Abstract

NIEHS is leading a National Institutes of Health (NIH) long term study looking at the potential health effects of the oil spill in various responder populations. During FY 2011, NIEHS investigators obtained IRB (Institutional Review Board) and OMB (Office of Management and Budget) approval for the protocol and questionnaires used in the GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-Up Study) and undergone independent audits by the Institute of Medicine and a special NIH review panel. The GuLF STUDY launched recruitment efforts in February 2011 and as of September 2011, have completed over 2,500 telephone interviews and scheduled over 1,100 in-person visits, completing 350 of them to date. Biospecimens are banked in a long-term storage facility using liquid nitrogen where appropirate. NIEHS investigators are actively recruiting study participants into the GuLF STUDY. Additionally, NIEHS investigators are working to obtain all of the available environmental and occupational exposure monitoring data in order to perform an accurate exposure assessment on the study population. The NIEHS Epidemiology Branch is conducting the study. NIEHS will work with other HHS agencies, federal partners, as well as local communities and universities to both assess and implement its research plan.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Investigator-Initiated Intramural Research Projects (ZIA)
Project #
1ZIAES102945-02
Application #
8336664
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Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$806,369
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  Institution

Name
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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  Publications

Gam, Kaitlyn B; Kwok, Richard K; Engel, Lawrence S et al. (2018) Exposure to Oil Spill Chemicals and Lung Function in Deepwater Horizon Disaster Response Workers. J Occup Environ Med 60:e312-e318
Werder, Emily J; Gam, Kaitlyn B; Engel, Lawrence S et al. (2018) Predictors of blood volatile organic compound levels in Gulf coast residents. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 28:358-370
Nethery, Rachel C; Sandler, Dale P; Zhao, Shanshan et al. (2018) A joint spatial factor analysis model to accommodate data from misaligned areal units with application to Louisiana social vulnerability. Biostatistics :
Stewart, Patricia A; Stenzel, Mark R; Ramachandran, Gurumurthy et al. (2018) Development of a total hydrocarbon ordinal job-exposure matrix for workers responding to the Deepwater Horizon disaster: The GuLF STUDY. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 28:223-230
Kwok, Richard K; McGrath, John A; Lowe, Sarah R et al. (2017) Mental health indicators associated with oil spill response and clean-up: cross-sectional analysis of the GuLF STUDY cohort. Lancet Public Health 2:e560-e567
Engel, Lawrence S; Kwok, Richard K; Miller, Aubrey K et al. (2017) The Gulf Long-Term Follow-Up Study (GuLF STUDY): Biospecimen collection at enrollment. J Toxicol Environ Health A 80:218-229
McGowan, Craig J; Kwok, Richard K; Engel, Lawrence S et al. (2017) Respiratory, Dermal, and Eye Irritation Symptoms Associated with Corexit™ EC9527A/EC9500A following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Findings from the GuLF STUDY. Environ Health Perspect 125:097015
Groth, Caroline; Banerjee, Sudipto; Ramachandran, Gurumurthy et al. (2017) Bivariate Left-Censored Bayesian Model for Predicting Exposure: Preliminary Analysis of Worker Exposure during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Ann Work Expo Health 61:76-86
Kwok, Richard K; Engel, Lawrence S; Miller, Aubrey K et al. (2017) The GuLF STUDY: A Prospective Study of Persons Involved in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response and Clean-Up. Environ Health Perspect 125:570-578
Doherty, Brett T; Kwok, Richard K; Curry, Matthew D et al. (2017) Associations between blood BTEXS concentrations and hematologic parameters among adult residents of the U.S. Gulf States. Environ Res 156:579-587

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