Hebei Spirit oil spill and its long-term effect on children's asthma symptoms

Noh, Su Ryeon; Kim, Jung-Ah; Cheong, Hae-Kwan; Ha, Mina; Jee, Young Koo; Park, Myung-Sook; Choi, Kyoung-Seong; Kim, Ho; Cho, Sung-Il; Choi, Kyungho; Paek, Domyung

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.034

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“… 2 Previous research conducted with this cohort identified positive associations of crude oil and oil dispersant exposure with acute respiratory, 2 , 3 neurological, 2 – 4 and dermal 2 symptom onset, as well as with longer term respiratory and dermal health outcomes. 2 These findings are consistent with other literature on the health effects of oil spill exposure, 5 , 6 and with findings of impaired lung function and respiratory outcomes investigated in another prospective cohort study of DWH response workers, the Gulf Long-Term Follow Up (GuLF) Study. 7 – 9 In addition, previous studies reported novel associations of crude oil exposure with acute gastrointestinal and genitourinary symptoms in the DWH-CG study, 2 as well as associations between heat exposure and heat-related symptoms during the DWH response.…”

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“…We considered 54 candidate exposure variables, or "candidate indicators" across an initial grouping of seven broad categories of exposure, or "exposure domains," for inclusion as indicator variables in the latent class analysis (LCA) based on what we deemed most relevant to the exposure scenarios of the USCG responders. The exposure domains were (1) sleep, (2) insect and/ or animal bites, (3) smoking, (4) exposure to crude oil, exhaust fumes or carbon monoxide exposure through any exposure route, (5) injury and subsequent care-seeking experiences, (6) anxiety and other psychosocial stressors, and (7) use of PPE (Table S1; http://links.lww.com/EE/A188).…”

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“…To confirm there would not be too much extrapolation over sparse data in the latent class model estimation, we looked at the full joint contingency table of the response patterns of the candidate indicator set (Figure S1; http://links.lww.com/EE/ A188). Our final model included six highly prevalent indicators with at least one observation for each possible exposure combination (e.g., 2 6 = 64 strata with n > 0 per stratum): (1) ever exposure to crude oil, (2) ever exposure to exhaust fumes or carbon monoxide, (3) hand sanitizer use, (4) sunscreen use, (5) experience of mosquito bites, and (6) experience of anxiety during deployment. No indicators from the domains of sleep, smoking, or injury and subsequent care-seeking experiences were selected for the latent class enumeration.…”

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Exposure patterns among Coast Guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Keshav

Denic-Roberts

et al. 2022

Environmental Epidemiology

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Background: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was an environmental crisis for which multiple groups, including the United States Coast Guard (USCG), provided emergency response services. A cohort of 5,665 USCG oil spill responders completed postdeployment surveys eliciting information on a variety of topics, including oil spill-related exposures and experiences. Our objective was to determine the most common exposure patterns among USCG responders. Methods: We used latent class analysis based on six indicator variables reflecting different aspects of the responders' experiences: exposure to oil, exposure to engine exhaust fumes or carbon monoxide, hand sanitizer use, sunblock use, mosquito bites, and level of anxiety. We validated our interpretation of these latent classes using ancillary variables. Results: The model distinguished four distinct exposure profiles, which we interpreted as "low overall exposure" (prevalence estimate = 0.18), "low crude oil/exhaust and moderate time outdoors/anxiety (prevalence estimate = 0.18), "high crude oil/exhaust and moderate time outdoors/anxiety" (prevalence estimate = 0.25), and "high overall exposure" (prevalence estimate = 0.38). The validation analysis was consistent with our interpretation of the latent classes. Conclusions: The exposure patterns identified in this analysis can help inform future studies of the health impacts of exposure mixtures among USCG oil spill responders.

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Exposure patterns among Coast Guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Denic-Roberts

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“…The study area consisted of 83 small villages, and there were 13 elementary and 4 middle schools ( Figure 1 ). The nearest village to the accident site at sea was 10 km away, and the farthest village was within 30 km [ 20 ]. The study area had a small population of children, which is a typical feature of rural villages, and that number declined in the aftermath of the oil spill.…”

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Exposure to Crude Oil-Related Volatile Organic Compounds Associated with Lung Function Decline in a Longitudinal Panel of Children

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Kim²,

Cheong

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Background: Children in the affected area were exposed to large amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the Hebei Spirit oil spill accident. Objectives: We investigated the lung function loss from the exposure to VOCs in a longitudinal panel of 224 children 1, 3, and 5 years after the VOC exposure event. Methods: Atmospheric estimated concentration of total VOCs (TVOCs), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene for 4 days immediately after the accident were calculated for each village (n = 83) using a modeling technique. Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) as an indicator of airway status was measured 1, 3, and 5 years after the exposure in 224 children 4~9 years of age at the exposure to the oil spill. Multiple linear regression and linear mixed models were used to evaluate the associations, with adjustment for smoking and second-hand smoke at home. Results: Among the TVOCs (geometric mean: 1319.5 mg/m3·4 d), xylene (9.4), toluene (8.5), ethylbenzene (5.2), and benzene (2.0) were dominant in the order of air concentration level. In 224 children, percent predicted FEV1 (ppFEV1), adjusted for smoking and second-hand smoke at home, was 100.7% after 1 year, 96.2% after 3 years, and 94.6% after 5 years, and the loss over the period was significant (p < 0.0001). After 1 and 3 years, TVOCs, xylene, toluene, and ethylbenzene were significantly associated with ppFEV1. After 5 years, the associations were not significant. Throughout the 5 years’ repeated measurements in the panel, TVOCs, xylene, toluene, and ethylbenzene were significantly associated with ppFEV1. Conclusions: Exposure to VOCs from the oil spill resulted in lung function loss among children, which remained significant up to 5 years after the exposure.

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“…Oil spills generate negative environmental impacts and liabilities (Cormier and Magnan, 1997) in the ocean ecosystems and coastal communities (Beyer et al, 2016), threatening environmental safety (Lee and Jung, 2015;Azevedo et al, 2017), human health (Osofsky et al, 2011;Gohlke et al, 2011) and socioeconomic activities (Sumaila et al, 2012). These casualties can trigger processes such as bioaccumulation and biomagnifications in organisms (D'adamo et al, 1997;; increase aquatic and sediment toxicity Struch et al, 2019;Akinola et al, 2019;Yoon et al, 2019); and also expose humans to severe and chronic toxicity (Wells et al, 1999) through swallowing, skin contact and inhalation (Noh et al, 2019).…”

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Susceptibility to oil spill spreading using case studies and simulated scenarios

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Oleinik

Leal

et al. 2020

Environmental Pollution

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Fossil fuels still prevail over other energy sources in the world's consumption energy matrix. Thus, oil transportation and operations over maritime routes have been in high demand for a long time. Although oil spill accidents caused by these activities have reduced significantly over the last few decades, they still cause great concern. From this perspective, this paper presents simulation analyses of oil spill case studies using Telemac-3D hydrodynamic model coupled with an oil model. Hence a location susceptible to such accidents was selected and three real oil spills were simulated, for each of which there were official technical monitoring reports available. The obtained results contribute to the knowledge of oil pollution susceptibility in environmentally sensitive areas, as well as provide information concerning oil slick behaviour. Additionally, similarities between the modelled results and the technical reports were confirmed. These findings are useful for contingency planning and responding to these probable accidents.

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Hebei Spirit oil spill and its long-term effect on children's asthma symptoms

Cited by 25 publications

References 41 publications

Exposure patterns among Coast Guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Exposure patterns among Coast Guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Exposure to Crude Oil-Related Volatile Organic Compounds Associated with Lung Function Decline in a Longitudinal Panel of Children

Susceptibility to oil spill spreading using case studies and simulated scenarios

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