Association between Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and cleanup work experiences and lung function.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oil spill response and cleanup (OSRC) workers had potentially stressful experiences during mitigation efforts following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Smelling chemicals; skin or clothing contact with oil; heat stress; handling oily plants/wildlife or dead animal recovery; and/or being out of regular work may have posed a risk to worker respiratory health through psychological stress mechanisms.

Objective

To evaluate the association between six potentially stressful oil spill experiences and lung function among OSRC workers 1-3 years following the Deepwater Horizon disaster, while controlling for primary oil spill inhalation hazards and other potential confounders.

Methods

Of 6811 GuLF STUDY participants who performed OSRC work and completed a quali

SUBMITTER: Gam KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6400458 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature