Health effects of World Trade Center (WTC) Dust: An unprecedented disaster with inadequate risk management

M Lippmann, MD Cohen, LC Chen - Critical reviews in toxicology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The World Trade Center (WTC) twin towers in New York City collapsed on
9/11/2001, converting much of the buildings' huge masses into dense dust clouds of …

Lifestyle and environmental factors may induce airway and systemic inflammation in firefighters

J Orysiak, M Młynarczyk, R Piec, A Jakubiak - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Health status depends on multiple genetic and non-genetic factors. Nonheritable factors
(such as lifestyle and environmental factors) have stronger impact on immune responses …

Carbon nanotube dosimetry: from workplace exposure assessment to inhalation toxicology

A Erdely, M Dahm, BT Chen, PC Zeidler-Erdely… - Particle and fibre …, 2013 - Springer
Background Dosimetry for toxicology studies involving carbon nanotubes (CNT) is
challenging because of a lack of detailed occupational exposure assessments. Therefore …

Metabolic syndrome biomarkers predict lung function impairment: a nested case-control study

B Naveed, MD Weiden, S Kwon, EJ Gracely… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Cross-sectional studies demonstrate an association between metabolic
syndrome and impaired lung function. Objectives: To define if metabolic syndrome …

Evaluation of pulmonary and systemic toxicity following lung exposure to graphite nanoplates: a member of the graphene-based nanomaterial family

JR Roberts, RR Mercer, AB Stefaniak… - Particle and Fibre …, 2015 - Springer
Background Graphene, a monolayer of carbon, is an engineered nanomaterial (ENM) with
physical and chemical properties that may offer application advantages over other …

Twenty-year reflection on the impact of World Trade Center exposure on pulmonary outcomes in Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) rescue and recovery …

KL Cleven, C Rosenzvit, A Nolan, R Zeig-Owens… - Lung, 2021 - Springer
After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (9/11), many rescue/recovery workers
developed respiratory symptoms and pulmonary diseases due to their extensive World …

FDNY and 9/11: clinical services and health outcomes in World Trade Center‐exposed firefighters and EMS workers from 2001 to 2016

J Yip, MP Webber, R Zeig‐Owens… - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background After the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks on September 11, 2001, the Fire
Department of the City of New York (FDNY) instituted a WTC medical monitoring and …

Metabolic syndrome and air pollution: a narrative review of their cardiopulmonary effects

EA Clementi, A Talusan, S Vaidyanathan, A Veerappan… - Toxics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) exposure and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) are both significant
global health burdens. PM exposure has been implicated in the pathogenesis of MetSyn …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammation in World Trade Center responders at midlife: a pilot study using [18F]-FEPPA PET imaging

Y Deri, SAP Clouston, C DeLorenzo… - Brain, Behavior, & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Neuroinflammation has long been theorized to arise from exposures to fine
particulate matter and to be modulated when individuals experience chronic stress, both of …

Blood Leukocyte Concentrations, FEV1 Decline, and Airflow Limitation. A 15-Year Longitudinal Study of World Trade Center–exposed Firefighters

R Zeig-Owens, A Singh, TK Aldrich, CB Hall… - Annals of the …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Rescue/recovery work at the World Trade Center disaster site (WTC) caused a
proximate decline in lung function in Fire Department of the City of New York firefighters. A …