After 1 month & 600,000 Gallons of Corexit, EPA tells BP: "Stop" But BP Disses EPA & Continues

[amborin]

Corexit is so toxic, it's banned in Britain.


Scientists have railed against its use. It's main purpose is cosmetic.

BP already dumped 600,000 gal of Corexit; This Thursday, our EPA told BP to find something less toxic. But BP continues to use Corexit.


Why is BP allowed to do this?



more on Corexit here:

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/posted/2931/Cor...

"SKIN CONTACT :
Can cause moderate irritation. Harmful if absorbed through skin.

INGESTION :
May be harmful if swallowed. May cause liver and kidney effects and/or damage. There may be irritation to the
gastro-intestinal tract.

INHALATION :
Harmful by inhalation. Repeated or prolonged exposure may irritate the respiratory tract.

SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE :
Acute :
Excessive exposure may cause central nervous system effects, nausea, vomiting, anesthetic or narcotic effects.
Chronic :
Repeated or excessive exposure to butoxyethanol may cause injury to red blood cells (hemolysis), kidney or the
liver.

AGGRAVATION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS :
Skin contact may aggravate an existing dermatitis condition.
HUMAN HEALTH HAZARDS - CHRONIC :
Contains ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butoxyethanol). Prolonged and/or repeated exposure through inhalation
or extensive skin contact with EGBE may result in damage to the blood and kidneys."


HUMAN HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION :
Based on our hazard characterization, the potential human hazard is: High

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Our hazard evaluation has identified the following chemical substance(s) as hazardous. Consult Section 15 for the
nature of the hazard(s).

Hazardous Substance(s) CAS NO % (w/w)


Corexit was reformulated again as the new and improved Corexit 9527, now with up to *38%* super-strength neurotoxin 2-butoxyethanol. But hey - why stop there?

Currently used in the Gulf of Mexico: COREXIT(R) EC9527A with a whopping 30 - 60% by weight of your favorite mutagen and hepatotoxic insecticide 2-butoxyethanol. Exxon was pretty much able to weasel out of any health and environmental testing so it's just never *been* tested at any strength, even back in the whimpy 13% Inopol days.


2-Butoxyethanol 111-76-2 30.0 - 60.0

Organic sulfonic acid salt Proprietary 10.0 - 30.0

Propylene Glycol 57-55-6 1.0 - 5.0

3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

http://www.cleancaribbean.org/docs/COREXIT_EC9527A_UsCu...


But both oil and oil spill dispersants are known to cause a variety of health effects in animals, she added, "including death and a variety of sublethal impacts including reduced growth, reproduction, cardiac dysfunction, immune system suppression, carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects and alterations in behavior."

Lisa Jackson, EPA, said that Corexit is at most one-tenth "as toxic as oil."

http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100513/criticism-secret-...

[pscot]

1. BP could give a shit

about what happens to the Gulf. The goal is to hide the scale of the disaster. Disperse the oil so it becomes invisible, while lying about the amount pouring out of their hole in the sea floor. First the crime, then the cover-up. Bastards in full panic mode. And the Obama administration sat on its hands for a month doing nothing, while things spun out of control. Let BP take care of it. They're the experts. I'm beyond pissed.

[Tx4obama]

2. BP has ordered less toxic dispersent but isn't using it

Video from CNN's Anderson Cooper
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/bp-had-alternative-less-toxic-dispersant-c
Look on the video starting around the 3:30 mark

Excerpt:
As Ed Lavandera discovered, BP had an alternative bought and paid for, ready to go, just sitting on shore since early this month. Again, the question is why.

Ed Henry -- Ed Lavandera tonight "Keeping Them Honest."

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ED LAVANDERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Hundreds of containers are just sitting here in the Houston sun. To some, it's just another example of the mismanagement of the oil spill. The containers are full of a chemical dispersant calls Sea Brat 4. Why is it sitting here, and not in the ocean instead? No one really knows, especially since BP's on record as saying it would use the stuff.

DOUG SUTTLES, COO, GLOBAL EXPLORATION, BP: We also have a second product now identified to use called Sea Brat 4, which we will begin introducing into the -- the process as well.

LAVANDERA (on camera): That's what BP said almost a week ago. But we found the Sea Brat 4 just sitting here in an industrial park outside of Houston, Texas. You're looking at it, almost 100,000 gallons of the less toxic dispersant. Guess who ordered it? BP did, on May 4, almost three weeks ago.

JOHN SHEFFIELD, PRESIDENT, ALABASTER CORPORATION: This is Sea Brat. It's in totes ready for delivery.

LAVANDERA (voice-over): John Sheffield is president of the company that makes Sea Brat 4.

(on camera): Do you think it's weird that stuff's just sitting here in the Houston area?

SHEFFIELD: It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. You know, I think something's intentionally trying to stop us from getting our product in the water.

LAVANDERA (voice-over): EPA and Coast Guard officials say there's nothing stopping BP from using Sea Brat 4. Sheffield says that, by now, he could be making 50,000 to 100,000 gallons of dispersant a day.

[EFerrari]

3. Kick

[inna]

4. Long-term effects can be absolutely disastrous.

[amborin]

6. ghastly! for both humans and wildlife

[Swamp Rat]

5. k&r

[Swamp Rat]

8. kick

[Dappleganger]

7. It's not your fucking ocean!

Time to take over the situation and tell BP to go the hell home.

Bring in the big guns...the real scientists, engineers and environmentalists.