWR 51(21): 453-456.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5121a1.htm

Mind and matter: OEM and the World Trade Center
Kipen HM, Gochfeld M [2002]. Occup Environ Med 59: 145-146.
External Link: http://oem.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/59/3/145/

Lessons Learned on Environmental, Occupational, and Residential Exposures From the Attack on the World Trade Center
Lioy P, Gochfeld M [2002]. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42(6): 560-565.
External Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/100520069/ABSTRACT

Characterization of the Dust/Smoke Aerosol that Settled East of the World Trade Center (WTC) in Lower Manhattan after the Collapse of the WTC 11 September 2001
Lioy P, Weisel C, Millette J, Eisenreich S, Vallero D, Offenberg J, Buckley B, Turpin B, Zhong M, Cohen M, Prophete C, Yang I, Stiles R, Chee G, Johnson W, Porcja R, Alimokhtari S, Hale R, Weschler C, Chen LC [2002]. Environmental Health Perspectives 110(7): 703-714.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2002/110p703-714lioy/lioy-full.html

Researchers Probe Health Consequences Following the World Trade Center Attack
Stephenson J [2002]. Journal of the American Medical Association 288(10): 1219-1221.
External Link: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/288/10/1219

2001

New York City Department of Health Response to Terrorist Attack, September 11, 2001
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [2001]. MMWR 50(38): 821-822.
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5038a1.htm

Environmental Aftermath
Claudio L [2001]. Environmental Health Perspectives 109(11): A529-A536.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/109-11/focus.html

Health Consequences of the 11 September 2001 Attacks (editorial)
Landrigan P [2001]. Environmental Health Perspectives 109(11): A514-A515.
External Link: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/109-11/editorial.html

Occupational exposures during the World Trade Center disaster response
Wallingford K, Snyder E [2001]. Toxicology and Industrial Health 17:247-253.
External Link: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sage/tih/2001/00000017/F0060005/art00012