Lack of association between estimated World Trade Center plume intensity and respiratory symptoms among New York City residents outside of Lower Manhattan
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Laumbach, Robert J. & Harris, Gerald & Kipen, Howard Matthew & Georgopolous, Panos & Shade, Pamela & Isukapalli, Sastry S. & Wartenberg, Daniel & Galea, Sandro & Vlahov, David.
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TitleLack of association between estimated World Trade Center plume intensity and respiratory symptoms among New York City residents outside of Lower Manhattan
PublisherOxford University Press (on behalf of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Date Created2009
Extent10 p.
DescriptionResearchers have reported adverse health effects among rescue/recovery workers and people living near the
World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The authors investigated the occurrence of respiratory symptoms
among persons living outside of Lower Manhattan in areas affected by the World Trade Center particulate matter
plume. Using a novel atmospheric dispersion model, they estimated relative cumulative plume intensity in areas
surrounding the World Trade Center site over a 5-day period following the collapse of the buildings. Using data from
a telephone survey of residents (n ¼ 2,755) conducted approximately 6 months after the event, the authors
evaluated associations between the estimated plume intensities at individual residence locations and self-reported
respiratory symptoms among nonasthmatics, as well as symptoms and nonroutine care among asthmatics. Comparing
persons at or above the 75th percentile of cumulative plume intensity with those below it, there was no
statistically significant difference in self-reported new-onset wheezing/cough after September 11 (16.1% vs.
13.3%; adjusted odds ratio ¼ 1.0, 95% confidence interval: 0.7, 1.7) and no worsening of asthma from before
September 11 to the 4 weeks prior to the survey (13.9% vs. 16.6%; odds ratio ¼ 1.0, 95% confidence interval: 0.3,
2.8). These results suggest that the plume was not strongly associated with respiratory symptoms outside of Lower
Manhattan, within the limitations of this retrospective study.
NoteThis is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in American journal of epidemiology following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Laumbach, Robert J; Harris, Gerald; Kipen, Howard M; Georgopoulos, Panos; Shade, Pamela; Isukapalli, Sastry S; Efstathiou, Christos; Galea, Sandro; Vlahov, David; Wartenberg, Daniel. Lack of Association Between Estimated World Trade Center Plume Intensity and Respiratory Symptoms Among New York City Residents Outside of Lower Manhattan. American Journal of Epidemiology (2009) 170(5): 640-649 first published online July 21, 2009] is available online at: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/170/5/640.abstract
NoteLaumbach, Robert J.; Harris, Gerald; Kipen, Howard M.; Georgopoulos, Panos; Shade, Pamela; Isukapalli, Sastry S.; Efstathiou, Christos; Galea, Sandro; Vlahov, David; Wartenberg, Daniel. Lack of Association Between Estimated World Trade Center Plume Intensity and Respiratory Symptoms Among New York City Residents Outside of Lower Manhattan. American Journal of Epidemiology (2009) 170(5): 640-649, 2009.
NoteThis study was supported by the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (grants K08 ES013520
and ES005022) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (grant 1 U19 EH000102).
GenreArticles, Refereed
LanguageEnglish
Data Life Cycle Event(s)
Type: Grant award
Label: K08
Detail: supported by the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (grants K08 ES013520
and ES005022) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (grant 1 U19 EH000102).
Funder: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Funder: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Data Life Cycle Event(s)
Type: Grant award
Label: grant 1 U19
Detail: Supported by the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (grants K08 ES013520
and ES005022) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (grant 1 U19 EH000102).
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CollectionRutgers University Libraries General Collection
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries
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