More Reports of Illness Emerge Among Gulf Cleanup Workers

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http://www.propublica.org/ion/blog/item/more-reports-of-illness-emerge-among-gulf-cleanup-workers

by Marian Wang, ProPublica - May 26, 2010 12:09 pm EDT

Fishermen hired by BP to help with the oil spill cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico are coming down sick with “severe headaches, dizziness, nausea and difficulty breathing <1>” after working long hours in oil- and dispersant-contaminated waters, according to the Los Angeles Times.

This follows a report we flagged on Tuesday about fishermen coming down sick <2>. This one, done by a New Orleans TV station, told a similar story <3>—fishermen reported feeling “drugged and disoriented,” “coughing up stuff,” and feeling “weak.”

[murray hill farm]

1. As it moves onto the shore,

area residents will also suffer from the same exposure.