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Illnesses as of yet. as a doctor, i was curious, what is bp doing to monitor possible long-term health effects from the cleanup? are they taking blood samples that will allow them to track changes in liver or kidney function in workers exposed to dispersants like corexit, which isn't even used in europe because it's considered too tox toxic. i asked him about these cleanup workers. if someone has been out there, and you've heard these complaints, i'm sure, like i have. they complain of burning in their sinuses and throat, lightheadedness, nausea, headaches, what is that? is that exposure to th...

I'm serious. there was no follow up. >> exxon told us it doesn't know how many cleanup workers became sick. dalthorp never filed a lawsuit or a claim. he could never prove the work he did on the valdez made him sick. exxon did pay to study the health effects of almost every single creature that came in contact with oil in prince william sound. every creature, but one. >> from clams and ssels to fish and otters and even deer and bears, but they never studied what this oil was doing to the workers, to the human beings in prince william sound. >> alaska attorney dennis mestas represented one of t...

For joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> there you have it. let's us know what you think. the live chat is up and running. ac360.com. just ahead, my conversation with the head of bp, medical response team in the gulf and the number of cleanup workers they're treating. up next a "360" investigation, a former exxon valdez cleanup worker is speaking up about his concerns. his allegations, we're keeping them honest. the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason o...

Sick man. >> reporter: gary stubblefield in the cleanup. he travelled from alaska to an exxon office in houston where stubblefield's medical records and those of other cleanup workers were being held. records exxon has asked the court to seal for privacy reasons. >> i was shocked, yes. >> reporter: mostus says the records reveal 6,722 had gotten sick. it was explained away as a virus. the so-called exxon crud. at the time, niosh, the national night of occupational safety and health was in agreement. >> total b.s. the only epidemiology was that there were a few head colds that they could identi...

We've seen some of that. are you saying that there was no one monitoring in alaska and there was no follow up either? >> sanjay, there was something nothing near the type of monitoring that's going on right now in the gulf. and absolutely no follow up. in fact, exxonmobil even confirmed that to us in an e-mail, saying that the lack of studies, they say, is due largely to the fact that the cleanup workers, this is a quote, tended to be transient, temporary workers, making any medical follow-up incredibly difficult. sound familiar? congress is trying to make sure that that doesn't happen again, ...