HSCI 20200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hypothalamus, Endocrine Disruptor, Apopka, Florida
27 Sep 2016
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Essentials of environmental, occupational, and radiological health sciences (hsci 20200) Emerging disaster concerns: deepwater horizon oil spill (2010) Mobile offshore drilling unit deep water horizon exploded in gulf of. Dispersants: break up oil and speed natural degradation: bp oil spill and ecological health concerns. Epa monitored air, water, sediment, and waste by cleanup operations. High level of toxic metals: chromium and nickel: causes dna damage. Pahs: polyaromatic hydrocarbons: low acute toxicity, carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic (metabolites more mutagenic) 2013: dolphins were dying at a high rate: 2014: tuna and amberjack exposed to oil spill heart. Studies on potential health effects on workers and communities. Focus on oil and dispersants: not in drinking water, clean-up crews and workers. Respiratory, immunological conditions, neurobehavioral and mental issues (job instability), and cancer. 2015: sammarco achieves of toxicology: measured concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons in human blood, focus on clean-up workers, fisherpersons, scuba diver, and costal residents, compounds found in the blood: pahs (highest concentrations) & alkanes.
