Oil Spill: Dangers to Human Health
By Bronwyn's Harbor on June 5, 2010 at 12:45 AM in Current Affairs
Remember that BP suggested that sickened oil spill workers may simply have food poisoning? Yeah right. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is back in the Gulf area, and as part of her terrific program tonight interviewed Dr. Riki Ott on the dangers of over-exposure of petroleum to human health:
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I was curious about Dr. Riki Ott and her studies, so went looking:
It was difficult to find recent new stories about her work and her presence in the Gulf area, but I did spot this comment posted below a terse Reuters story. Even though the information is in a comment, but it seems that this person’s info is a great jumping-off point for any of the rest of you who are also curious.
President Obama the crude oil is toxic, and anyone who cleans the oily Gulf beaches needs to know the danger. Don’t allow the workers to become BP’s Collateral Damaged, like Exxon.
Article from Las Vegas Review Journal:
The workers who are cleaning up the oil in the Gulf need to be aware of the chemicals that will be used. I am one of the 11,000+ cleanup workers from the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), who is suffering from health issues from that toxic cleanup, without compensation from Exxon.
My name is Merle Savage; a female general foreman during the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) beach cleanup in 1989, which turned into 21 years of extensive health deterioration for me, and many other workers. Dr. Riki Ott visited me in 2007 to explain about the toxic spraying on the beaches. She also informed me that Exxon’s medical records and the reports that surfaced in litigation by sick workers in 1994, had been sealed from the public, making it impossible to hold Exxon responsible for their actions.
http://www.rikiott.comExxon developed the toxic spraying; OSHA, the Coast Guard, and the state of Alaska authorized the procedure; VECO and other Exxon contractors implemented it. Beach crews breathed in crude oil that splashed off the rocks and into the air — the toxic exposure turned into chronic breathing conditions and central nervous system problems, along with other massive health issues. Some of the illnesses include neurological impairment, chronic respiratory disease, leukemia, lymphoma, brain tumors, liver damage, and blood disease.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5632208859935499100My web site is devoted to searching for EVOS cleanup workers who were exposed to the toxic spraying, and are suffering from the same illnesses that I have. Our summer employment turned into a death sentence for many — and a life of unending medical conditions for the rest of us – Exxon’s Collateral Damaged.
http://www.silenceinthesound.com/stories.shtml
I haven’t checked out everything in that comment, but did go to Dr. Ott’s Web site, Riki Ott . There, you can explore a host of links, including her blog entries at Huffington Post, and much more.






















