NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Gilsenan, Michael
From: Sturcken, Charles
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:01 PM
To: Ward, Chris
Cc: Avaltroni, Robert; Gilsenan, Michael
Subject: FW:WTC
fyi
---- Original Message----
From: Mears.MarySepamail .epa.gov [mailto:Mears.Marygepamail.epa.gov]
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:43 PM
To: Sturcken, Charles; [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: re: WTC
I wanted to give you both a heads up that next thursday or friday the 26
or 27, EPA's ORD will release two reports:
a draft human health evaluation for the World Trade Center and a final
rodent study that looks at the toxicity of the WTC dust. I believe that
press calls will be handled by ORD out of Washington. I will be away,
but I have asked Bonnie Bellow (212-637-3660) to call you or have
someone call when we know for certain it's a go. Here's a few quick
bullets on the studies, just to give you an idea of what they say:
' The hiiman health evaluation concludes that, with the exception of
those exposed immediately following the collapse and perhaps during the
next few days, people in the surrounding community are not likely to
suffer from serious long or short term health effects.
' The rodent study found that a high dose of WTC fine PM could cause
mild lung inflammation and air flow obstruction in mice and a similarly
high dose in people could cause short-term respiratory effects such as
inflammation and cough.
' Both studies support statements that have been made by other
researchers and by EPA. Workers and those exposed in the collapses are
the most likely to have health problems, residents and workers in the
nieghborhood that were not exposed to the initial collapse are not
likely to
Mary Mears
Chief, Public Outreach Branch
EPA Region 2
phone 212-637-3673
fax 212-637-4445
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