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The current swine flu is analagous to a early 20th century steamer trunk, with stickers showing the visited countries and coastal cities. It has stamps from Asia, North America, Avian, Swine and Human genetics. This is a "Lab Creation". Now, we must understand that this virus is behaving as if it is more lethal per case that usual flu, and can recombine in pigs, wild and domestic birds, and other animals and can thus acquire PB2 deletions, NS1 gene polymorphisms, and the polybasic six amino acids that allow it to grow in brain and CNS as well as any other target organ in human and animal hosts. The NS1 deletion of four amino acids bypasses IL4, and thus is much more lethal with massive cytokine release at end stages. Because Avian H5N1 and the 1918 Swine Flu targeted young healthy people, the release of cytokines was more violent in the most healthy. This first wave is likely to recombine and after Phase 1 gene to population insertion, Phase 2 will result in new superstrains with additional genetic polymorphisms allow transfer efficiently to humans. Phase 2 is the bioreactor phase. In the emergent or Phase 3, new viral Clades of Swine /Avian hybrids will then have more efficient spreading and higher spontaneous lethality.
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Human Life International invited Dr Bill Deagle MD to speak, March 1997, to the International Board of Doctors and Scientists.
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The second program was the US Special Virus Project, with mycoplasma RNA oncogenic viruses to cause immune failure, and premature death. It was knows as the AIDS syndrome, and was a recombinant of Visna, Green Monkey and Feline leukemia retro-RNA viruses carried by host mycobacteria.
Most important as the large packet of documents on the Avian Flu Project, funded by the Rothchilds and oversean by the WHO and UN. They were in process of obtaining gene fragments from deceased whalers in Alaska with the CDC and Natl Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, supercomputer remodeled and bioengineered resurrection of the 1918 Swine Flu. They planned to insert into the genome Avian genes and spray into Asian bird populations, which would later be a gene pool when spread was complete to all continents for a new Swine-Avian Flu Pandemic.
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Certainly, in the next 7 days, the presence in multiple countries, US Pandemic Flu Alert, WHO raised from 3rd to 4th level, and the pronouncements for a decade plus of coming Pandemic Flu, this was totally a UN WHO plot to release a virus that would cull the human herd. Martial law will come with this or future waves in the next several months.
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Anatomy of an Oil Spill
Gulf of Mexico 2010
Produced by the Alabama Department of Public Health
Video Communications and Distance Learning Division
Satellite Conference and Live Webcast
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Faculty
LuAnn E. White, PhD, DABT
Toxicologist
Tulane School of Public Health and
Tropical Medicine
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Goals and Objectives
• Part 1
– Describe the incident,
characteristics of oil, and
dispersants
Goals and Objectives
• Part 2
– Address public health issues
• Exposure to air contaminants
• Seafood
• Beach advisories
• Worker safety
Explosion and Fire on the
Deepwater Horizon
On April 20, 2010 the Deepwater
Horizon exploded, and sank 2 days
later
Explosion and Fire on the
Deepwater Horizon
Eleven people died and many others
injured
Explosion and Fire on the
Deepwater Horizon
The well began leaking oil from 5,000
feet below the surface of the water
Deepwater Horizon Site
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LMRP Cap What is Crude Oil?
# Carbons Product Health
Effects
Physical Fate
State
C1-C2
C3-C4
Natural gas;
Propane and
Butane
Few Gas
C5-C10
Gasoline
K V l til
Evaporates
C5 f ili
C9-C16
C5- C16
Kerosene
Jet and Turbo
fuel
Moderate Volatile
Liquids
from oil in or on
surface of the
water
C17 – C24
Mineral Oil
Lubricating oil Few Heavy
Liquids
Gooey
Liquid
C24 - higher Paraffin
Asphaltenes Few Solids Tar Balls
Crude Oil
Weathered Crude
What is Crude Oil? What is Crude Oil?
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What is Crude Oil? Type of Oil: Light Sweet Crude
• Light crude
– More of the smaller mol. wt.
compounds including more gas
• Deepwater Horizon oil is very
light with a large amount of gas
and few heavy hydrocarbons
Type of Oil: Light Sweet Crude
• Heavy crude
– Less gas and more of the larger
mol. wt. compounds
• Exxon Valdez
• Sweet crude
– Does not have H2S
–Deepwater Horizon crude is sweet
Type of Oil: Light Sweet Crude
• Sour crude
– Contains H2S and has a bad odor
Toxicology of
Petroleum Hydrocarbons
• In general, hydrocarbons have a low
degree of toxicity to humans
– That means, it takes a large
amount to cause adverse effects
– Most common effects: irritation,
headache, nausea
• Symptoms get better when
removed from exposure
Toxicology of
Petroleum Hydrocarbons
• The aquatic and ecological toxicity of
oil is different than human health
toxicity
– Ecological effects are most
frequently related to the physical
coating of marine life and birds
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Gases: C1 to C4
• Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane
–May compose up to 40% of leaking
crude
• Fire and explosive hazard
• No direct chemically toxic effects
• Asphyxiation by displacement of
O2 in confined spaces
Gases: C1 to C4
• Ecological
– Question
• Have large amounts of methane
i di th G lf t ?
remained in the Gulf waters?
Volatile Liquids: C5-C14
• Commonly known as VOCs
– Volatile Organic Compounds
• Products from this component of
crude oil include
– Gasoline, kerosene, jet fuels
–Many solvents are derived from
this fraction
– Contains both aliphatic and
aromatic compounds
Volatile Liquids: C5-C14
• Aliphatic compounds (straight or
branched chain) hydrocarbons have
a low degree of toxicity
• The aromatic compounds are the
most toxic fraction of crude oil
– Includes Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl
Benzene, and Xylenes (BTEX)
Volatile Liquids: C5-C14
• Health effects associated with the
VOCs
– Dermal, eye, and mucus membrane
irritation
– Volatile liquids cause respiratory
irritation
– Benzene: carcinogen
Volatile Liquids: C5-C14
• Do not bioaccumulate
– Readily metabolized and excreted
• The volatile compounds readily
t f th d il
evaporatefrom the crude oil
– Analysis of surface oil does not
detect BTEX
• Air sampling is conducted along the
coast to monitor for VOCs
evaporate from
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Heavier Liquids: C16- C22
• Long chained hydrocarbons
– Aliphatic: straight and branched
chains
V l t i it t
Very low toxicity to
humans
• Physical coating of
aquatic life and
birds
• Heavier Liquids: C16- C22
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
(PAH)
–Common PAHs
P h th
Pyrene, phenanthrene,
benzo(a)anthracene,
benzo(a)pyrene,
benzo(a)fluoranthene,
fluoranthrene, fluorene
• Heavier Liquids: C16- C22
– Carcinogenic activity
• Benzo(a)pyrene is the most
carcinogenic
PAH d t bi l t
–do not bioaccumulate
• Metabolized via CYP
(cytochrome P-450) enzymes
– PAHs being monitored in seafood
Solids: C22-C45+
• Heaviest components of crude oil
– Asphaltenes
– Parafins
– Tars
• Practically non-toxic
• Components of the tarballs
Solids: C22-C45+
Can be messy and ugly, but not toxic
to people
What is Weathered Crude???
• Once on the water’s surface, crude
oil changes
• Since the site of the leak is 50 miles
offshore the oil “weathers” or
offshore, “ages”
– The smaller molecular weight
compounds breakdown
– Volatile compounds evaporate
weathers
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What is Weathered Crude???
– Contains primarily long chained
compounds
– PAH may be present, but not
l
always
• Weathered oil is thicker or more solid
–Mousse
– Tarballs
Oil in the Gulf
• The oil is not evenly distributed
across the spill area
– Sheen
V li ht
Very light
layer of oil
that is seen
floating on
the water
• Oil in the Gulf
–Mousse
• Heavier layers of emulsified oil
–Oil is emulsified with water as
it rises to the surface at the
leak
–Contains more heavy
hydrocarbons
Oil in the Gulf
– Tarballs
• Largest hydrocarbons that are
solids
–Tarballs are not likely to have
toxic effects, but should be
avoided
Analysis of Weathered Oil
Weathered oil Mousse Tarball Water
Total Petro Hydrocarbons
C6-C10
ND ND ND ND
Total Petro Hydrocarbons
YES YES YES YES
Analysis of oil and water near Grand
Isle and in Barataria Bay, Louisiana
C10-C28
Total Petro Hydrocarbons
>C28-C35
YES YES YES YES
PAH YES ND ND ND
BTEX ND ND ND ND
Most common PAH detected: Crysene, Phenanthrene, pyrene
Occasionally detected: Fluoranthene, Fluorene, benzo(a)anthracene
In one sample: Benzeo(a)pyrene
Containing an Oil Spill
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Containing an Oil Spill
1. VOCs evaporate
– Up to 40% of total volume
2. Booms along the coast
3. Burning
4. Skimming
5. Dispersants
6. Biodegradation
Booming and Burning of Oil
• In situ burning destroys the oil and
less reaches shore
– Occurs off-shore and not along the
coast
Booming and Burning of Oil
– Particulates are generated
– Air monitoring for particulates
along the coast
H d
• Have measured
increases in PM
on some days,
but below
health concerns
Booming and Burning of Oil
– Worker exposure issues and need
for appropriate safety equipment
Booming Along the Coast Booming Along the Coast
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Dispersants
• Have become quite
controversial
• Issues
Why put more chemicals into the
–Gulf?
– Amount of dispersants used – over
1 million gallons
–Unknown factors with deep sea use
Dispersants
– Ecological effects on aquatic life
– Possible human exposure
• Points of confusion
–Aquatic toxicity data is confused
with human health effects
– Human exposure issues
• Workers exposure
• Dilution when used in water
• Does not accumulate in food chain
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Dispersants How Dispersants Work
• Dispersants mix with both water
and oil
• Dispersant is sprayed onto the oil
How Dispersants Work
• Dispersant mixes with the oil
How Dispersants Work
• Dispersant makes the oil mix with
water
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How Dispersants Work
• Small oil droplets move below the
surface of the water and are broken
down by micro-organisms in the
t
water
How Dispersants Work
• Dispersants involve trade-offs
– Dispersants move the oil to the
water column
– Keeps oil from reaching the
coastline
Dispersants: Corexit 9500
• Components of Corexit are
commonly used in household
products
S f t t
–Surfactants
–Petroleum distillates
– Propylene glycol
Dispersants: Corexit 9500
• Corexit breaks down in the
environment
– Half-life: 2 days to 2 weeks
– Does not bioaccumulate in the
food chain
Dispersants: Corexit 9500
• Dispersants do not change the
amount of oil
– Tool to manage the oil spill
– Keeps oil from reaching the coast
by moving to water column
– The small droplets are more easily
biodegraded by microorganisms
Will the Oil Make Me Sick?
• For the oil to cause a health effect,
you must come into contact with it
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Will the Oil Make Me Sick? Will the Oil Make Me Sick?
• Compounds in the oil have different
types of effects
• Possible routes of exposure
– Inhalation: Breathing air with
contaminants
– Ingestion: Eating food with
contaminated oil
– Dermal: Direct contact with the
skin
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Will the Oil Make Me Sick?
• Monitoring programs are designed to
find and prevent exposure to
components in the oil
What Could Be in the Air?
• Gases, volatile compounds and
particulates may be in the air
– Air sampling is designed to sample
for components in crude oil that
could be in the air
• Compounds of concern
– Volatile organic compounds
(VOCs)
What Could Be in the Air?
– Including BTEX
– Particulate Matter (PM) - PM10 and
PM2.5
• Occurs from the burning of the
oil off-shore
Odors: What Do I Smell?
• People along the coast occasionally
smell an “oily” odor, particularly if
the wind is from the direction of the
spill
• Some people can smell
hydrocarbons at very low
levels, far below those
that would cause shortterm
health effects
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Odors: What Do I Smell?
• It is possible, but not common, for
the odors to cause short-lived effects
like headache, eye, nose, throat
irritation or nausea
irritation, • Air sampling monitors for VOCs,
BTEX, PM
How Is the Air Monitored?
• Air toxics
–Air sampling
canister,
Plaquemines
Parish, LA
How Is the Air Monitored?
– Air monitoring
station in
Grand Isle, LA
How Is the Air Monitored?
–EPA
measures
two sizes of
particulate
How Is the Air Monitored?
• Daily reports at:
– http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/air.html
Real-time Air Monitoring
• Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzers
(TAGA)
• The TAGA bus
analyzes the air
along the Gulf Coast
– Levels found so
far are well below
those likely to cause health effects
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Real-time Air Monitoring Real-time Air Monitoring
Putting It Together:
Air and VOCs
1. VOCs evaporate quickly in hot
weather
2. Air sampling above the leak show
low levels of VOCs
3. Air sampling along the coast line
detect background levels of VOCs,
including the BTEX
Putting It Together:
Air and VOCs
4. Analysis of the oil, mousse and tar
balls do not detect BTEX
– Exposure to BTEX or VOCs from
the oil spill to the general public
along the coast is not likely
– Off shore workers should be
monitored to prevent possible
exposure to VOCs
Keeping Seafood Safe
• With all the oil in the Gulf, people are
naturally concerned about seafood
• Two issues with seafood in oil
contaminated waters
1. The long chain hydrocarbons get
on the fish, shrimp,
crabs, and oysters
and taints the taste
Keeping Seafood Safe
• Oil has an odor that can be
readily smelled
• Seafood with oil will taste nasty
2 PAHs in the crude may be taken
2. up by oysters
• Cannot see or taste
• Chemical analysis for
PAH conducted
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Is the Seafood that
Gets to Market Safe?
• Absolutely!!
• Seafood monitoring program
1. Close areas with visible oil to
fishing, shrimping and oystering
2. Sensory analysis at docks and
processors
3. Chemical testing for longer-term
components
Is the Seafood that
Gets to Market Safe?
• Once a fishing area is closed,
– No visible oil must be present
The seafood must be chemically
– tested to be reopened
• There may be shortages of seafood,
but the quality will be the same, or
maybe even better
Is the Seafood that
Gets to Market Safe?
May 12, 2010 - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries Recreational and Commercial Fishing Closure
Seafood Monitoring
• Areas have been closed to fishing
based on the presence of oil
• Personnel are being trained in
sensory analysis
• In Louisiana, baseline
testing for Aliphatic
and PAHs did not
detect these contaminants
Seafood Monitoring
• Issues
– Laboratory capacity
• Approved labs
– Use of approved standard methods
for analysis
– Limits of detection
for some PAHs
Is it Safe to Go on Beaches??
• Oil has reached the coast in
Louisiana, Alabama and Florida and
the barrier islands in Mississippi
– Beaches have different warnings
depending on the presence of oil
and form (mousse or tarball)
– The oil is constantly moving so the
warning may change from place to
place or at different times
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Is it Safe to Go on Beaches??
– Guidelines for closing beaches or
issuing warnings vary from state to
state and even county to county
Beach Safety
• The oil on the beaches will vary from
very heavy mousse-like oil to
minimal sheen
• Tarballs may be present
without other forms of oil
• Beaches may be closed
when large amounts of
heavy oil reaches shore
• Swimming warnings may be posted
for sheens or tarballs
Should I Bring My Family to
the Beach?
• Avoid direct contact with oil if found
on a beach
• Do not swim in areas with visible oil
• Pregnant women
and small children
should stay away
from oil on beach
Should I Bring My Family to
the Beach?
• Will direct contact with the oil make
me sick?
– It is not likely, but avoiding contact
with the oil is recommended
What Should I Do if I Come
in Contact with Oil?
• Wash the oil off with soapy water
• Baby oil or a similar oil may help to
remove the oil
• Do not use a solvent as it may
promote the absorption of the oil
• Remove contaminated clothing or
shoes before entering home/condo
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What Should I Do if I Come
in Contact with Oil?
• Wash contaminated clothing
separately from the family laundry
• Throw away anything that cannot be
cleaned well
Workers
• Most likely group to be exposed to
toxic components in oil
• The exposure
depends on
their jobs,
location, type
of oil and
duration
Workers
• Requirement for PPE depend on the
hazard and the type of exposure
– Respirators
• High levels of particulates
• VOCs above health standards
– Protective clothing
• To prevent dermal contact
Aquatic Life and Birds
• The oil is impacting marine life and
birds in the affected areas
Toxicity of Oil to Birds
their ability
• The harmful effects are due to the
coating of the birds
– The oil coats birds’ feathers
decreasing to fly, eat or drink
–Effects are
predominantly due
to the physical effects
of oil, rather than chemical toxicity
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Toxicity of Oil to Birds
• If found in time, the birds can be
cleaned and rehabilitated and
released
Oil Spill and Hurricanes
• Wind and flood waters will drive
water and oil deeper into the
estuaries and the coast line
– Oil will follow
flooding and
spread over a
wider area
– Oil will be
diluted
Oil Spill and Hurricanes
• The turbulence will break up the oil
• At the well head, work will stop and
vessels will be removed
– Oil collection will stop and will
spew out
• Myth: not likely to “rain oil”
– Several myths on the Internet
Lingering Issues
• Unprecedented situation
– Each action a new research project
• There is much we do not know about
the health effects of oil
– What are the long-term effects on
workers?
Lingering Issues
– What mental health issues will
emerge and how can we best
address them now?
–How long will it take the oil to
biodegrade or remediate?
– What will the health surveillance
show us in the long-term?
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