Annexes
Guidance for the Environmental Public Health Management of Crude Oil Incidents
Annex F: Epidemiological studies on mental health effects related to exposure to oil spills Key to reviewers: H = Ha M, Lee WJ, Lee S, Cheong HK (2008) A literature review on health effects of exposure to oil spill. J Prev Med Public Health. 2008 Sep;41(5):345-54. PMID: 18827503 A = Aguilera F, Méndez J, Pásaro E, Laffon B (2010) Review on the effects of exposure to spilled oils on human health. J Appl Toxicol. 2010 May;30(4):291-301. PMID: 20499335 L&N = Levy BS, Nassetta WJ (2011) The adverse health effects of oil spills: a review of the literature and a framework for medically evaluating exposed individuals, Int J Occup Environ Health. 2011 Apr-Jun;17(2):161-7. PMID: 21618948 G = Goldstein BD, Osofsky HJ, Lichtveld MY (2011) The Gulf oil spill. N Engl J Med. 2011 Apr 7;364(14):1334-48. PMID: 21470011 E = Eykelbosh, A (2014) Health Effects of Oil Spills and Implications for Public Health Planning and Research, National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health, Vancouver Coastal Health. [http://www.ncceh.ca/sites/default/files/Health_Effects_Oil_Spills_Nov_2014.pdf] D&R = D'Andrea MA, Reddy GK (2014) Crude oil spill exposure and human health risks. J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Oct;56(10):1029-41 PMID: 25285825 L = Laffon B, Pásaro E, Valdiglesias V (2016) Effects of exposure to oil spills on human health: Updated review. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2016;19(3-4):10528. PMID: 27221976 J = Jung D, Kim JA, Park MS, Yim UH, Choi K. (2017) Human health and ecological assessment programs for Hebei Spirit oil spill accident of 2007: Status, lessons, and future challenges. Chemosphere. 2017 ;173:180-189. PMID: 28110007
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Reference
Study Design
Methods
Results
Exxon Valdez (14 March 1989) Bligh reef, Prince William, Alaska, USA; spill size (t) 37,000. E
Picou J, Gill D (1992) Disruption and stress in an Alaskan fishing community: Initial and continuing impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Cohort study at five and 18 months after the spill.
118 residents of Cordova, AK (impacted community) and 73 residents of Petersburg AK (nonimpacted community).
Impact community shows significant increase in social disruption and psychological stress compared to the control community at five months after the spill; effects lessen at 18 months, but remain elevated.
Organ Environ. 1992;6(3):235–57.
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