Selected internet-based resources pertaining to human health
outcomes and concerns associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Citizen perceptions about oil remaining the Gulf, seafood safety, and trustworthiness of information sources. Cedar Key Seafood Festival survey conducted by Dr. Brian Mayer (University of Florida, October 2010; pdf)
Natural Resources Defense Council: Community letter of concern to FDA questioning seafood risk assessment data (pdf)
Natural Resources Defense Council: Community letter of concern to NOAA questioning the monitoring and assessment of contaminents in seafoods (pdf)
Natural Resources Defense Council: Community letter of concern to FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The letter refers to a recent survey of gulf coast residents showing that their consumption patterns for locally caught seafood are higher than what FDA uses in their risk assessment models. Concerns are discussed relative to protecting local populations and seafood safety (pdf)
Citizen concerns about dispersants in seafood and lack of information transparency (YouTube video posted by Project Gulf Impact)
Citizen concerns about oil, dispersant, and lack of integrity of various federal and academic entities (YouTube video posted by Project Gulf Impact). An example of "the new media," where well-produced outreach can be developed by non-traditional media sources and vie for credibility.
Environmental fate and health effects of remnant oil in the beach environment. Summary report prepared for the US Coast Guard by the Operational Science Advisory Team (OSAT-2), February 2011 (pdf)
Psychological impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Florida and Alabama Communities. Gratten et al. 2011, Environmental Health Perspectives (advanced online pdf)
Human interim clinical guidance for healthcare providers (CDC website)
Assessing the human health effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Webcast from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (ProLibraries website)
- Epidemiologic studies examining association between oil exposure and cancer:
Increased risk of acute myelogenous leukemia and multiple myeloma in a historical cohort of upstream petroleum workers exposed to crude oil (Kirkeleit et al. 2008)
Increased risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma among upstream petroleum workers (Kirleleit et al. 2010)
Near real-time mapping of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response. This link takes you to GeoPlatform.gov, that uses the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) to view Google Map layers of multi-agency response efforts. (GeoPlatform.gov website)
Listen to international radio report providing initial perspectives on the volume of oil discharged from the MC252. Speakers include Dr. Jane Lubchenco (NOAA), Robert Gibbs (White House spokesperson), Dr. Paul Anastas (USEPA), Dr. Charles Hopkinson (University of Georgia), and waterman George Barisish.
NPR Environmental News Broadcast highlighting different perspectives on amount of oil remaining in the Gulf of Mexico,
based on "educated guesswork." Ultimately, a failure of agreement between and within agencies on how to intrepret
currently available data can lead to an apparent lack of credibility from scientific sources.
- Federal responses and outreach:
DEEP WATER: The Gulf Oil Diaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling. Report to the President of the United States by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, January 2011 (pdf 17 MB). Outstanding, well-researched document that reveals the preventable nature of the oil spill, lack of regulatory oversight, and inadequate scientific understanding of deep Gulf water environments and the human impact of oil spills.
Federal web portal with oil spill information: Restorethegulf.gov (US government website)
Investigative hearings regarding the Deepwater Horizon blowout and loss of life on April 20th, 2010. Content collected from the Joint Investigation Team, US Coast Guard and US Department of the Interior. (DWH Joint Investigation website)
EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico (EPA website)
NOAAWatch oil spill headlines (NOAA website)
Dr. George Crozier, senior marine scientist and executive director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, discusses the environmental impact of the recent Gulf oil spill. Clinton School of Public Service Speaker Series, 8/17/2010 (Clinton School website)
- Information about crude oil and dispersants:
Comparative toxicity of Louisiana sweet crude oil and chemically dispersed crude oil to two Gulf of Mexico aquatic test species. Document developed by US Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, July 31, 2010 (pdf)
Table of Chemical Constituents Commonly Found in Crude Oil. Developed by CDC (pdf)
Oil spill dispersant information for health professionals (CDC website)
EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - Dispersants (EPA website)
Comparative Toxicity of Eight Oil Dispersant Products on Two Gulf of Mexico Aquatic Test Species - June 30, 2010 (pdf)
NOAA and FDA Announce Chemical Test for Dispersant in Gulf Seafood. "All Samples Test Within Safety Threshold" (NOAA website)
Fate of remnant oil in the beach environment. Summary report prepared for the US Coast Guard by the Operational Science Advisory Team (OSAT-2), February 2011 (pdf)
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