Lung function in oil spill responders 4-6 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

ABSTRACT: Oil spill response and clean-up (OSRC) workers were exposed to hazardous airborne chemicals following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The aim of this study was to evaluate lung function in workers 4-6 years following the disaster using a prospective cohort. Participants who completed two spirometry test sessions 1-3 years, and 4-6 years after the spill (N = 1,838) were included and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV₁; ml), forced vital capacity (FVC; ml), and ratio (FEV₁/FVC; %) determined. Linear mixed models were utilized to estimate relationships between OSRC exposures and lung function 4-6 years after the spill and changes since the prior measurement. Despite suggestive reduced lung function at 1-3 years, at the  4-6-year exam workers with total hydr

SUBMITTER: Lawrence KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837370 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature