Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Deep Horizon Oil Spill
Recommended health actions:
- At this time, there are no indications of any health risks to Floridians due to the Deepwater Horizon incident. However, any person who is concerned about change in air quality due to this event should contact their primary health care provider.
- As with wildfires and other events that increase particulate matter in the air, consider staying inside, in an air-conditioned room and change the airconditioner filter to ensure peak performance.
- Avoid strenuous activities outside.
- Anyone who experiences difficulty breathing, shortness of breath or other serious symptoms should seek immediate medical attention.
- Should Florida’s coastline become affected by the incident, avoid entering areas where oil can be seen or smelled. If any oil is sighted or smelled, leave the area right away.
- Avoid direct skin contact with oil, oil-contaminated water and sediments.
- Do not swim or ski in areas affected by the oil spill, and if traveling through the area by boat, take precautions when hoisting the boat anchor. If oil makes contact with skin, wash it off immediately with soap and water.
- Do not fish in the oil spill-affected waters.
- Do not harvest and eat dead fish, fish with oily residue or fish that have a petroleum odor.
- Avoid boating through oil slicks or sheens.
- Young children, pregnant women, people with compromised immune systems, and individuals with underlying respiratory conditions should avoid the area.
- Restrict pets from entering oil-contaminated areas.
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Safety Resources for Volunteer Coordinators* |
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Oil on the shoreline* |
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Deepwater Horizon Response Numbers* |
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General Health Information |
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Material Safety Data Sheets | |
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Mississippi Canyon 252 Weathered Crude Oil (Light Sweet Crude) | |
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Letter of Support from the Unified Command and BP for the NIOSH Worker Roster |
* These documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed it may be downloaded free from Adobe.