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  2. Corexit - Wikipedia

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    In late 2012, a study from Georgia Tech and Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes in Environmental Pollution journal reported that Corexit used during the BP oil spill had increased the toxicity of the oil by up to 52 times. The study looked at the effects of the oil–Corexit combination on rotifers, which form the base of the food chain ...

  3. Health consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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    In 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched the Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. As the largest, most comprehensive study of long-term health effects from an oil spill, the GuLF Study will collect health data on cleanup workers and track them for at least 5 years.

  4. Environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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    The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, releasing about 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gal; 780,000 m 3) of crude oil making it the largest marine oil spill in history. Both the spill and the cleanup efforts had effects on the environment.

  5. Deepwater Horizon oil spill response - Wikipedia

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    Environmental groups attempted to obtain information regarding the composition and safety of ingredients in Corexit through the Freedom of Information Act but were denied by the EPA. After Earthjustice sued on behalf of the Gulf Restoration Network and the Florida Wildlife Federation , the EPA released a list of all 57 chemicals in the 14 ...

  6. Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of Health and Human Services set up the GuLF Study in June 2010 in response to these reports. The study is run by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and will last at least five years. [235] [236] Workers contracted by BP clean up oil on a beach in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, 23 May 2010

  7. Sitting Too Much Can Increase the Risk of Heart Problems ...

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    People who sit at a desk all day face a greater risk for heart disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.. Even if those desk dwellers do ...

  8. 2013 Rayong oil spill - Wikipedia

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    Bangkok Post reports "PTTGC has remained silent about what chemicals it is using but also said they could pose a hazard to the environment and people's health." [17] In 2012, a study found that Corexit increases the toxicity of oil by 52 times. It can remain in the ecological food chain for many years and cause widespread and long-lasting ...

  9. Are the Chiefs the NFL's worst-ever 9-0 team? - AOL

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    “The thing that has impressed me with this team is that they don’t get down,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Monday. “That’s not what they are.