Oil exploitation can lead to contamination of environments, which can have effects on human health. Health symptoms associated with living or working in an area affected by oil contamination are often unclear and debated. In this project, we created a website housing scientific research on the health effects of oil contamination. Five spill sites were examined in detail: Deepwater Horizon, Ecuador, Exxon-Valdez, Kuwait, and Nigeria.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Shepherd, Olivia Carol
• Whitman, Matthew Aaron
• Thyden, Michael John
• Gay, Jonathan Cushman

Subject

• Well-Being
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Water
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121510-203112

Palabra Clave

• Web sites--Design and construction
• Marine pollution
• Public health

Advisor

• Mathews, Lauren M.
• Hanlan, James P.

Year

• 2010

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Date created

• 2010-12-15

Ubicación

• Washington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright