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BP... sakabatou Aug 2012 #1
anyone who read anything about Corexit knows it was banned in GB & some reports are wordpix Aug 2012 #19
Duh, f-ing, duh. BP should be dissolved, CEO's jailed, assets seized. grahamhgreen Aug 2012 #2
I do not understand what the problem is Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #3
Who'd have thunk chemicals that break up petrolium might be toxic to flora and fauna? dballance Aug 2012 #4
What a fucking nightmare lunatica Aug 2012 #5
Who has 3 million gallons of dispersant lying around? Sancho Aug 2012 #6
Excellent point lunatica Aug 2012 #7
yes, good way to get rid of the chemical Gr. Britain banned, & get paid for the dumping! wordpix Aug 2012 #20
I only buy local (north atlantic) seafood now. Marrah_G Aug 2012 #8
As the subject is the dispersants dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #9
Sorta like the study that teeny parts per billion of Roundup dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #14
One could safely assume that the dispersants are not evenly distributed through the gulf waters. Scuba Aug 2012 #15
I represent fishermen up and down the Gulf coast and I can tell you that YES, it is Dustlawyer Aug 2012 #16
and how many ppb DDT was sprayed that nearly wiped out bald eagles entirely from US? wordpix Aug 2012 #21
The most toxic component dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #24
my point is, even a low concentration of a toxic chemical can do great damage wordpix Aug 2012 #26
DDT bio-accumulates so that it gets The Second Stone Aug 2012 #29
The Corexit wouldn't have diluted simultaneously into the entire volume of water, if ever IDemo Aug 2012 #25
D'oh Berlum Aug 2012 #10
In other news: water is still wet. Well, maybe a bit oiler but wet never the less. nt Javaman Aug 2012 #11
No kidding. Hugin Aug 2012 #12
BP = Bastard Polluters. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #13
K&R. They used poisonous chemicals to improve the optics. Overseas Aug 2012 #17
that's it, exactly: "improve the optics" ---add "and the PR" wordpix Aug 2012 #27
it is crazy prismpalette Aug 2012 #18
Welcome to the DU! CountAllVotes Aug 2012 #23
No Shit otohara Aug 2012 #22
Du rec. Nt xchrom Aug 2012 #28
Link. Igel Aug 2012 #30
Comments Igel Aug 2012 #31
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