Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on Human Health

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Dear Subscriber, The April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon caused one of the largest off-shore oil spills in U.S. history, threatening the entire Gulf and Atlantic coastline. The effects of this much oil on a community so dependent on the Gulf waters will be far-reaching and pronounced, leading many to describe the situation in the Gulf of Mexico as an oil disaster rather than an oil spill. Today the Institute of Medicine released Assessing the Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on Human Health, the summary of a June workshop to explore the spill's potential short- and long-term health effects on affected communities and individuals. Read the book | Watch videos from the workshop Assessing the Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on Human Health: A Summary of the June 2010 Workshop Prepublication The 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unprecedented, and its effects on the overall health of individuals remain uncertain. The IOM held a public workshop June 22-23 to examine many factors that could impact how public health officials choose to monitor the... Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit...   Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Produced Water in the United States Prepublication In some coalbeds, naturally occurring water pressure holds methane--the main component of natural gas--fixed to coal surfaces and within the coal. In a coalbed methane (CBM) well, pumping water from the coalbeds lowers this pressure, facilitating the release...   Transforming Clinical Research in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities: Workshop Series Prepublication An ideal health care system relies on efficiently generating timely, accurate evidence to deliver on its promise of diminishing the divide between clinical practice and research. There are growing indications, however, that the current health care system and...   Sequence-Based Classification of Select Agents: A Brighter Line Prepublication Select Agents are defined in regulations through a list of names of particularly dangerous known bacteria, viruses, toxins, and fungi. However, natural variation and intentional genetic modification blur the boundaries of any discrete Select Agent list based...   Robert Fri on Need to Know NAS member Robert Fri is a contributor for "Need to Know," a TV- and web- newsmagazine from PBS. Fri has served on several studies at the National Research Council, most recently on the America's Energy Future and America's Climate Choices projects. Read his column here: When Bad Things Happen to Good Windmills Landscapes on the Edge: New Horizons for Research on Earth's Surface Watch Now Unsubscribe To unsubscribe from this list please go here or reply to this message with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. To manage your subscriptions and account preferences go here. Copyright © 2010. National Academies Press. 500 Fifth St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. Privacy Statement