@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiologic methods lessons learned from environmental public health disasters: Chernobyl, the World Trade Center, Bhopal, and Graniteville, South Carolina",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2012",
author="Svendsen, Erik R. and Runkle, Jennifer R. and Dhara, Venkata Ramana and Lin, Shao and Naboka, Marina and Mousseau, Timothy A. and Bennett, Charles",
volume="9",
number="8",
pages="2894-2909",
abstract="Background: Environmental public health disasters involving hazardous contaminants may have devastating effects. While much is known about their immediate devastation, far less is known about long-term impacts of these disasters. Extensive latent and chronic long-term public health effects may occur. Careful evaluation of contaminant exposures and long-term health outcomes within the constraints imposed by limited financial resources is essential. Methods: Here, we review epidemiologic methods lessons learned from conducting long-term evaluations of four environmental public health disasters involving hazardous contaminants at Chernobyl, the World Trade Center, Bhopal, and Graniteville (South Carolina, USA). Findings: We found several lessons learned which have direct implications for the on-going disaster recovery work following the Fukushima radiation disaster or for future disasters. Interpretation: These lessons should prove useful in understanding and mitigating latent health effects that may result from the nuclear reactor accident in Japan or future environmental public health disasters.  Keywords: environmental health; epidemiology; accidents and injuries; chemical safety; occupational health<p />",
language="",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph9082894",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9082894"
}