Review of Literature Related to Exposures and Health Effects at Structural Collapse Events

Elizabeth M. Sloss ; Nicholas G. Castle ; Gary Cecchine ; Renee Labor ; Henry H. Willis ; James T. Bartis

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Science and Technology;    Emergency Services and Response;    Workplace Injury Prevention;    Energy and Environment;    Health and Health Care;    Occupational Health and Safety;    Public Safety;    Terrorism and Homeland Security;    Emergency Responders;   

ISBN  :  0-8330-3875-3
RP-ID  :  TR-309-NIOSH

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Following the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, a complicated mixture of pulverized building material and combustion by-products was released at the collapse site and into surrounding areas of New York City. In the months following, several federal agencies monitored the air, dust, and water, testing for hundreds of substances. In addition, many workers were treated for symptoms that resulted from exposure to these substances. In an effort to help develop federal guidelines for personal protective equipment used by emergency responders, this report summarizes data on injuries among emergency responders available from incidents of structural collapse (including the World Trade Center in 2001 and Oklahoma City’s Murrah Building in 1995), reviews the possible health effects of substances likely to be found in pulverized building materials, and describes the possible health effects of several combustion by-products. For each substance analyzed, the report details the substance’s identity, properties, and uses; possible routes of exposure; evidence for health effects from human studies; occupational exposure limits; and carcinogenicity status.