SalientCRGT.com 4000 Legato Road • Suite 600 • Fairfax, VA 22033 • 703-891-8200 Enabling Rapid Response to Health Emergencies through Analytics Analyzing potential pollutants for immediate and long-term health risks and providing data to citizens of the Gulf Coast area quickly and accurately. Health Analytics Background More than 200 million gallons of crude oil were pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days, making it the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. Overall, 16,000 miles of coastline were affected, including the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Even though the gushing well was capped in July 2010, oil is still washing up on some shores, which might cause long-term health damages to people living in the area. A group of agencies, including

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