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With so much attention focused on the ecological and economic aspects of the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, it is worth reviewing some of the other potential human health impacts of this disaster. In addition to those discussed previously in this space, an excellent article about occupational hazards associated with the response to [...]  It didn’t take long for the oil spill to become an occupational health issue, it just happened it a way that I am not sure many would have expected. The FEMA trailers that were considered unsafe for emergency housing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have resurfaced – as housing for oil spill cleanup workers. [...] While the unmitigated disaster that is unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico clearly takes precedence as the environmental health issue of the day, I wanted to also call attention to a couple of other important developments in our field that have been taking place in the shadow of this terrible tragedy. First though, I don’t [...] |
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