ArticleJournal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A2017
The Gulf Long-Term Follow-Up Study (GuLF STUDY): Biospecimen collection at enrollment.
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- Association of oil spill-related volatile organic compound exposure with CVD-related biomarkers in the Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- Concentrations of blood styrene and neurobehavioral function among Gulf state residents in the U.S.International journal of environmental health research · 2025Article
- Residential Proximity to Metal-Emitting Industries and Toenail Metal Concentration in the US Gulf States.Exposure and health · 2024Article
- Reliability of low mass toenail samples as biomarkers of chronic metal exposure.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2023Article
- Fine particulate matter and incident coronary heart disease events up to 10 years of follow-up among Deepwater Horizon oil spill workers.Environmental research · 2023Article
- GuLF DREAM: A Model to Estimate Dermal Exposure Among Oil Spill Response and Clean-up Workers.Annals of work exposures and health · 2022Article
- The association between blood metals and hypertension in the GuLF study.Environmental research · 2021Article
- Spirometry quality predictors in a large multistate prospective study.Respiratory medicine · 2021Article
- Natural hazards and mental health among US Gulf Coast residents.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2021Article
- Ambient particulate matter, ozone, and neurologic symptoms in U.S. Gulf states adults.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2021Article
- Neighborhood Deprivation, Obesity, and Diabetes in Residents of the US Gulf Coast.American journal of epidemiology · 2021Article
- Selenium modifies associations between multiple metals and neurologic symptoms in Gulf states residents.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2020Article
- Lung function in oil spill responders 4-6 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A · 2020Article
- Determinants of environmental styrene exposure in Gulf coast residents.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2019Article
- Developing Large-Scale Research in Response to an Oil Spill Disaster: a Case Study.Current environmental health reports · 2019Article
- Blood BTEX levels and neurologic symptoms in Gulf states residents.Environmental research · 2019Article
- Environmental Styrene Exposure and Sensory and Motor Function in Gulf Coast Residents.Environmental health perspectives · 2019Article
- Association between Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and cleanup work experiences and lung function.Environment international · 2018Article
- Development of a total hydrocarbon ordinal job-exposure matrix for workers responding to the Deepwater Horizon disaster: The GuLF STUDY.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2018Article
- The Development of Long-Term Adverse Health Effects in Oil Spill Cleanup Workers of the Deepwater Horizon Offshore Drilling Rig Disaster.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) explosion in the Gulf of Mexico led to the largest ever marine oil spill by volume. The GuLF STUDY is investigating possible adverse human health effects associated with oil spill activities. One objective of the study was to utilize biological specimens from study participants to examine spill-related adverse health effects. This study describes the methods for collecting, processing, shipping, and storing specimens during the enrollment phase of the study. GuLF STUDY participants living in Gulf States (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas) were eligible to complete a home visit at enrollment, one to three years after the DWH explosion. During this visit, blood, urine, toenail and hair clippings, and house dust samples were collected. Specimens were shipped overnight to a central processing laboratory in containers with cold and ambient temperature compartments. Most blood and urine specimens were then aliquoted and stored in liquid nitrogen vapor or at -80°C, with some samples stored at -20°C. A total of 11,193 participants completed a home visit, and over 99% provided at least one biospecimen. Most participants provided blood (93%), urine (99%), and toenail clippings (89%), and 40% provided hair. Nearly all participants (95%) provided house-dust samples. Most samples were received by the laboratory one (58%) or two (25%) days after collection. These biospecimens enable investigation of a range of biomarkers of spill-related adverse health effects, and possibly some biomarkers of spill-related exposures. The biospecimen collection, handling, and storage protocols were designed to maximize current and future scientific value within logistical and budgetary constraints and might serve as a template for future studies conducted in similar time-critical and geographically dispersed settings.
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