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The Dispersant Deception - Our Toxic Rains
It is very odd that this issue is being ignored by the MSM and government officials. Do we have to wait for widespread damage to the US and its waters before we deal with it? People are getting sick and only the oil is being blamed for it.
COREXIT: Toxic Rain
In a plea to Representative Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI 3rd) it was reported, 'Remember acid rain? Now it seems we could have toxic dispersant rain."
Since the early days of the gullf oil spill BP has been using two dispersants. One is Corexit 9500 which BP reported using and also Corexit 9527 which NALCO (mfg of corexit) representative Charlie Pajor leaked admitting to using.
Around May 28th the EPA instructed BP to stop using Corexit and apply a safer dispersant. Since then BP has dumped over a million gallons of this toxic chemical into the gulf area and now still directly into the gushers.
" Corexit 9500 was found to be one of the most toxic dispersal agents ever developed."
"June 16, 2010
Just when you thought the damages BP could cause was limited to beaches, marshes, oceans, people's livelihoods, birds and marine life, there's more.
BP's favorite dispersant Corexit 9500 is being sprayed at the oil gusher on the ocean floor. Corexit is also being air sprayed across hundreds of miles of oil slicks all across the gulf. There have been widespread reports of oil cleanup crews reporting various injuries including respiratory distress, dizziness and headaches."
"According to the Clark and George-Ares report, Corexit mixed with the higher gulf coast water temperatures becomes even more toxic. The UK's Marine Management Organization has banned Corexit so if there was a spill in the UK's North Sea, BP is banned from using Corexit.
The danger to humans can be expected. The warnings on the Corexit packaging is straightforward. Breathing in Corexit is not recommended.
It seems NALCO Corexit is also dangerous to crops."
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