doi: 10.3368/jhr.51.4.0714-6533R. Epub 2015 Nov 30.
The 9/11 Dust Cloud and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Reconsideration
Affiliations
- PMID:28496283
- PMCID: PMC5421999
- DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.4.0714-6533R
Item in Clipboard
The 9/11 Dust Cloud and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Reconsideration
Janet Currie et al. J Hum Resour.2016 Fall.
Display options
Format
Display options
Format
Abstract
The events of 9/11 released a million tons of toxic dust into lower Manhattan, an unparalleled environmental disaster. It is puzzling then that the literature has shown little effect of fetal exposure to the dust. However, inference is complicated by pre-existing differences between the affected mothers and other NYC mothers as well as heterogeneity in effects on boys and girls. Using all births in utero on 9/11 in NYC and comparing them to their siblings, we show that residence in the affected area increased prematurity and low birth weight, especially for boys.
Figures
Aerial photographs of the World Trade Center collapse Source: US Environmental Protection Agency (2005).
Neighborhood Tabulation Areas in Lower Manhattan affected by the 9/11 dust cloud. Source: Population Division of the New York City Department of City Planning. URL:http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/census/census2010/ntas.pdf . Shaded areas, neighborhood names and World Trade Center (WTC) marker added.
References
- Almond Douglas, Mazumdar Bhashkar. Health capital and the prenatal environment: The effect of Ramadan observance during pregnancy. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 2011;3(4):56–85.
- Berkowitz Gertrud S, Wolff Mary S, Janevic Teresa M, Holzman Ian R, Yehuda Rachel, Landrigan Philip J. The World Trade Center disaster and intrauterine growth restriction. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003;290(5):595–596. - PubMed
- Black Sandra, Bütikofer Aline, Devereux Paul, Salvanes Kjell. This Is Only a Test? Long-Run Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Radioactive Fallout. NBER Working Paper #18987. 2013 Apr
- Catalano Ralph, Bruckner Tim, Marks Alf R, Eskenazi Bernard. Exogenous shocks to the human sex ratio: the case of September 11, 2001 in New York City. Human Reproduction. 2006;21(12):3127–3131. - PubMed
- Catalano Ralph, Bruckner Tim, Gould Justine, Eskenazi Bernard, Anderson Emile. Sex ratios in California following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Human Reproduction. 2005;20(5):1221–1227. - PubMed
Publication types
Grants and funding
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources