Environmental Health Effects of WTC

Rescue Dogs

In an effort to address possible long-term WTC health implications, researchers from academia and the government are focusing on search and rescue dogs and their handlers. This sentinel study may indicate future environmental, physical, and psychological health concerns for others who labored on the WTC and the Pentagon sites.

Other WTC-related projects are made possible with NIEHS funding, and include research focused on Community Outreach, Health Effects, Monitoring and Toxicology.

The Caspary Research Institute of The Animal Medical Center

Assessment of Injuries and Illness in Search and Rescue Dogs Associated with World Trade Center Relief Efforts
(Principal Investigator: Philip R. Fox)

University of Pennsylvania

Caring for the WTC and Pentagon Rescuers Post 9/11
(Principal Investigators: Cindy Otto, School of Veterinary and Melissa Hunt, School of Arts and Sciences)

Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Assessing Exposure in Search and Rescue Dogs from the World Trade Center and Pentagon Sites
(Principal Investigators: Scott Fitzgerald, DVM, PhD; Wilson Rumbeiha, DVM, PhD)

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