Emerging Exposures and Respiratory Health: World Trade Center Dust

The legacy of World Trade Center dust.

The World Trade Center Residents’ Respiratory Health Study: New-Onset Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function

The destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) on 11 September 2001 in New York City resulted in the massive release of pulverized dust and combustion products. The dust and smoke settled in the surrounding area, which encompassed a large residential community. We hypothesized that previously normal residents in the community surrounding the former WTC would have an increased incidence of pers...

World Trade Center dust-inhalation: assessing the fallout.

www.thelancet.com/respiratory Published online August 14, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00318-5 1 Nearly 14 years after Al-Qaeda’s Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City, USA, residents and others exposed to dust from the collapsed buildings continue to suff er and die from respiratory diseases—while eff orts to study the epidemiology of...

Case Report: Lung Disease in World Trade Center Responders Exposed to Dust and Smoke: Carbon Nanotubes Found in the Lungs of World Trade Center Patients and Dust Samples

CONTEXT After the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) on 11 September 2001, a dense cloud of dust containing high levels of airborne pollutants covered Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, New York. Between 60,000 and 70,000 responders were exposed. Many reported adverse health effects. CASE PRESENTATION In this report we describe clinical, pathologic, and mineralogic findings in seven previ...

Long-term respiratory symptoms in World Trade Center responders.

BACKGROUND New York State (NYS) employees who responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on or after 11 September 2001 potentially experienced exposures that might have caused persistent respiratory effects. NYS responders represent a more moderately exposed population than typical first responders. AIMS To assess whether NYS employees who were WTC responders were more likely than con...