Crude Oil Spills and Human Health

http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/oilspills.html

... information on how the US response to oil spills, state agencies in the Gulf region that respond to spills, occupational hazards for professionals and volunteers assisting with clean-up, seafood safety and more.
... latest updates about the recent spill and subsequent controlled burning of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico.

The spill followed the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit oil platform 50 miles southeast of the Mississippi Delta on April 20, 2010.

Earth Day - 22 April 2010

Celebrate Earth Day with the World on 22 April 2010!

ACC’s Earth Day Fair “Live Green, Save Green”
Thursday, April 22, 2010 5:30-8:30pm (refreshments will be served)
Keynote Speaker: Travis County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt
ACC’s Eastview Campus
3401 Webberville Road, Building 8000 Multipurpose Hall (Room 8500)

See these sites for more information:

• Earth Day Network (http://www.earthday.org/)
• Earth Day | EPA (http://www.epa.gov/earthday/)
• Earth Day 2010: History of Earth Day (http://earthday.envirolink.org/history.html)
• Earth Week Austin (http://www.austinearthday.com/)
• Environmental and Energy Science resources from ACC Librarians (http://researchguides.austincc.edu/environ)