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>> pneumonia four times. i ain't never had no kind of problems. prior. >> four bouts of bronchial pneumonia. >> four times. >> reporter: two weeks ago a study analyzed the health effects of cleanup workers from the world's eight biggest oil spills. in one group of thousands of fishermen cleanup crews were twice as likely to have breathing problems than noncleanup workers, so what is it in oil that can make you sick if you breathe in too much of it? it turns out, there are over 200 chemicals in oil. some more dangerous than others. some in the form of particulate matter, tiny particles that can...

Thompson spent months in the region and joins us now. one of the family members went online and said she couldn't believe it's been a year. the pain's still there but she felt stronger because of the love and support. however, there are great questions about compensation to people as well as lingering effects oil will have in that region. >> right. i can tell you, tamron, the oil is still here. we were out yesterday in one of the most heavily oiled areas and it's part of the bay, a big shrinking area, and in the bay you see cleanup workers. we still found oil. it is now buried in the muck but ...

>> lease generated bp for $15,000 a month. when you can go anywhere and rent $1,500 a month. >> reporter: which when bp and the government set up 40,000 cleanup workers, businessmen like ronnie sold bp everything from ty vex suits to kitty litter. >> it's been good for our business i'll say that. >> any rooms? totally broke about six months. >> six months? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: and now this house is going for $30,000 a month. before the spill it went for $1,500 a month. rented out by a group contracted by the government, all of it paid for by bp. a recent report discovered local officials ...

Long-term consequences for both health as well as the environment. so, what did chernobyl look like back then? does it give us a picture of what we're dealing with now? >> reporter: it's called the sarcophagus, a massive concrete structure built to contain the worst nuclear power plant disaster the world has ever known. an explosion in ukraine in 1986 showed us just how high the stakes could be in producing nuclear power. >> it is unconscionable in this -- with this tragedy there that they are not coming forth in a new spirit of frankness and openness. >> reporter: the numbers from that disast...

Taken off the road were still driveable. but, at the same time they are not leading america forward. >> you look at a couple of cars like this, that you would never think these are going to be cash for clunker cars. >> some of 'em are better than what i drive sometimes. >> the politicians still say this was a good idea. >> breathing life back into the automobile sector of the american economy. >> if destroying cars is good for the auto business, i wonder how much wealth i could create if i could cause an earthquake. >> a strong quake has rocked haiti. >> seems crazy to imagine a disaster like ...