Open AccessExposure Assessment of Rayong Oil Spill Cleanup Workers
Author(s) -
Thammasin Ingviya,
Chanthip Intawong,
Salahaddhin Abubaker,
Paul T. Strickland
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
exposure and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.568
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2451-9685
pISSN - 2451-9766
DOI - 10.1007/s12403-019-00320-0
Subject(s) - urine , creatinine , internal dose , environmental science , metabolite , toxicology , muconic acid , zoology , environmental chemistry , environmental health , medicine , chemistry , biology , medical physics
In July of 2013, a pipeline connecting an offshore oil platform to a tanker caused crude oil to spill into the Sea of Rayong off the coast of Thailand. The resulting oil slick, estimated to be between 50 and 190 cubic meters (336-1,200 barrels), washed ashore one day later on the island of Samet. We conducted a study to quantify internal dose of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and benzene in 1,262 oil spill cleanup workers, and to examine factors related to their dose.