| Review of Literature Related to Exposures and Health Effects at Structural Collapse Events Contributor(s): Sloss, Elizabeth M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833038753 ISBN-13: 9780833038753 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2005 Annotation: Reviews the possible health effects of the sibstances present following a structural collapse to help develop federal guidelines for personal protective equipment used by emergency responders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Medical | Health Policy - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Dewey: 363.179 |
| LCCN: 2005030032 |
| Physical Information: 140 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In an effort to help develop federal guidelines for personal protective equipment used by emergency responders, this report summarizes data on injuries among emergency responders available from incidents of structural collapse (including the World Trade Center in 2001 and Oklahoma City's Murrah Building in 1995), reviews the possible health effects of substances likely to be found in pulverized building materials, and describes the possible health effects of several combustion by-products. |