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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Epidemiologic Methods Lessons Learned from Environmental Public Health Disasters: Chernobyl, the World Trade Center, Bhopal, and Graniteville, South Carolina
Erik R. Svendsen5  Jennifer R. Runkle3  Venkata Ramana Dhara4  Shao Lin2  Marina Naboka1  Timothy A. Mousseau6 
[1] Radioecological Center of the National Academy of Sciences, Kiev 04050, Ukraine;Bureau of Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology, State University of New York-Albany, Albany, NY 84870, USA;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA;Department of Environmental Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 62234, USA;;Department of Global Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, ENHS SL-29, 1440 Canal St., Suite 2100, New Orleans, LA 70112, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA;
关键词: environmental health;    epidemiology;    accidents and injuries;    chemical safety;    occupational health;   
DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph9082894
来源: mdpi
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【 摘 要 】

Background: Environmental public health disasters involving hazardous contaminants may have devastating effects. While much is known about their immediate devastation, far less is known about long-term impacts of these disasters. Extensive latent and chronic long-term public health effects may occur. Careful evaluation of contaminant exposures and long-term health outcomes within the constraints imposed by limited financial resources is essential. Methods: Here, we review epidemiologic methods lessons learned from conducting long-term evaluations of four environmental public health disasters involving hazardous contaminants at Chernobyl, the World Trade Center, Bhopal, and Graniteville (South Carolina, USA). Findings: We found several lessons learned which have direct implications for the on-going disaster recovery work following the Fukushima radiation disaster or for future disasters. Interpretation: These lessons should prove useful in understanding and mitigating latent health effects that may result from the nuclear reactor accident in Japan or future environmental public health disasters.

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© 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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