The deepwater horizon oil spill coast guard cohort study: A cross-sectional study of acute respiratory health symptoms
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD (United States)
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
- United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (United States)
- United States Army Corps of Engineers, Safety and Occupational Health Office, Little Rock, AR (United States)
- United States Coast Guard, Directorate of Health, Safety, and Work Life, Washington, DC (United States)
Highlights: • Cross sectional analyses of crude oil/dispersant exposures and acute respiratory symptoms in disaster responders. • Elevated prevalence ratios for coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing with crude oil exposure. • Increasing crude oil inhalation and dermal contact showed increasing likelihood for respiratory symptoms. • Combination of crude oil and dispersants showed associations greater in magnitude than oil alone. • We found strong relationships between crude oil/dispersant exposures and acute respiratory symptoms. Over 8500 United States Coast Guard (USCG) personnel were deployed in response to the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill; however, human respiratory effects as a result of spill-related exposures are relatively unknown.
- OSTI ID:
- 23105817
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Research, Vol. 162; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0013-9351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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