Acute health problems related to the operation mounted to clean the Hebei Spirit oil spill in Taean, Korea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Sim, Min Seob ^a   Jo, Ik Joon ^a   Song, Hyoung Gon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disaster; Health, public; Oil spill; Oil, crude

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS; DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN LESION; SOUTH KOREA;

HEALTH; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; OIL SPILLS; RISK ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR;

HEALTH RISKS;

CRUDE OIL; DISASTER; HEALTH IMPACT; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLEANING; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OIL SPILL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT; SOUTH KOREA; SYMPTOM; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; CITIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SOUTH CHUNGCHEONG; SOUTH KOREA; TAEAN;

EID: 73749085490     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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