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

* A cadre of PHS Commissioned Corps officers who can be mobilized during disaster, strife, or other public health emergencies and in response to domestic or international requests.

A group formed on September 15, 2001, that comprises representatives of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Labor, and New York State and NYC government and private organizations to coordinate public health and occupational sampling and data review among the three federal agencies in support of state and city health departments.

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References

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(2.) New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Ambient and indoor sampling for public health evaluations of residential areas near World Trade Center, New York, New York: sampling protocol. New York, New York: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2001.

(3.) American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. Documentation of TLVs and BEIs, 7th edition. Cincinnati, Ohio: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 2001.

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