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Crude Oil Spills and Health
- Featured Sites
- Overviews
- Health Information
- Coping with Disasters and Stress
- Occupational Health Information
- Crude Oil
- Dispersants
- Seafood and Fisheries Contamination
- Response and Recovery
- Gulf State Agencies Involved in Prevention, Response, and Recovery
- Oil Spills and Wildlife
- Social Media Sites: Gulf Oil Spill
- Multi-language Resources
- Disclaimer
Featured Sites
Web sites with updates on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill situation.
- Restore The Gulf
A federal web portal with information and resources related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and recovery.
U.S. Government - Updates - Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Overviews
- Hurricanes and the Oil Spill (PDF, 1.4 MB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Federal Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Oil Spills
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - NOAAWatch Oil Spill Headlines
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Oil and Chemical Spills
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - DEEPWATER HORIZON Incident News
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Environmental Protection Agency - Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
- Robust Summaries & Test Plans: Crude Oil Category
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Health Information
(See also Occupational Health)
- Gulf Oil Spill 2010: Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill Human Health Interim Clinical Guidance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Health-Related Information
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Light Crude Oil Information for Health Professionals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Information for Health Professionals: Health Surveillance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Gulf Oil Spill Information for Pregnant Women
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Gulf Oil Spill 2010: Information for Parents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - AAP, PEHSU, AACT and ACMT Information for Clinicians on the Oil Spill Affecting the Gulf Coast (PDF, 296 KB)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics - PEHSU Information on Gulf Coast Oil Spill for Parents and Community Members (PDF, 197 KB)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics - Children and Disasters: Information on the Oil Spill Affecting the Gulf Coast
American Academy of Pediatrics - Poison Centers and the Gulf Oil Spill
American Association of Poison Control Centers
(For poisoning emergencies, please contact your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222.) - Assessing the Human Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: An Institute of Medicine Workshop
June 22-23, 2010
- Oil Spills
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Journal Articles on Oil Spills and Human Health
PubMed - Biomedical Journal Literature
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Coping with Disasters and Stress
- How Can I Manage Stress During the Oil Spill?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Tips for Dealing with the Gulf Oil Spill
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Coping with the Gulf Oil Spill - Mental Health Information
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Managing Traumatic Incident Stress for Deepwater Horizon Response and Volunteer Workers
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Coping with Disasters, Violence and Traumatic Events
Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Occupational Health Information
Resources that provide information to protect the safety and health of workers and volunteers.
- Protecting Workers and Volunteers Responding On-Shore to Hurricanes from the Gulf of Mexico
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - NIOSH Report of BP Illness and Injury Data
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Deepwater Horizon/Mississippi Canyon 252 Oil Spill – OSHA Factsheet (PDF, 50 KB)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - NIEHS Oil Spill Response Training Tool
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - Interim Guidance for Protecting Deepwater Horizon Response Workers and Volunteers
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Heat Stress
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Oil Spill Response Resources (includes Ongoing Health Hazard Evaluation)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Consumer Health Resources for Workers and Volunteers
(Also available in Spanish)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
- Keeping Workers Safe During Oil Spill Response and Cleanup Operations
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Health and Safety Aspects of In-situ Burning of Oil (PDF, 31 KB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Training Marine Oil Spill Response Workers Under OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Information about Tarballs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Best Practices for Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill Response (PDF, 3.6 MB)
See Chapter 2: Safety and Human Health
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Crude Oil
- Crude Oil
Hazardous Substances Data Bank, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Table of Chemical Constituents Commonly Found in Crude Oil (PDF, 86 KB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - ToxFAQs™: Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Oil Spill Hazards
TOXLINE, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Petroleum (CAS Registry Number 8002-05-9)
ChemIDplus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Crude Oil
ToxTown, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Dispersants
- Toxicity Testing of Dispersants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Comparative Toxicity of Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil (LSC) and Chemically Dispersed LSC to Two Gulf of Mexico Aquatic Test Species - July 31, 2010 (PDF, 120 KB)
- Comparative Toxicity of Eight Oil Dispersant Products on Two Gulf of Mexico Aquatic Test Species - June 30, 2010 (PDF, 93.8 KB)
- Analysis of Eight Oil Spill Dispersants Using In Vitro Tests for Endocrine and Other Biological Activity (PDF, 744 KB)
- Dispersants Toxicity Testing – Phase I: Questions and Answers (PDF, 21.3 KB)
- EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - Dispersants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Oil Spill Dispersant (COREXIT ®EC9500A and EC9527A) Information for Health Professionals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Reducing Occupational Exposures while Working with Dispersants During the Gulf Oil Spill Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Dispersants Quick Facts for Coastal Residents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - COREXIT® EC9580A
- COREXIT® EC9527A
- COREXIT® EC9500A
- Dispersants - Special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
TOXLINE, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Journal Articles on Oil Dispersants and Humans
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Journal Articles on Oil Dispersants and Animals
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Journal Articles on Oil Dispersants and Invertebrates, Seawater, Plants and Environment
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Seafood and Fisheries Contamination
Check local news sources for latest information on seafood safety related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Update
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Impact of Crude Oil on Seafood (PDF, 128 KB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Response and Recovery
- GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse
(Mapping the Response to BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Department of the Interior - Responding to Oil Spills
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Response to Oil Spills
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Oil Spill Preparation and Response
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Safety and Oil Spill Research
U.S. Department of the Interior - Oil Spills and the Public (PDF, 116 KB)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Gulf State Agencies Involved in Prevention, Response, and Recovery
Local government agencies may be the best resource for food and water safety advice and updates.
- Louisiana
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Oil Spills
Texas General Land Office - Florida - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Oil Spills and Wildlife
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill FACT SHEET: Fishing, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles (PDF, 74 KB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fish Stocks in the Gulf of Mexico (PDF, 69 KB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Impacts of Oil on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles (PDF, 76 KB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Wildlife and Oil Spills (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Chapter 5 from Understanding Oil Spills and Oil Spill Response
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Best Practices for Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill Response (PDF, 3.6 MB)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Rescuing Wildlife
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Oil Spill Preparation and Response
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Oil and Sea Turtles (PDF, 2.5 MB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Journal Articles on Oil Spills and Animals
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Journal Articles on Oil Spills and Invertebrates, Seawater, Plants and Environment
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Social Media Sites: Gulf Oil Spill
- Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center
Multi-language Resources
- Resources in Spanish
- Derrame de petróleo en el Cañon Deepwater Horizon/Mississippi 252 - Hoja de Datos OSHA (PDF, 50 KB)
Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional - Respuesta de EPA al derrame de petróleo de British Petroleum (BP) en el golfo de México
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - NIEHS Oil Spill Cleanup Initiative: Safety Awareness for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers (SPANISH VERSION)(PDF, 1.9 MB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - NIEHS Oil Spill Cleanup Initiative: Safety Awareness for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers (SPANISH VERSION) (PowerPoint, 6 MB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - NIEHS Oil Spill Cleanup Initiative: Safety Awareness for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers (SPANISH BOOKLET FORMAT) (PDF, 4.0 MB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - Petróleo crudo
Tox Town, National Library of Medicine - Enfermedades causadas por el calor (Heat Illness)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Exposición al sol (Sun Exposure)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Ahogo (Drowning)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Ruido (Noise)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Picaduras de insectos (Insect Bites and Stings)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Mordeduras de animales (Animal Bites)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Sarpullido (Skin Rashes)
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
- Derrame de petróleo en el Cañon Deepwater Horizon/Mississippi 252 - Hoja de Datos OSHA (PDF, 50 KB)
- Resources in Vietnamese
- Deepwater Horizon/Mississippi Canyon 252 Oil Spill – OSHA Factsheet (Vietnamese) (PDF, 50 KB)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - NIEHS Oil Spill Cleanup Initiative: Safety Awareness for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers (VIETNAMESE VERSION) (PDF, 2.1 MB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - National Institutes of Health - NIEHS Oil Spill Cleanup Initiative: Safety Awareness for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers (VIETNAMESE VERSION) (PowerPoint, 6.0 MB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - National Institutes of Health
- Deepwater Horizon/Mississippi Canyon 252 Oil Spill – OSHA Factsheet (Vietnamese) (PDF, 50 KB)
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