Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee to Review the Federal Response to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 
Review of the Proposal for the Gulf Long-Term Follow-Up Study 
Highlights from the September 2010 Workshop: Workshop Report

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unprecedented not only in its size but also in the use of chemical dispersants and controlled burns to remove the oil. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is designing a study to investigate the health effects on clean-up workers. The IOM held a workshop to review and comment on NIEHS’o;s study protocol.