“Corexit 9527, considered by the EPA to be an acute health hazard, is stated by its manufacturer to be potentially harmful to red blood cells, the kidneys and the liver, and may irritate eyes and skin.[23][14] The chemical 2-butoxyethanol, found in Corexit 9527, was identified as having caused lasting health problems in workers involved in the cleanup of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.[24] According to the Alaska Community Action on Toxics, the use of Corexit during the Exxon Valdez oil spill caused people “respiratory, nervous system, liver, kidney and blood disorders”.[16] Like 9527, 9500 can cause hemolysis (rupture of blood cells) and may also cause internal bleeding.[4]”
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You only need to search > Corexit < and you will see that
it IS toxic,,,
As for using a nuke to stop this oil and gas flow,,,
That's just foolish!,,,
The only way to cap/kill this well is to drill wells all
the way around it and lay another pipeline to Port Fourchon
and pull down the field,,,
They've done this for many years and it is proven to work...
Balderdash. Your “references” are totally inadequate. Go to the EPA spill response website. There are links there to REAL science and toxicological data that can be traced back to peer-reviewed science.
Eva, please see 1counter-Morter-68’s information in post #20 on corexit.
1CM68, thanks so much for laying out the health data on corexit. I hope everyone will see it and stay out of the water and avoid untested sea food. I think spraying that stuff was a crime against humanity because both the government and BP know it is toxic as heck.