Persistent Risk‐Related Worry as a Function of Recalled Exposure to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Prior Trauma

Risk Analysis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 624-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M Parker ◽  
Melissa L. Finucane ◽  
Lynsay Ayer ◽  
Rajeev Ramchand ◽  
Vanessa Parks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ◽  
Prior Trauma

Behavioral Health of Gulf Coast Residents 6 Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Role of Trauma History

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 497-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynsay Ayer ◽  
Charles Engel ◽  
Andrew Parker ◽  
Rachana Seelam ◽  
Rajeev Ramchand
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ◽  
Trauma History ◽  
Illness Anxiety ◽  
Prior Trauma

ABSTRACTObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the associations between oil spill exposure, trauma history, and behavioral health 6 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS). We hypothesized that prior trauma would exacerbate the relationship between oil spill exposure and behavioral health problems.MethodsThe sample included 2,520 randomly selected adults in coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico. Participants reported their level of oil spill exposure, trauma history, depression, anxiety/worry, illness anxiety, and alcohol use.ResultsIndividuals with more traumatic experiences had a significantly higher risk for all measured behavioral health problems after controlling for demographic factors and DHOS exposure. Those with higher levels of DHOS exposure were not at greater risk for behavioral health problems after controlling for prior trauma, with the exception of illness anxiety. There was no evidence that trauma history moderated the association between DHOS exposure and behavioral health.ConclusionsFindings suggest that trauma exposure may be a better indicator of long-term behavioral health risk than DHOS exposure among disaster-prone Gulf Coast residents. DHOS exposure may be a risk factor for illness anxiety but not more general behavioral health concerns. Trauma history did not appear to exacerbate risk for behavioral health problems among Gulf residents exposed to the DHOS. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:497-503)

Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea coral-associated sediment communities

2016 ◽  
Vol 561 ◽  
pp. 51-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
AWJ Demopoulos ◽  
JR Bourque ◽  
E Cordes ◽  
KM Stamler
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

scholarly journals Impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a deep-water coral community in the Gulf of Mexico

2012 ◽  
Vol 109 (50) ◽  
pp. 20303-20308 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. K. White ◽  
P.-Y. Hsing ◽  
W. Cho ◽  
T. M. Shank ◽  
E. E. Cordes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Coral Community ◽  
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ◽  
Water Coral

scholarly journals Oil fate and mass balance for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

2021 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 112681
Author(s):  
Deborah P. French-McCay ◽  
Katherine Jayko ◽  
Zhengkai Li ◽  
Malcolm L. Spaulding ◽  
Deborah Crowley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Balance ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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