"with environmental "protection" like we got from her (thousands of barrels of Corexit dumped daily with her approval at first) who needs polluters?"
===
I'll have the link for this later. In the mean time, this is just insane.-BC
+++++++
In light of the red bloody color of the oil coming up from the gulf oil dump
BP is probably using some form of hydrogen sulfide (sewer gas, or something
producing sewer gas) very deadly. Though nobody knows the exact contents of
the chemical mix (trade secret you know) the following copied link does shed
some light on the subject
BP’s *latest oil spill response update for June 4th
says*<http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/589583/>the
total amount of the dispersant used in the Gulf of Mexico more than
1,021,000 gallons.
But what most people don’t know is that the active ingredient of the toxic
chemical dispersant, which is up to 60% by volume, being sprayed by BP to
fight the Gulf oil spill is a *neurotoxin
pesticide*<http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35051>that
is acutely toxic to both human and aquatic life, causes cancer, causes
damage to internal organs such as the liver and kidneys simply by absorbing
it through the skin and may cause reproductive side effects.
In fact the neurotoxin pesticide that is lethal to 50% of life in
concentrations as little as 2.6 parts per million has been *banned for use
in the UK*<http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/protecting/pollution/documents/approval_approved_products.pdf>since
1998 because it failed the UK
*“Rocky shore test”*<http://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/techrep/tech102.pdf>which
assures that the dispersant does not cause a “significant deleterious
ecological change” – or to put that in layman’s terms it can kill off the
entire food chain.
Corexit has also earned the highest EPA warning label for toxicity which
means the effects of the toxic chemicals to the eye are corrosive resulting
in irreversible destruction of ocular tissue and other tissue with corneal
involvement along with an burning that can persist for more than 21 days
and effects to human skin are corrosive resulting in tissue destruction
into the dermis and/or scarring.
Corexit was widely used after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill and according to a
literature review performed by the group the Alaska Community Action on
Toxics was later linked with widespread long lasting health impacts in
people including respiratory, nervous system, liver, kidney and blood
disorders.
The “Human Health Hazards” are said to be “Chronic” for Corexit EC9527A
according to the EPA.
*So What Are These Dispersants Made Of That Makes Them Such a Powerful
Neurotoxin Pesticide?*
The main ingredients of Corexit is
*2-Butoxyethanol*<http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-2_Butoxyethanol-9923187>which
can make up to 60% of the dispersant and is known to be toxic to
blood, kidneys, liver, and the central nervous system (CNS).
2-Butoxyethanol is also known to cause cancer, birth defects and has been
found to cause genetic mutations and is a *delayed chronic health hazard as
well as an environmental hazardous
material*<http://www.thisoldgrout.com/msds/stoneprep.pdf>
*Corexit also contains Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Mercury, and
Cyanide*<http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ncp/products/corex952.htm>
.
*How effective is Corexit in dispersing Gulf crude?*
*Corexit 9500 is only 54.7%
effective*<http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ncp/products/corex950.htm>and
*Corexit 9527A is 63.4%
effective*<http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ncp/products/corex952.htm>in
dispersing the crude oil found off the shores of South Louisiana.
BP has sprayed both *Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527 into the Gulf of Mexico
to disperse the
oil*<http://views.washingtonpost.com/climate-change/post-carbon/2010/05/epa_demands_less_toxic_dispersant.html>both
of which have been
*banned in the UK since 1998 for failure to pass the Rocky Shores
Test*<http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/protecting/pollution/documents/approval_approved_products.pdf>
.
By *BP’s own admission
Corexit*<http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/dispersants/5-21bp-response.pdf>has
the potential for
*bioaccumulation*
<http://toxics.usgs.gov/definitions/bioaccumulation.html>meaning it
has the potential to accumulate int the tissues of organism
beginning with the first organism in a food chain.
*Why allow the use of these toxic dispersants?*
Well the EPA has ordered BP to stop using the dispersants but *BP has
refused*<http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2010/05/22/bp-feds-middle-finger-continue-toxic-dispersants/>
.
The EPA justifies the use of dispersants because they are less toxic than
oil and the cause less of an environment impact that oil along the
coastline.
However the choice of using Corexit contradicts both of those
justifications.
Corexit is lethal in as little as 2.6 parts per million where oil is lethal
in 11 parts per million meaning that Corexit is over 4 times more toxic than
oil.
Furthermore scientific studies show that* oil dispersed with Corexit is 11
times more lethal than oil
alone<http://scienceblogs.com/speakeasyscience/2010/05/a_lethal_concentration.php>
*.
In fact the *study
referenced*<http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-1113103-122552/unrestricted/Liu_thesis.pdf>showed
that crude oil was lethal at 4250 parts per million to killifish but
combination of oil mixed with Corexit was lethal in as little as 317.7 ppm.
“Dispersed oils were more toxic than crude oils,” noted the report.
The other justification of lessening the environmental impact along the
shoreline doesn’t hold up either as the reason Corexit was banned in the UK
is because it was in fact shown to have a “significant deleterious
ecological change” on the shoreline.
The fact Corexit is 4 times as toxic as oil and up to 11 times as toxic when
combined with oil it literally makes no sense to allow the use of such a
toxic chemical that can “delete” the ecological systems along the Gulf
coast.
A report in the journal *Environmental
Toxicology*<http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/71006506/abstract>a
decade ago concluded that lethality levels in “dispersed oil
combinations
were significantly more toxic to these organisms than .. crude oil.” *Another
study* <http://bit.ly/aTruF6>, this time of snails and amphipods reached
exactly the same conclusion.
*What are the long term effects of Corexit?*
The EPA has stated over and over that the *long term effects of the use of
Corexit are unknown*
<http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/dispersants.html#surface2>yet there is
plenty of data documenting the long term effects on humans (see
below).
Further making the EPA claims questionable is EPA’s Deepwater horizon
response sites site clearly states that between 1 million and 2.5 million
gallons of the neurotoxin pesticide *Corexit was used in the 1979 ixtoc oil
spill* <http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/dispersants.html#general2> which makes it
unfathomable that the EPA doesn’t know what the long term effects are of a
chemical that has been widely used, and eventually banned in certain
countries, over a period of 30 years.
To the contrary of the EPA’s statement scientific studies widely state *Corexit
9527 has been tested extensively in the laboratory and used on oil spills
since 1978*<http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/DEAR/Oil%20Spill/Bioremediation%20and%20Dispersant%20Literature/Toxicity%20of%20Superdispersant-25%20and%20Corexit%209527.pdf>and
a considerable number of toxicity reports exist concerning a wide
variety of species.
So why does the Federal Government continue to tell us the the long term
effects of the dispersant usage are unknown?
Why does the Federal Government continue to pretend like they know so little
about the dispersant BP is being used?
*What are the chemical components of the dispersants COREXIT 9500 and
COREXIT 9527?*
While the main ingredient which makes up to 60% of Corexit is reason enough
to cause concern.
If you dig any more dirt on these let me know.
The components of COREXIT 9500 and 9527 are:
*CAS Registry Number* *Chemical Name* 57-55-6
1,2-Propanediol
111-76-2
2-butoxy-Ethanol
577-11-7
Butanedioic acid, 2-sulfo-, 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester, sodium salt (1:1)
1338-43-8
Sorbitan, mono-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate
9005-65-6
Sorbitan, mono-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.
9005-70-3
Sorbitan, tri-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs
29911-28-2
2-Propanol, 1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)-
64742-47-8
Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light
*The have also been found to contain Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Mercury,
and Cyanide among other heavy metals*
*What are the Chronic Health effects of Corexit?*
Here are some of the highlights from the *MSDS for the active ingredient
(2-butoxyethanol) – of Corexit (up to 60% by
volume)*<http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-2_Butoxyethanol-9923187>
- Severe over-exposure can result in death.
- MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: Mutagenic for bacteria and/or yeast.
- The substance may be toxic to blood, kidneys, liver, central nervous
system (CNS).
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to the substance can produce target
organs damage.
- Repeated exposure to highly (this) toxic material may produce general
deterioration of health by an accumulation in one or many human organs.
- Hazardous in case of skin contact (permeator), of ingestion, of
inhalation.
- May cause adverse reproductive effects (maternal and paternal
fertility, fetoxicity)
- May cause birth defects (teratogenic)
- May cause cancer (tumorigenic)
- Penetrates intact skin easily and can cause systemic effects and
central nervous system depression
- Inhalation: May cause irritation of the respiratory tract. May affect
behavior (analgesia), behavior/central nervous system (headache, drowsiness,
dizzness, stuttering, coma, weakness, ataxia, slurred speech, loss of
coordination and judgement, personality changes, analgesia, blurred vision,
tremor, excitement, somnolence), sense organs, the gastrointestinal tract
(nausea, vomiting), metabolism (metabolic acidosis), respiration (dyspnea),
urinary system (kidneys – hematuria, albuminuria, polyuria, oliguria, renal
failure), liver (liver damage).
- Exposure to high vapor concentration may also cause corneal or lens
opacity of the eyes.
- Ingestion: Causes gastrointestinal tract irritation with nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea. May affect behavior/central
nervous system (see inhalation), respiration (dyspnea), metabolism,
cardiovascular system.
- Chronic Potential Health Effects: Inhalation and Ingestion: Prolonged
or repeated inhalation or ingestion may affect the liver, blood (changes in
red blood cell count, pigmented or nucleated red blood cells, microcytosis
with or without anemia, erythropenia, reticulocytosis, granulocytosis,
leukocytosis), urinary system (kidneys -hematuria), metabolism (weight
loss), endocrine system (spleen, thymus, pancreas). Prolonged or repeated
inhalation of high concentrations may also cause lung hemmorrhage,
congestion, bronchopneumonia.
- Classified in Canada as CLASS D-1A: Material causing immediate and
serious toxic effects (VERY TOXIC).
- Classified in Canada as CLASS D-2B: Material causing other toxic
effects (TOXIC)
*What does the EPA say about the human health effects expected as a result
of using the dispersants?*
The EPA warning about human health affects says
People working with dispersants are strongly advised to use a half face
filter mask or an air-supplied breathing apparatus to protect their noses,
throats, and lungs, and they should wear nitrile or PVC gloves, coveralls,
boots, and chemical splash goggles to keep dispersants off skin and out of
their eyes. CDC provides more information on *reducing occupational
exposures while working with dispersants during the Gulf Oil Spill
Response*<http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/oil_spill/dispersants_and_your_safety.htm>
.
- *Material Data Safety Sheet for Corexit 9500A
(PDF)*<http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/posted/2931/Corexit_EC9500A_MSDS.539287.pdf>(11pp.,
88 K,
*About PDF* <http://www.epa.gov/epahome/pdf.html>)
- *Material Data Safety Sheet for Corexit 9527A
(PDF)*<http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/posted/2931/Corexit_EC9527A_MSDS.539295.pdf>(11
pp., 132 K,
*About PDF* <http://www.epa.gov/epahome/pdf.html>)
*References:*
- *Deepwater Horizon Response Current Operations page*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
deepwaterhorizonresponse.com*<http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doctype/2931/53339/>
- *COREXIT 9527A Manufacturer MSDS* retrieved 07/08/2010 from *
deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
*<http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/posted/2931/Corexit_EC9527A_MSDS.539295.pdf>
- *COREXIT 9500 Manufacturer MSDS* retrieved 07/08/2010 from *
deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
*<http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/posted/2931/Corexit_EC9500A_MSDS.539287.pdf>
- *COREXIT 9500 EPA MSDS Product Data*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
epa.gov*<http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ncp/products/corex950.htm>
- *COREXIT 9527A EPA MSDS Product Data*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
epa.gov*<http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ncp/products/corex952.htm>
- *UK Dispersant Testing Guidelines*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
cefas.co.uk*<http://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/techrep/tech102.pdf>
- *Act For Climate Justice**
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
actforclimatejustice.org
*<http://www.actforclimatejustice.org/2010/05/exclusive-no-toxicity-tests-on-bp%E2%80%99s-dispersant/>
**Information from this source verified using other resources above*.
- *The BP Spill, litigation, and health dangers from Pesticides*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
archive.org
*<http://www.archive.org/details/TheBpSpillLitigationAndHealthDangersFromPesticides>–
*Audio file of the radio broadcast 27 MB
MP3*<http://www.archive.org/download/TheBpSpillLitigationAndHealthDangersFromPesticides/2010-06-02-TNR-normal-128-PattiGoldman-EarthJustice-BP-Pesticides.mp3>
- *Pesticide Database Listing for Corexit* – retrieved 01/05/2010 from *
pesticideinfo.org
*<http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Product.jsp?REG_NR=00892800006&DIST_NR=008928>
- *Pesticide Listing For 2-Butoxyethanol (Corexit Main Ingredient)
*retrieved
06/07/2010 from *
pesticideinfo.org*<http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35051>
- *Additional Pesticide Listing Showing the uses for 2-Butoxyethanol
(Corexit Main Ingredient) are as Fungicide, Microbiocide, Solvent, Adjuvant
*retrieved 06/07/2010 from *
pesticideinfo.org*<http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35051>
- *Neurotoxin Listing For 2-Butoxyethanol (Corexit Main Ingredient) *from
NeuroResearch Clinics, Inc a research project published by the Minnesota
School of Medicine retrieved 06/07/2010 from ***
neuroassist.com*<http://www.neuroassist.com/Neurotoxins.htm>
- *EPA Toxicity Warning Labels*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
pesticideinfo.org*<http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Docs/ref_products.html#EPAWarning>
- *The Watering Hole*
Resource used to find list of more information about Corexit
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
tpzoo.wordpress.com
*<http://tpzoo.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/the-watering-hole-may-7-and-now-the-chemical-spill/>
- *The Science Blogs*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
scienceblogs.com
*<http://scienceblogs.com/speakeasyscience/2010/05/a_lethal_concentration.php>
- *COMPARATIVE TOXICITY OF TWO OIL DISPERSANTS, SUPERDISPERSANT-25
AND COREXIT 9527, TO A RANGE OF COASTAL SPECIES*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us
*<http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/DEAR/Oil%20Spill/Bioremediation%20and%20Dispersant%20Literature/Toxicity%20of%20Superdispersant-25%20and%20Corexit%209527.pdf>
- *2-butoxyethanol Material Safety Data Sheet*
retrieved 05/06/2010 from *
sciencelab.com*<http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-2_Butoxyethanol-9923187>
- *Stone Prep MSDS*
Contains additional state safety data on 2-butoxyethanol
retrieved 05/06/2010 from *http://www.thisoldgrout.com/msds/stoneprep.pdf
* <http://www.thisoldgrout.com/msds/stoneprep.pdf>
- *TOXICITY OF SOUTH LOUISIANA CRUDE OIL, ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE CRUDE OIL
AND DISPERSANT COREXIT 9500 TO GULF KILLIFISH, WHITE SHRIMP, AND EASTERN
OYSTER*
retrieved 06/05/2010 from *
etd.lsu.edu
*<http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-1113103-122552/unrestricted/Liu_thesis.pdf>
- *Monitoring biodegradation of creosote in soils using radiolabels,
toxicity tests, and chemical analysis*
retrieved on 06/05/2010 from *
www3.interscience.wiley.com*<http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/71006506/abstract>
- *Oil and dispersed oil toxicity to amphipods and snails *
retrieved on 06/05/2010 from *http://bit.ly/aTruF6*<http://bit.ly/aTruF6>
- *BP response to EPA on why it will continue to use Corexit* retrieved
07/08/2010 from *
epa.gov*<http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/dispersants/5-21bp-response.pdf>
- *Dispersants Approved in UK and Reason Corexit Was Removed from List in
1998* retrieved 07/08/2010 from *
marinemanagement.org.uk
*<http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/protecting/pollution/documents/approval_approved_products.pdf>
- *Washington Post Reports BP Using both Corexit 9500 and Corexit
9527*retrieved 07/08/2010 from
*http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=382521*<http://views.washingtonpost.com/climate-change/post-carbon/2010/05/epa_demands_less_toxic_dispersant.html>
You can find more information on the toxicity of Corexit
*here*<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V73-3XXCY2N-1C&_user=10&_coverDate=01%2F01%2F2000&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1326057125&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=a26b088c9b2404cfdbf6e196bd29b452>,
*here* <http://www.iosc.org/papers/00020.pdf> and
*here*<http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/71006505/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0>
.
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40 Responses to “The Amount Of Neurotoxin Pesticide Corexit Sprayed By BP
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3. missmoa says:
June 6, 2010 at 11:16
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——–
*Note To Readers:*
*Despite the comment in this opinion 2-Butoxyethanol – The main
ingredient in Corexit – is listed as both a neurotoxin and a
pesticide<http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35051>Missmoa
should do some research on sources beside Wikipedia, like the dozens
listed in the post.*
——–
The active ingredient in the Corexit used, 2-Butoxyethanol, is NOT a
“neurotoxin pesticide”. It is a solvent agent, used in household products.
Check Wikipedia for a start. You somehow managed to confuse it with a
completely different product, the bactericid Corexit 7670, which has
completely different ingredients, and does not contain 2-Butoxyethanol at
all. It is just plain wrong.
Do some fact checking before posting.
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4. Kelly Thomas <http://www.picassodreams.com/> says:
June 6, 2010 at 4:37
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Wikipedia is not necessarily a credible source of information.
2-Butoxyethanol is listed as a neurotoxin on the NeuroResearch page at
neuroassist.com. It is listed as a chemical in
the PAN Pesticides Database found at
pesticideinfo.org .
The EPA doesn’t list 2-Butoxyethanol as an ingredient of Corexit-9500 –
the dispersant being used in the Gulf. The solvent category is empty,
labeled as “Confidential”. Just because 2-Butoxyethanol is listed as an
ingredient in Corexit 7670 doesn’t mean that it can’t be hidden under the
Confidential “Solvent” section.
epa.gov
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6. Toxic dispersant use tops one million
gallons<http://progressivepensacola.com/2010/06/06/7257/>
says:
June 6, 2010 at 6:27
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7. Throb says:
June 6, 2010 at 7:16
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It’s actually the US government that is spraying it – the EPA both
permits and arranges sales for these dispersant’s.
And I would not rely on NPR or the Sierra Club as sources. Both are
funded by the General Electric Foundation. General Electric received 138
Billion bucks from the FDIC to support the Obama Administration position. GE
receives taxpayer grants to still corn fuel. It takes 1.6 gallons of diesel
fuel to make 1 Gal of corn fuel (IOW US taxpayers are paying GE to
manufacture fewer BTU’s than the BTU’s consumed by the manufacturing
process. GE want taxpayer to pay for low efficiency wind turbines. GE
competes with big oil and is shamelessly using this opportunity to make the
pitch. GE’s stock is falling through the floor. GE is a standing member in
the War Industrial Complex. GE will scream to high heaven about a 100 birds
while failing to mention the GE Gatling guns that have helped murder
millions of Iraqi (no WMD folks) and has peppered Iraq and Afghanistan with
so much Depleted Uranium they glow from space in the X-Ray spectrum.
Outraged by a few tar balls and oily birds – such patriots – but nothing
about millions murdered innocents and birth defects due to the toxic affects
of GU dispensed DU – shameless! (Source:
blog.alexanderhiggins.com
)
8.
(Note: In the words of a high ranking official of Goldman Sucks in an
email to his girlfriend after braging that they had shorted the Gulf oil
field prior to the event; "Too bad for the birdies and the fishes" and the
population of the eastern seaboard, I might add.) |
