Potential exposures to airborne and settled surface dust in residential areas of lower Manhattan following the collapse of the World Trade Center — New York City, November 4-December 11, 2001

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Feb 21, 2003

DOHMH and ATSDR are developing a registry of those persons who were most highly exposed, including persons living, working, or attending school in lower Manhattan; persons who responded to the emergency; persons working at the WTC site or the Staten Island landfill following the attacks; and persons working in buildings that were damaged or destroyed in the attacks.

The registry will track the health of participants to determine whether their exposures to smoke, dust, and airborne substances around the WTC site might have any short- or long-term impacts on their physical health. Additionally, the registry is intended to track the mental health of the approximately 100,000-200,000 persons who might enroll.