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Health Consequences among Subjects Involved in Gulf Oil Spill Clean-up Activities Mark A. D'Andrea, MD, FACRO, G. Kesava Reddy, PhD, MHA The American Journal of Medicine Volume 126, Issue 11, Pages 966-974 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.05.014 Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig. (A) The location of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles off the Louisiana coast (Source: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2011/04/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-year-picture-essay-day/ By courtesy of Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., Copyright 2010; used with permission). (B) Satellite view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill slick by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the Gulf of Mexico. (Source: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/oilspill/index.html. Accessed January 15, 2013) The American Journal of Medicine 2013 126, 966-974DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.05.014) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Major somatic symptoms experienced by the oil spill clean-up workers following exposure to oil spill and dispersant. The American Journal of Medicine 2013 126, 966-974DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.05.014) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions