Gulf Oil Spill Blood Tests Reveal Alarming Levels Of Toxic Chemicals In Residents

[earth mom]

Nine months have passed since the Gulf oil spill, and residents continue to see more and more negative outcomes from the tragedy.

This month, the Louisiana Environmental Action Network released the blood test results from 12 Gulf residents between the ages of 10 and 66 that were taken in September, November, and December of 2010. According to Treehugger, these people consisted of cleanup workers, crabbers, and people living along the coast. The study consisted of six women, four men, and two boys, aged 10 and 11.

Four of the people had unusually high levels of benzene, which, according to the ISS, is a highly toxic chemical from crude oil. It has been linked to many health problems, including anemia, leukemia, irregular menstrual periods and ovarian shrinkage. Those four were all crabbers from the Biloxi area, and consisted of three adults and one 10-year-old boy.

Ethylbenzene was detected in all 12 blood samples from Gulf residents at high levels and 11 of the 12 individuals had relatively high concentrations of xylenes. Ethylbenzene can cause damage to hearing and to the ear, dizziness, kidney damage, and may even cause cancer. Xylene can cause dizziness, headaches, skin irritation, confusion, and a whole slew of other ailments.


More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/22/gulf-oil-spill-blood_n_812398.html

[Oceansaway]

1. K&R...n/t

[PDJane]

2. And the people are still there, absorbing this crap........

And no one is helping them. This is what government is supposed to be for.

[w4rma]

4. Nope. Government is there to bailout foreign corporations that spread cancer to Americans. (nt)

:sarcasm:

[glinda]

3. K & R n/t

[gratuitous]

5. This has been the plan all along

The charade of "cleaning up" all this toxic waste was just to keep people diverted. The plan all along was to process this waste through organic vectors: the marine life of the Gulf and the flora and fauna (that's the people) living along its coast.

[cutlassmama]

6. More culling of the herd

[RKP5637]

7. To me, just thinking about this, not being an expert at all, it's hard for me

to believe that all of the toxins are magically gone.

[earth mom]

8. K & R for the Gulf & the people & the planet! nt

[Poboy]

9. Recommend

[Swamp Rat]

10. k&r