College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA.
Rev Environ Health. 2012;27(2-3):67-74. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2012-0006.
To evaluate the possible impact that the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill might have had on pollution levels in the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analyzed surface water and ambient air quality pollutant data taken from MDEQ and EPA monitoring sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The data were compared with acute, chronic, and human health air and water quality standards to determine whether the pollutant levels occurring during the oil spill could cause ecological and/or human health effects. The water quality data indicated levels of nickel, vanadium, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and semivolatile organic compounds analyzed remained below acute and chronic levels for both aquatic life and human health. The air quality sampling data showed that the levels of VOCs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with the oil spill were well below EPA chronic and human health screening levels. A comparison of the air quality monitoring data taken before and after the oil spill showed that the concentrations of ozone and fine particulate matter were elevated for brief periods but remained below actionable levels.
为了评估英国石油公司深水地平线墨西哥湾石油泄漏事件对密西西比州污染水平可能产生的影响，密西西比州环境保护局（MDEQ）和美国环境保护署（EPA）分析了从密西西比州墨西哥湾沿岸的 MDEQ 和 EPA 监测站采集的地表水和环境空气质量污染物数据。这些数据与急性、慢性和人类健康空气质量和水质标准进行了比较，以确定石油泄漏期间发生的污染物水平是否会对生态和/或人类健康产生影响。水质数据表明，分析的镍、钒、挥发性有机化合物（VOCs）和半挥发性有机化合物的水平仍低于水生生物和人类健康的急性和慢性水平。空气质量采样数据显示，与石油泄漏相关的 VOCs 和多环芳烃的水平远低于 EPA 慢性和人类健康筛查水平。对石油泄漏前后的空气质量监测数据进行比较后发现，臭氧和细颗粒物的浓度在短时间内升高，但仍低于可采取行动的水平。
