Offshore oil spills are of tremendous concern due to their potential impact on economic and
ecological systems. A number of major oil spills triggered worldwide consciousness of oil …

Harmful effects of oil spills on diverse flora and fauna species have been extensively
studied. Nevertheless, only a few studies have been compiled in the literature dealing with …

Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not
wreak their damage equally across populations, and every disaster has social dimensions at …

Finalist for the 2020 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems
Since time before memory, large numbers of salmon have made their way up and down the …

Losses due to natural hazards (eg, earthquakes, hurricanes) and technological hazards (eg,
nuclear waste facilities, chemical spills) are both on the rise. One response to hazard-related …

The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and the 2010 BP oil spill were the largest and most
ecologically damaging releases of oil in North American history. This research provides a …

Disaster researchers have debated the utility of distinguishing “natural” from “technological”
catastrophes. We suggest that litigation serves as a source of chronic stress for victims of …

In this wholly revised second edition, Michael Edelstein draws or iis thiffy years as a
community activist tc provide a much-expanded theoretical foundation for understanding the …

The 2010 Gulf Oil spill was an occupational, environmental, and community health disaster.
This review summarizes the contaminants of concern, toxicologic consequences for humans …

Background Although public concern has focused on the environmental impact of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the public health impact on a broad range of coastal …