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. 2018 Apr 26;6:117. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00117

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The Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig. (A) The location of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles off the Louisiana coast (source: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2011/04/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-year-picture-essay-day/ by courtesy of Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., Copyright 2010; used with permission). (B) Satellite view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill slick by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the Gulf of Mexico [source: https://www.google.com/search?q=Satellite+view+of+The+Deepwater+Horizon+oil+spill+slick+by+the+United+States+National+Aeronautics+and+Space+Administration+in+the+Gulf+of+Mexico&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiT9qXGmr3aAhUCY6wKHRkXAq4Q_AUICygC&biw=1366&bih=588#imgdii=MiZGQvd7BLCGrM:&imgrc=IaPOXnbdIqG6gM (Accessed: August 15, 2017)].