ArticleEnvironment international2019
Neurological symptoms associated with oil spill response exposures: Results from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Coast Guard Cohort Study.
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- Exposure patterns among Coast Guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A latent class analysis.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2022Article
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- MicroRNA (miRNA) Differential Expression and Exposure to Crude-Oil- Related Compounds.MicroRNA (Shariqah, United Arab Emirates) · 2021Review
- The Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill upon Lung Health-Mouse Model-Based RNA-Seq Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionThe Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history, involving the response of tens of thousands clean-up workers. Over 8500 United States Coast Guard personnel were deployed in response to the spill. Little is understood about the acute neurological effects of oil spill clean-up-related exposures. Given the large number of people involved in large oil spill clean-ups, study of these effects is warranted.
methodsWe utilized exposure, health, and lifestyle data from a post-deployment survey administered to Coast Guard responders to the DWH oil spill. Crude oil exposure was assessed via self-reported inhalation and skin contact metrics, categorized by frequency of self-reported exposure to crude oil during deployment (never, rarely, sometimes, most/all of the time). Combined exposure to crude oil and oil dispersant was also evaluated. Adjusted log binomial regressions were used to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), investigating the associations between oil spill exposures and neurological symptoms during deployment. Stratified analyses investigated potential effect modification by sex, exhaust fume exposure, personal protective equipment (PPE) use, and deployment duration and timing.
resultsIncreasing frequency of crude oil exposure via inhalation was associated with increased likelihood of headaches (PR
conclusionsThis study provides evidence of a cross sectional association between crude oil exposures and acute neurological symptoms in a sample of U.S. Coast Guard responders. Additionally, it suggests that exposure to both crude oil and oil dispersant may result in stronger associations and that heat may interact synergistically with oil exposures resulting in more acute neurological symptoms. Future investigations are needed to confirm these findings.
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