Glenda Hoffman
BIO-1000-02-15-FA
The Environmental Impact of September 11
Ecotoxicology is the study of impacts of pollutants on the structure and function of ecosystems, including their effect on the environment. The aftereffects of 9/11 is one of the most perfect examples of ecotoxicology. This had become, within moments, one of the most dangerous atmospheric conditions ever to occur on American soil.
The first written evaluation of the environmental consequences of the attacks were completed five months after the attack to learn what happened to the environment. More than 1.2 million tons of building materials collapsed in the midst of one of the nation’s most densely populated neighborhoods. An intense fire, fueled by thousands …show more content…
First the 9/11 cough, then chronic respiratory problems and recently a program at Mount Sinai (hospital) noted the emergence of rare blood cancers among 9/11 survivors. Data thru 2010 showed there was approximately a 20% increase in cancer incidence in the 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. The hospital screened more than 39,000 of the 9/11 workers and volunteers. The WTC Health Data Center has confirmed 2,294 cancer cases from 2002 to the present day and experts predict that more problems will surface in the next few decades. (Mason, 2007). ()Those exposed to WTC related dust were more likely to develop respiratory symptoms, sinus problems, asthma or lung problems. New onset asthma within six years of the attack are three times the national rate. …show more content…
There were more than 4,000 first responders, rescuers and other attack survivors who have subsequently died from disease. The CDC is adding more ailments to their list as time goes on and they make themselves known.
Rescue and recovery workers have a number of different ailments caused by their work at the world trade center site including: upper respiratory illnesses (84%), lower respiratory (47%) psychological disorders (37%) and musculoskeletal problems (31%). Workers that spent time at the ground zero site the first hours and days after the collapse were found to have the worst medical problems.
There should be no longer any doubt about the health effects of the World Trade Center disaster. The environmental exposure to the dust and smoke to the surrounding area and the adverse effect on the health of residents and emergency workers have paved the wave for a second wave of victims of the World Trade Center
BIO-1000-02-15-FA
The Environmental Impact of September 11
Ecotoxicology is the study of impacts of pollutants on the structure and function of ecosystems, including their effect on the environment. The aftereffects of 9/11 is one of the most perfect examples of ecotoxicology. This had become, within moments, one of the most dangerous atmospheric conditions ever to occur on American soil.
The first written evaluation of the environmental consequences of the attacks were completed five months after the attack to learn what happened to the environment. More than 1.2 million tons of building materials collapsed in the midst of one of the nation’s most densely populated neighborhoods. An intense fire, fueled by thousands …show more content…
First the 9/11 cough, then chronic respiratory problems and recently a program at Mount Sinai (hospital) noted the emergence of rare blood cancers among 9/11 survivors. Data thru 2010 showed there was approximately a 20% increase in cancer incidence in the 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. The hospital screened more than 39,000 of the 9/11 workers and volunteers. The WTC Health Data Center has confirmed 2,294 cancer cases from 2002 to the present day and experts predict that more problems will surface in the next few decades. (Mason, 2007). ()Those exposed to WTC related dust were more likely to develop respiratory symptoms, sinus problems, asthma or lung problems. New onset asthma within six years of the attack are three times the national rate. …show more content…
There were more than 4,000 first responders, rescuers and other attack survivors who have subsequently died from disease. The CDC is adding more ailments to their list as time goes on and they make themselves known.
Rescue and recovery workers have a number of different ailments caused by their work at the world trade center site including: upper respiratory illnesses (84%), lower respiratory (47%) psychological disorders (37%) and musculoskeletal problems (31%). Workers that spent time at the ground zero site the first hours and days after the collapse were found to have the worst medical problems.
There should be no longer any doubt about the health effects of the World Trade Center disaster. The environmental exposure to the dust and smoke to the surrounding area and the adverse effect on the health of residents and emergency workers have paved the wave for a second wave of victims of the World Trade Center