Posted on 06/24/2010 9:26:31 PM PDT by unspun
by Nancy Matthis at American Daughter
The toxic chemical dispersant Corexit 9500 was pumped into the Gulf to counter the oil spill. Now it appears to have gassified, entered the atmosphere, and rained down on inland farmers, damaging crops and killing songbirds:
One month ago, on May 24, The European Union Times wrote about a report prepared by Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources for President Medvedev -- Toxic Oil Spill Rains Warned Could Destroy North America:
A dire report prepared for President Medvedev by Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources is warning ... that the British Petroleum (BP) oil and gas leak in the Gulf of Mexico is about to become the worst environmental catastrophe in all of human history threatening the entire eastern half of the North American continent with "total destruction".By June 10 the San Fransico Chronicle reported crop damage -- BP oil spill Corexit dispersants suspected in widespread crop damage:Russian scientists are basing their apocalyptic destruction assessment due to BP's use of millions of gallons of the chemical dispersal agent known as Corexit 9500 which is being pumped directly into the leak of this wellhead over a mile under the Gulf of Mexico waters and designed, this report says, to keep hidden from the American public the full, and tragic, extent of this leak that is now estimated to be over 2.9 million gallons a day.
The dispersal agent Corexit 9500 is a solvent originally developed by Exxon and now manufactured by the Nalco Holding Company of Naperville, Illinois that is four times more toxic than oil....
A greater danger involving Corexit 9500, and as outlined by Russian scientists in this report, is that with its 2.61ppm toxicity level, and when combined with the heating Gulf of Mexico waters, its molecules will be able to "phase transition" from their present liquid to a gaseous state allowing them to be absorbed into clouds and allowing their release as "toxic rain" upon all of Eastern North America.
Even worse, should a Katrina like tropical hurricane form in the Gulf of Mexico while tens of millions of gallons of Corexit 9500 are sitting on, or near, its surface the resulting "toxic rain" falling upon the North American continent could "theoretically" destroy all microbial life to any depth it reaches resulting in an "unimaginable environmental catastrophe" destroying all life forms from the "bottom of the evolutionary chart to the top"....
....It seems like damage brought by the oil gusher has spread way beyond the ocean, coastal areas and beaches. Collateral damage now appears to include agricultural damage way inland Mississippi.The warning on the Corexit 9500 label is clear enough:A mysterious "disease" has caused widespread damage to plants from weeds to farmed organic and conventionally grown crops. There is very strong suspicion that ocean winds have blown Corexit aerosol plumes or droplets and that dispersants have caused the unexplained widespread damage or "disease"....
"Keep container tightly closed. Do not get in eyes, on skin, on clothing. Do not take internally. Avoid breathing vapor. Use with adequate ventilation. In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. After contact with skin, wash immediately with plenty of soap and water. Wear suitable protective clothing."Now the stuff is raining down on us!
It has been well-known in the oil industry since the 1980s that oil-eating microbes can clean up the oil with no lasting environmental impact. They were developed at the behest of the Texas Land Office and the Texas Water Commission, and used successfully in 1990 to clean up a large oil spill in Galveston (see Business Insider -- An Oil-Eating Microbe That's Been Around Since 1989 Could Single-Handedly Clean Up BP's Entire Oil Spill).
There is big money and even bigger players in this scam. While they are letting the oil blow wide open into the Gulf, the stakes and profit rise.By now an outraged public has become aware of the microbes, which were warehoused in large quantities and available for use in the Gulf. But it is too late to use them now that Corexit has depleted the oxygen in the water. The microbes need oxygen to live long enough to eat the oil.The Dolphins, Whales, Manatees, Sea Turtles and fish suffocate and die. The coastal regions, salt marshes, tourist attractions and the shore front properties are being destroyed, possibly permanently. The air quality is diminished. The Gulf of Mexico fishing industry is decimated.
All to create a need for their expensive and extremely profitable poison.
The European Union Times report sums it up best:
...the greatest lesson to be learned by these Americans is that their government-oil industry cabal has been just as destructive to them as their government-banking one, both of which have done more to destroy the United States these past couple of years than any foreign enemy could dare dream was possible.But to their greatest enemy the Americans need look no further than their nearest mirror as they are the ones who allowed these monsters to rule over them in the first place.
H/T: Serg N of Common Sense Patriots Related reading:
JoAnneMor -- Bombshell exposé. The real reason the oil still flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
[Note: Jo Anne Mor represents the best of the Blogosphere, an ordinary blogger whose dedicated work uncovers hidden evils that endanger us and makes them public knowledge.]
The Next Right -- BP's strange Democrat bedfellows
One of the top media consultants for British Petroleum gave free rent to a politician who became White House Chief of Staff. And, no, this was not Karl Rove giving a freebie to Andy Card. No, the recipient of the favor was Rahm Emanuel and the benefactor was Stanley Greenberg....© Nancy Matthis, all rights reserved, published with permission.
Not really better, especially when one figures in the lower effectiveness (and therefore numerous of the others’ ability to use less by comparison).
But the fact is that Corexit is breaking up the oil into constituent compounds, instead of allowing it to rise to the surface naturally, in congealed and relatively safe masses, able to be skipped, absorbed, and suctioned (with all those skimmers that these fascists are not using).
Rather, the poisons are now guaranteed to make their way up the Atlantic and to cause more havoc in the Gulf.
That is a different argument. And I am convinced of the correctness of the experts who say that breaking down the oil is much better than leaving it untouched, because it is impossible to contain and collect before it fouls up everything.
Be convinced if you need but approximately 23 of hundreds and hundreds of skimmers are being used (Why?) and Corexit breaks up the otherwise skimmable crude.
There is no place for Obama to hide, certainly not behind BP’s skirts.
Can’t be true!!.....
EPA study finds controversial Gulf dispersant is not a serious risk
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100630/ts_ynews/ynews_ts2981_2
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that testing has shown that Corexit, the controversial chemical dispersant presently being dumped into the Gulf of Mexico to combat the oil spill, is “practically nontoxic’’ to “slightly toxic.’’
In a statement posted to the agency’s website, the EPA announced that “none of the eight dispersants tested, including the product in use in the gulf, displayed biologically significant endocrine disrupting activity.” The dispersants were tested on shrimp and small fish, but not on humans.”..........
But what about the crap that’s in the air?
BP Oil Spill - Toxic Gases Spreading Inland, Scientist Says Move Out (WWL, Channel 4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q-msqPnkD4&feature=related
Thank you, Kimberly.
However, the main problem with Corexit seems to be the very work of its being a dispersant. It breaks up the petroleum into its constituent parts. Therefore, instead of the naturally congealed crude coming to the surface, many toxins are released into the seawater.
Also, see the chart linked above, which shows the existence or other dispersants of less intrinsic toxicity.
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