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Health and Safety Information from Deepwater Horizion Unified Command

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/567723/

Psychological Health in Residents Participating in Clean-up Works of Hebei Spirit Oil Spill

Song M, Hong YC, Cheong HK, Ha M, Kwon H, Ha EH, Choi Y, Jeong WC, Hur J, Lee SM, Kim EJ. Psychological Health in Residents Participating in Clean-up Works of Hebei Spirit Oil Spill. J Prev Med Public Health. 2009 Mar;42(2):82-88. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2009.42.2.82

Acute health effects of the Tasman Spirit oil spill on residents of Karachi, Pakistan

Janjua NZ, Kasi PM, Nawaz H, et al.: Acute health effects of the Tasman Spirit oil spill on residents of Karachi, Pakistan. BMC Public Health 2006, 6:84. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/84.

Health Effects of Exposure to Oil Spills

Rodríguez-Trigo, Gema, Jan Paul Zock, and Isabel Isidro Montes. "Health Effects of Exposure to Oil Spills." Archivos de Bronconeumología 43.11 (2007): 628-35. doi:10.1016/S1579-2129(07)60141-4.

Safety of Workers

USDOL website on issues related to the safety of workers responding to the oil spill. Includes hazard information, training materials, and procedures for hazardous waste operations.

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