Oil Spill Cleanup Work Tied to Hypertension Risk Years Later

Workers who had the most exposure to hydrocarbons during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010 had a higher risk of having a hypertension diagnosis 1-3 years afterward, a new study suggests.

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