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Article

5 Jan 2011

Author:
Wilma Subra, Subra Company, for Louisiana Environmental Action Network

BP Spill Blood Test Results - Louisiana Residents - Evaluation of the Results of Whole Blood Volatile Solvents Testing

Samples of blood were collected on December 16, 2010, from four males, age 3, 36, 42 and 43, and one female, age 38. The individuals tested were a diver who came in contact with the BP spill chemicals, individuals who visited the coastal communities and wetlands, documenting the impacts of the BP spill, and individuals exposed along the beaches...Conclusions[:] All five individuals tested had Ethylbenzene in their blood in excess of the NHANES 95th Percentile. Four of the five individuals tested had m,p-Xylene in their blood in excess of the NHANES 95th Percentile. All five individuals had Hexane, 2-Methylpentane, 3-Methylpentane, and isooctane in their blood...The Ethylbenzene, m,p-Xylene and Hexane correlate to the volatile organic chemicals in the BP Crude Oil. The blood of all five individuals had chemicals that corresponded to the chemicals in the BP Crude Oil.