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Oil Spill Trajectory Map – June 21, 2010
Resource: Response Restoration NOAA Gov CLICK HERE FOR JUNE 21, 2010 TRAJECTORY MAP GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL This forecast is based on the NWS spot forecast from Sunday, June 20 PM. Currents were obtained from several models (West Florida … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf of Mexico, oil spill, Trajectory Map
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Live Feed – Oil spills in Gulf, and Ocean Robotic Devices
The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming is now providing lived BP Oil spill video feeds, along with Ocean Intervention III, Rov1, Boa Deep C Rov 1, among other rovers beneath the surface of the Gulf. These videos … Continue reading
United States Senate: Statement of Aubrey Keith Miller, M.D., Gulf Oil Spill
Resource: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Statement for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate June 15, 2010 NIEHS Activities Related to the Gulf Oil Spill PDF Statement of NIEHS Statement of Aubrey Keith … Continue reading
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Tagged actual exposure, adverse pregnancy, and changes in immune function; long-term health effects, Benzene, chemicals, crude oil, effects on human health, exposure, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, harmful substances, health hazard, human health effects, irritants, oil spill, oil spill workers, organic compounds, protect, public health impact ofthe oil spill, respiratory effects, risk, such as risk ofcancer, Toluene, violatile organic compounds, worker health hazard risks, Xylene
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Protecting the Public from Oil Contaminated Seafood – FDA
Resource: Deepwater Horizon Response June 14, 2010 Protecting the Public from Oil Contaminated Seafood: Fishery Area Closure and Surveillance Plan As part of the federal government’s comprehensive efforts to ensure seafood safety, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in coordination … Continue reading
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Tagged BP, Deepwater Horizon, fda, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, oil spill
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RSS Feed for Articles and Papers on Dangers of Oil Spills and Chemical Toxins present
Resource: Citeulike.org If you would like a daily update of articles and papers on the dangers of the chemicals involved in oil spills, I advise subscribing to the following RSS feed: http://www.citeulike.org/rss/search/all?q=toxic+chemicals+in+oil+spill
Presidential Address to the Nation on the Oil Spill
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Tagged Oil, oil spill, President, presidential address, The oil spill
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Oil Spill Experts – Collaborative Scientists and Researchers
In order to create a collaborative network for researchers working on the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, we will provide names, expertise and their contact information in this report. GINA SOLOMON is a senior scientist at NRDC and an associate … Continue reading
Review of potential environmental consequences of the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon well blow out spill, April 2010.
Resource: Marine Conservation Biology Institute For easier reading you may wish to download the PDF from the Marine Conservation Biology Institute. Background An unknown but enormous quantity of crude oil is being released into the Gulf of Mexico from a … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf Oil Spill & Health
Tagged Aromatic hydrocarbons, Carcinogen, Carcinogens, chemicals, Chemistry, deep water, Dispersant, Exxon Valdez, Gulf of Mexico, NOAA, Oil, oil slick, oil spill, Petroleum, research, Skin, Toxicology
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Benzene: Facts for those involved in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Benzene – Chemical Hazard Summary Resource: United States Environmental Protection Agency Benzene is commonly found in petroleum oil. It is present in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Accident of April 2010 that … Continue reading
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Tagged Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, breakdown product, Carcinogen, Carcinogens, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chemicals, Deepwater, Deepwater Horizon, Department of Health and Human Services, Gasoline, Gulf of Mexico, Hazards, horizon oil, horizon oil spill, irritation, leukemia, National Library of Medicine, Occupational safety and health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Oil, oil spill, Oils, Skin, Toxicology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Ocean Research Techniques: Data, Models and Visualization
Resource: SERC Oil Spills Compiled by John McDaris of SERC. Oil spills cause enormous amounts of damage to ocean and coastal ecosystems and the human populations that depend on them for subsistence, employment, and commerce. These resources speak to the … Continue reading