Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure, Industry Sector, and Child Health

Samuel Stroope (), Tim Slack, Rhiannon A. Kroeger, Kathryn Sweet Keating, Jaishree Beedasy, Jonathan J. Sury, Jeremy Brooks and Thomas Chandler
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Samuel Stroope: Louisiana State University (LSU)
Tim Slack: Louisiana State University (LSU)
Rhiannon A. Kroeger: Louisiana State University (LSU)
Kathryn Sweet Keating: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Jaishree Beedasy: University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan J. Sury: Columbia University
Jeremy Brooks: Columbia University
Thomas Chandler: Columbia University

Population Research and Policy Review, 2022, vol. 41, issue 1, No 8, 229-249

Abstract: Abstract The historic 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DHOS) led to public distress regarding potential impacts on children in nearby Gulf Coast communities. Using a community-based South Louisiana panel study of households with children, we examined the effect of fishing industry employment on changes in a subjective measure of general child health and whether economic and physical DHOS exposures played a mediating role. Fishing industry employment had a negative effect on child health compared to other industries. Economic exposure and physical exposure both mediated the effects of the fishing industry on child health, with economic exposure mediating a larger share (49.3%) of the relationship compared to physical exposure (40.5%). The importance of economic oil spill exposure in these findings highlights the significance of social determinants of health at the intersection of disasters and child vulnerability.

Keywords: Deepwater Horizon; Oil spill; Disaster; Child health; Occupation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s11113-021-09639-6

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