Appendix 2 - Publications

HSEES Publications

2007

Wattigney WA, Kaye WE, Orr MF. Acute hazardous substance releases resulting in adverse health consequences in children: Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance System, 1996-2003. Journal of Environmental Health. 2007;70(4):17-24.

Brackbill R, Horton DK, Ruckart P, Bove F, Orr M, Kapil V, Learn B, Thoroughman D. Hazardous Substances Released During Rail Transit — 18 States, 2002–2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2007; 56(22);553-556.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Elemental Mercury Releases Attributed to Antiques — New York, 2000--2006. June 15, MMWR 2007 / 56(23);576-579.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hazardous Substances Released During Rail Transit — 18 States, 2002–2007. June 8, MMWR 2007;56(22)553-556.

Orr MF, Ruckart PZ.  Surveillance of hazardous substances releases due to system interruptions, 2002.  J Hazard Mater.  2007; 142: 754-59.

Ruckart PZ, Burgess PA.  Human error and time of occurrence in hazardous material events in mining and manufacturing. J Hazard Mater.  2007; 142: 747-53.

2006

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hazardous Materials Event Resulting from the Home Production of Biodiesel — Colorado, May 2006. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2006;55(45);1227-1228.

Perri Zeitz Ruckart, M.P.H., Mike Fay, Ph.D. Analyzing Acute-Chemical-Release Data to Describe Chemicals That May be Used as Weapons of Terrorism. Journal of Environmental Health, July/August 2006; Vol. 69 No. (1):9-14.

Geoffrey M. Calvert, MD, MPH, Margot Barnett, MS, Louise N. Mehler, MD, PhD, Alan Becker, MPH, PhD, Rupali Das, MD, MPH, John Beckman, BS, Dorilee Male, BS, Jennifer Sievert, BS, Catherine Thomsen, MPH, and Barbara Morrissey, MS. Acute Pesticide-Related Illness Among Emergency Responders, 1993-2002. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE 49:383-393 (2006)

2005

Horton DK, Burgess P, Rossiter S, Kaye WE. Secondary contamination of emergency department personnel from o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile exposure, 2002. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2005; 45(6):655-658.

Nancy Rice, M.P.H., Rita Messing, Ph.D., Larry Souther, Zahava Berkowits, M.Sc., M.S.P.H. Unplanned Releases and Injuries Associated with Aerial Application of Chemicals, 1995-2002. Journal of Environmental Health, November 2005; Vol. 68 No. (4):14-18.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Acute Public Health Consequences from Illicit Methamphetamine Laboratories --- Selected States, January 2000—June 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report April 2005;54(14):356-359.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anhydrous Ammonia Thefts and Releases Associated with Illicit Methamphetamine Production --- Selected States, January 2000—June 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report April 2005;54(14):359-361.

Ernst KP, Wattigney WA, Kaye WE. Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance: Releases From Improper Chemical Mixing, 1996-2001. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. March 2005;47(3):287-293.

Horton DK, Berkowitz Z, Kaye WE. Morbidity and mortality from hazardous materials events in the personal services industry, 1993–2001: a follow-up report from the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) System. American Journal of Industrial Medicine February 2005; 47:419 –427 (2005).

Wendy E. Kaye, Maureen F. Orr, Wendy A. Wattigney. Surveillance of Hazardous Substance emergency events: Identifying Areas of Public Health Prevention; International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health; 2005; Vol 208 Issue:1-2, pg 37-44 .

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Acute Public Health Consequences from Illicit Methamphetamine Laboratories --- Selected States, January 2000—June 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report April 2005;54(14):356-359.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public Health Consequences from Hazardous Substances Acutely Released During Rail Transit — South Carolina, 2005; Selected States, 1999–2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2005;53:64-67.

2004

Ruckart PZ, Orr MF, Kaye WE. Hazardous chemical releases in the home. Journal of Environment Health. December 2004; Vol. 67 No.(5):14-19.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Brief report: Injuries associated with homemade fireworks—selected states, 1993–2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2004;53(25):562-563.

Ruckart PZ; Borders J; Villanacci J; Harris R; Samples-Ruiz M. The role of adverse weather conditions in acute releases of hazardous substances, Texas, 2000-2001. J Hazard Mater. 2004 Nov 11;115(1-3):27-31

Ruckart PZ, Wattigney W, Kaye WE. Risk factors for acute chemical releases with public health consequences: Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance in the U.S., 1996-2001. Environ Health;2004 Oct 20;3(1):10.

Berkowitz Z, Horton DK, Kaye WE. Hazardous substances releases causing fatalities and/or people transported to hospitals: rural/agricultural vs. other areas. Prehosp Disast Med 2004 Jul-Sep;19(3):213-20.

Horton DK, Berkowitz Z, Kaye WE. Hydrofluoric acid releases in 17 states and the acute health effects associated, 1993–2001. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume 46, Issue 5 501-508. May 2004

Horton DK, Berkowitz Z, Kaye WE. Surveillance of Hazardous Materials Events in 17 States, 1993–2001: A Report from the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) System. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 45:539-548.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Acute Toxicity to Tearing Agent After Exposure to a Theft-Deterrent Device on a Safe—Wisconsin, December 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2004;53(08):176-177.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carbon Monoxide Releases and Poisonings Attributed to Underground Utility Cable [WLW1] Fires--New York, January 2000 – December 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2004:53:920-922.

Wanda Lizak Welles, Rebecca E. Wilburn, Jenny K. Ehrlich, Christina M. Florida. New York hazardous substances emergency events surveillance: learning from hazardous substances releases to improve safety. Journal of Hazardous Materials (2004).

2003

Berkowitz Z, Barnhart HX, Kaye WE. Factors associated with severity of injury resulting from acute releases of hazardous substances in the manufacturing industry. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine July 2003;Vol:45;734-742.

Horton DK, Berkowitz Z, Haugh GS, Orr MF, Kaye WE. Acute public health consequences associated with hazardous substances released during transit, 1993-2000. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2003;Vol:98,161-175.

Horton DK, Berkowitz Z, Kaye WE. Secondary contamination of emergency department personnel from hazardous materials events, 1995-2001. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2003; 21/3 pp. 28-33.

Horton DK, Berkowitz Z, Kaye WE. The acute health consequences to children exposed to hazardous substances used in illicit methamphetamine production, 1996 to 2001. Journal of Children’s Health 2003;1(1):99-108.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Homemade Chemical Bomb Events and Resulting Injuries—Selected States, January 1996–March 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2003;52:662-664.

Weisskopf, Marc G. PhD; Drew, James M. BA; Hanrahan, Lawrence P. PhD; Anderson, Henry A. MD; Haugh, Gilbert S. MS--Hazardous Ammonia Releases: Public Health Consequences and Risk Factors for Evacuation and Injury, United States, 1993-1998. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 45(2):197-204, February 2003.

Manassaram DM, Orr MF, Kaye WE. Counterterrorism planning using the hazardous substances events surveillance system. Disaster Management and Response. 2003;1:35-40.

Manassaram DM, Orr MF, Kaye WE. Hazardous substances events associated with the manufacturing of chemicals and allied products. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2003;104:123-135.

2002

Berkowitz Z, Haugh GS, Orr, MF, Kaye WE. Releases of hazardous substances in schools: data from Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance system, 1993-1998. Journal of Environmental Health Sept. 2,2002;65:20-7.

Berkowitz Z, Orr MF, Kaye WE, Haugh GS. Adverse public health effects associated with releases of hazardous substances in the agricultural industry and related services in four mid-Western states. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002;44:714-23.

Horton DK, Berkowitz Z, Kaye WE. 2002. The public health consequences from acute chlorine releases, 1993-2000. J Occup Environ Med. 44:906-13.

Zeitz P, Orr MF, Kaye W. Public health consequences of mercury spills: Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, 1993-1998. Environ Health Perspect 2002;110:129-32.

2001

Orr MF, Haugh GS, Kaye WE. Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, 1993-1997. Chem Health Safety 2001;8:35-41.

Orr MF, Kaye WE, Zeitz P, Powers M, Rosenthal L. Public health risks of railroads: Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance. J Occup Environ Med 2001;43:94-100.

Jeffery L. Burgess, MD, MPH, Dana F. Kovalchick, Lucy Harter, Kelly B. Kyes, PhD, James F. Lymp, PhD, Carl a. Bodkin, MD, MPH. Hazardous materials events: Evaluation of transport to health care facility and evacuation decisions. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 2001; Vol. 19 No. (2).

Wanda Lizak Welles, Rebecca E. Wilburn. Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) in New York State, 1993 to 1997. Division of Chemical Health and Safety of the American Chemical Society, January/February 2001, Pages 42-52.

2000

Larry Souther, Jean Small-Johnson, Rita B. Messing. A description of agricultural release of anhydrous ammonia in Minnesota. Chemical Health & Safety, November/December 2000 (16-22).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health consequences among first responders to emergency events associated with illicit methamphetamine laboratories – selected states, 1996-1999. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2000;49:1021-4.

Zeitz P, Berkowitz Z, Orr MF, Haugh GS, Kaye WE. Frequency and type of injuries in responders of hazardous substances emergency events, 1996-1998. J Occup Environ Med 2000;42:1115-20.