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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791775803321

Titolo

Research priorities for assessing health effects from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill [[electronic resource] ] : a letter report / / Committee to Review the Federal Rxesponse to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010

ISBN

0-309-17703-0

1-282-91720-X

9786612917202

0-309-16313-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (28 p.)

Disciplina

363.73820916

Soggetti

BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 - Health aspects

BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 - Research

Oil spills - Health aspects - Mexico, Gulf of

Oil spills - Research - Mexico, Gulf of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter""; ""REVIEWERS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Letter Report""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""

Sommario/riassunto

"It is as yet uncertain how the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will affect the health of clean-up workers and volunteers, residents, and visitors in the Gulf. The IOM recommends that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services focus on researching psychological and behavioral health, exposure information to oil and dispersants, seafood safety, communication methods for health studies, and methods for conducting research in order to better understand and mitigate the effects on human health for this oil spill and for future disasters."--Publisher's description.