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In Texas City, Texas, a 2010 flaring disaster at the BP refinery facility has led to the release of over 500,000 pounds of toxic chemicals, including over 17,000 pounds of benzene into the skies.

Follow up study findings confirms the first study that reveals Children Exposed to Benzene from a flaring Disaster Experience Altered Hematologic and Hepatic Functions

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Immediately following the explosion of Deepwater Horizon, the offshore oil drilling rig owned by British Petroleum (BP) on April 20, 2010, tens of thousands of workers showed up to work on off-shore platforms and on on-shore facilities.

Hematological and hepatic alterations in nonsmoking residents exposed to benzene following a flaring incident at the British petroleum plant in Texas City.

Workers Involved in Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Show Hematological and Hepatic Abnormalities

Author Information D'Andrea MA , Reddy GK Abstract BACKGROUND: Human exposure to crude oil spills is associated with multiple adverse health effects including hematopoietic, hepatic, renal, and pulmonary abnormalities.

Written By David Corzo Dr. Mark A. D’Andrea can’t stay out of the news, but for all the right reasons.

Workers hired to clean up the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico have significantly altered blood profiles, according to a new study, putting them at an increased risk of developing fatal illnesses, including leukemia, lymphoma and liver damage.

The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the health consequences of benzene exposure in children following the flaring incident at the British petroleum (BP) refinery in the Texas City, Texas in 2010.