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- W4316924679 abstract "BACKGROUND AND AIM: On August 4, 2020, Beirut experienced one of the worst non-nuclear explosions in modern history. The Blast happened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and a protracted political and financial crisis. This presentation describes the immediate response to the disaster, shares initial environmental assessments, and proposes a cohort study to assess the environmental and health impacts of the Blast. Obstacles to conducting environmental epidemiology studies are discussed. METHOD: Within a few days, a handful of professors established Khaddit Beirut (KB, Beirut Shakeup). The Environmental Health team under KB observed the safety measures followed by the respondents to the Blast, collected soil samples for asbestos and air samples for particulate matter, and established a Consortium of environmental health experts to propose a population-based epidemiological study to assess the environmental and health impact of the Blast. RESULTS: Thousands of young volunteers and poorly-equipped professionals rushed to the site of destruction to support the residents and clean the rubble. Safety measures were not followed. The KB team produced multiple safety guidelines. Environmental assessments by international teams were not accessible. Our assessment showed elevated particulate matter in the affected area as compared to a non-affected area. Soil samples analyzed outside Lebanon were negative for asbestos. The long-term health impacts of the Blast are yet to be assessed through a longitudinal cohort study of residents in the affected areas, as proposed by the Consortium. CONCLUSIONS: The magnitude of the explosion suggests serious environmental exposures and potentially multiple respiratory, neurological, and mental health outcomes. It will be amiss if the impacts of the Blast are not documented. So far, immediate humanitarian needs are prioritized over funding a study on long-term health effects. Conducting such studies in low-resourced settings requires international action and support and the development of an equitable framework for collaboration." @default.
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- W4316924679 date "2022-09-18" @default.
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- W4316924679 title "Beirut Blast August 2020: lessons learned for environmental epidemiology in low-resource settings" @default.
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