Информация от официальных властей, которые на протяжении 2х месяцев говорили населению, что ничего страшного не случилось:
Официальные сайты властей штатов по освещению загрязнения
• - Alabama Department of Public Health recommendations
• - Florida Gulf Oil Spill page
• - Latest news from Louisiana about Gulf Oil spill
• - State Department of Health Gulf Oil Spill information
• - News updates from Texas Department of State Health Services
Сайты Федеральных властей:
• - Find the latest incident updates, information on plans for specific areas, and information on how to volunteer to help. The Joint Information Center, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Department of Homeland Security, coordinates this website and all information from federal and private partners involved in responding to the oil spill.
• - The National Library of Medicine’s information on oil spills and health.
• - Contains answers to questions about how EPA is responding to environmental concerns in the air and water related to the oil spill.
• - FDA is monitoring the situation and its potential impact on the safety of seafood harvested from the area.
• - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service is responsible for the management, conservation and protection of living marine resources in water 3 to 200 miles offshore. NOAA will continue to monitor the situation and notify the public if any problem is detected with seafood from this area of the country.
• - The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) has summarized many of the hazards and protections needed for workers involved in oil spill response and cleanup in the Oil Spill Safety Awareness Tool.
• - CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to provide recommendations to workers about chemical exposures, physical hazards and biological hazards they may encounter.