[jbrovont]

I thought it would be interesting to keep a thread with links to various stories and information about the health problems the BP dissaster is causing in the gulf area.

Here's a short story with a list of some symptoms.
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/16/bp- ... illnesses/


Also, there's a link to the wiki about toxicant induced loss of tolerance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicant-i ... _tolerance

In areas with mold problems, this can also happen from chronic exposure to certain VOCs from molds. Some of the toxins responsible have even been considered and used in chemical weapons.