Open AccessThe Gulf Oil Spill
Author(s) -
Bernard D. Goldstein,
Howard J. Osofsky,
Maureen Y. Lichtveld
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmra1007197
Subject(s) - oil spill , medicine , environmental health , environmental disaster , ecosystem , environmental planning , deepwater horizon , environmental resource management , environmental protection , environmental science , ecology , biology
The 2010 Gulf Oil spill was an occupational, environmental, and community health disaster. This review summarizes the contaminants of concern, toxicologic consequences for humans and the ecosystem, lessons for worker safety, and mental health consequences in the community.
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