BP Oil Spill: EPA Wants Use of Corexit to Stop
Late Wednesday the EPA gave BP 24 hours to choose a less toxic chemical dispersant to break up the BP oil spill, the Washington Post reported. The decision came hours after Congress heard testimony from company executives and scientists on the high toxicity of Corexit, and the relative ineffectiveness of the chemical against the type of crude leaking into the Gulf. Once the EPA approves the new dispersant, BP will have 72 hours to begin using the new dispersant.
BP Oil Spill Response: Corexit Use May Make Damage to Gulf Worse
Corexit is carcinogenic, mutagenic, and highly toxic, and scientists are concerned about its effect on marine life. Corexit is banned in Great Britain.
More than 600,000 gallons of Corexit have been sprayed on the BP oil spill, and another 55,000 gallons have been used under the surface. The chemical dispersant has never been used in such large quantities before.
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To British Petrolium Officials:
I am writing in concerning the devastating effects that oil dispersants will have of the ecosystem of the East Coast for years to come. It would be in the best interest of BP to cease the use of chemical dispersants IMMEDIATELY.
Topical spraying of these dispersants does not reach the larger blumes of oil several hundred meters below the surface. The dispersants are lighter that oil, and will be channeled up fast Florida, through the Keys, and along the East Coast, reaching the Canadian Maritime Islands. The tar balls will follow suit as each successive hurricane combs the shores of the United States.
In the wake of each hurricane, multitudes of dead fish and marine life will wash ashore surrounded by a soapy film carrying a stench similar to bleach. This will not be a localized effect, but it will stretch thousands of kilometers over the next few months.
Trying to stifle reports of the like will cast an even darker shadow over an already shady British Petrolium.
Do the right thing, stop the use of chemical dispersants.
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