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OF COURSE THERE ARE PLUMES... WHY WOULD BY EVEN ATTEMPT TO LIE ABOUT IT?
WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE DEADLY SLUDGE THAT HAS SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAFLOOR?
THE EPA APPROVED USE OF THE TOXIC CHEMICAL DISPERSANT MAKES THIS DISASTER EVEN MORE HORRIFIC. WHEN COREXIT MIXES WITH THE OIL AND WATER, IT EVENTUALLY IT BECOMES INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN UP.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/08/gulf.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=T2OF COURSE THERE ARE PLUMES... WHY WOULD BY EVEN ATTEMPT TO LIE ABOUT IT?
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A top BP executive insisted today that the dispersant that the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered it to stop using to control the gulf oil spill was approved by the EPA, is working well and is the best dispersant available.
"The EPA had to approve and the Unified Command and the Coast Guard had to approve the use of that product. It is approved and in fact we've been using it and it has been effective," BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles told "Good Morning America" today. "It's making a difference in this fight to try and keep this stuff from coming to shore."
Though Suttles said BP will continue to search for a better alternative, he said "right now we cannot identify another product that is available that's better than [dispersant] Corexit." His statement brings into question whether BP will comply with the EPA's deadlines for replacing Corexit.
In a statement Thursday, the EPA gave BP 24 hours to find a "less toxic" http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/0897f55bc6d9a3ba852577290067f67f!OpenDocument ispersant and 72 hours to start using it. For weeks, BP assured the government that using Corexit was safe, with officials describing them like soap suds. But on Thursday others painted a far more sinister picture.
"Any living organism that contacts this stuff, particularly the mixture of dispersant and oil, is at significant risk of acute mortality," said marine biologist Rick Steiner.
In fact, EPA testing released Thursday indicates that where the dispersant had been used, 25 percent of all organisms living at 500 feet below the surface died.
"I haven't seen any evidence to show that," Suttles said today. "We're doing extensive monitoring as is NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the EPA. What we're trying to do is make sure this oil doesn't meet the shoreline... We do have some trade-offs here."
BP has already dumped 700,000 gallons of the dispersant into the sea, and prior to the EPA's announcement, the company defended its use of Corexit after questions were raised about a corporate connection between BP and Nalco, the maker of the product.
In a statement to ABC News Thursday, BP called the chemical "one of the most well-studied dispersant" and said it chose Corexit in part because it could "get a sufficient supply to meet our needs on short notice."
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/oil-spill-bp-official-epa-approved-toxic-dispersant/story?id=10708060A top BP executive insisted today that the dispersant that the Environmental... more
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The US Environmental PROTECTION Agency has approved the use of the toxic chemical dispersant for CONTINUOUS use by BP.
A BP official is telling The Associated Press that the company has received federal approval to continuously spray chemicals underwater on the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP PLC spokesman Mark Proegler said the company received Environmental Protection Agency approval and began pumping dispersant on the site starting at 4:30 a.m. Monday. The company plans to continue spraying and taking tests.
The dispersant has never been tried at such depths before this spill and officials have been 'worried' about the effect on the environment.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6469610n
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/10/national/main6470974.shtmlThe US Environmental PROTECTION Agency has approved the use of the toxic chemical... more
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Switchboard, from NRDC :: Regan Nelson's Blog :: VIDEO: Dolphins and Dispersants
Video footage documenting dolphins swimming through the toxic soup of chemically dispersed oil (emulsified crude).
Even more heartbreaking, it's birthing season for dolphins and other marine mammals.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rnelson/video_dolphins_and_dispersants.htmlSwitchboard, from NRDC :: Regan Nelson's Blog :: VIDEO: Dolphins and Dispersants... more
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After an increase in adverse reactions from spot-on (which are dispensed between the shoulders or along the back) flea and tick medications, the EPA is taking a closer look at them.After an increase in adverse reactions from spot-on (which are dispensed between the... more
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EWG's Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database | Environmental Working Group
Since 2004, testing by water utilities has found 316 pollutants in the tap water Americans drink, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) drinking water quality analysis of almost 20 million records obtained from state water officials.
More than half of the chemicals detected are not subject to health or safety regulations and can legally be present in any amount. The federal government does have health guidelines for others, but 49 of these contaminants have been found in one place or another at levels above those guidelines, polluting the tap water for 53.6 million Americans. The government has not set a single new drinking water standard since 2001.
Water utilities spend 19 times more on water treatment chemicals every year than the federal government invests in protecting lakes and rivers from pollution in the first place.
Based on these data, EWG believes the federal government has a responsibility to do a national assessment of drinking water quality. It should establish new safety standards, set priorities for pollution prevention projects, and tell consumers about the full range of pollutants in their water.
Because it has not, EWG launched a 3-year project to create the largest drinking water quality database in existence. This user-friendly, interactive resource covers 48,000 communities in 45 states and the District of Columbia.EWG's Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database | Environmental... more
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