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BP must compensate residents and boat crews harmed by Corexit, a new lawsuit claims

April 1st, 2011 at 09:19 PM

BP hit by health claims over Gulf of Mexico clean-up, Telegraph, March 31, 2011 ... Read more >>

Paper: Cranes sprayed huge clouds of dispersant — Mist went up to 100 miles inland

March 31st, 2011 at 10:11 AM

We need answers about dispersants used on BP spill, The Advertiser (Lafayette), March 31, 2011 ... Read more >>

Dispersants harmed Gulf residents and cleanup crews, lawyers say -- Diseases can appear months or years later

March 30th, 2011 at 06:07 PM

Bloomberg, March 30, 2011 at 4:31 pm EDT ... Read more >>

Air Force gives special award to unit for spraying Corexit — “It’s something that just doesn’t happen” says spokesman

March 6th, 2011 at 09:46 AM

910th Airlift Wing receives Air Force award, Tribune Chronicle (Warren, OH), March 6, 2011:
The 910th ... Read more >>

Cold or HOT water could be to blame for ‘abortion storm’ says leading newspaper reporting on dolphin deaths — Calls Corexit “nontoxic”

March 6th, 2011 at 07:36 AM

Dolphin mystery just one piece of oil-spill puzzle, Sun Herald, March 5, 2011:

[S]cientists talked of ... Read more >>

Dispersed oil “everywhere” on Pensacola Beach — Not where is the oil… BUT WHERE IS IT NOT (VIDEO)

March 5th, 2011 at 07:39 PM

Surfrider Foundation: BP Oil Disaster UV Testing Program, bluemountainsurfer, February 28, 2011:

Support Surfrider Foundation, Emerald ... Read more >>

Cleanup worker "directly sprayed" multiple times with Corexit, family swam in water — Now many health problems (VIDEO)

February 27th, 2011 at 09:07 PM

In Discussion with David Gibbons, February 25, 2011:

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Research Tests: Corexit is reponsible for most volatile compounds that cleanup workers were exposed to — “Very interesting” (VIDEO)

February 21st, 2011 at 04:12 PM

Toxic Tide - Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster, Part 2, Living on ... Read more >>

Florida officials restart testing for Corexit and hydrocarbons after taking the last 6 months off

February 18th, 2011 at 09:31 AM

Surfriders team up with researchers as DEP resumes testing for oil, dispersants, Walton Sun, February ... Read more >>

Reporter: "Ninety percent of the oil from the spill hasn't even made it to the top" -- "In no way is this over"

February 18th, 2011 at 06:51 AM

Journalist discusses BP oil spill, Gulf aftermath, Charleston Gazette, February 17, 2011:

[Dahr Jamail] was on ... Read more >>

Louisiana Official: Up to 4 million gallons of dispersants have been used in Gulf as of Feb. 1

February 14th, 2011 at 04:13 PM

LA STATE SENATOR DEMANDS STOPPAGE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE GULF OIL CLEAN UP, BP ... Read more >>

Riki Ott: Dispersants and genetically engineered bacteria are still in use — “We need cease & desist orders across the Gulf” (VIDEO)

February 13th, 2011 at 01:48 PM

Why are so many people in the Gulf region getting sick?, Your Call with Rose ... Read more >>

Recent testing finds tar balls contain 93% Corexit and watery goop, only 7% oil says chemist

February 10th, 2011 at 07:56 AM

Private Seafood Tests Uncover Toxins Missed By Feds, Susan Buchanan for the Huffington Post, February ... Read more >>

Chemist: Dispersant was found in self-contained fish pond 1/2 mile from Alabama coast; All fish died -- Owner drained, restocked pond and second batch of fish died

February 10th, 2011 at 05:43 AM

Private Seafood Tests Uncover Toxins Missed By Feds, Susan Buchanan for the Huffington Post, February ... Read more >>

LSU doctor concerned that Corexit chemical reaction to bring about 'fetal alcohol syndrome' in pregnant women (VIDEO)

February 8th, 2011 at 04:18 AM

Benzene not limited to crude exposure, Fox 8 New Orleans, February 7, 2011:

James Diaz, M.D., ... Read more >>

Column: Corexit 9500 is most obvious suspect in recent massive animal deaths

February 2nd, 2011 at 08:39 AM

Column: Media cover-up, fishy sources in abnormal incidents after oil spill, Channels Online (Santa Barbara ... Read more >>

“They’re finding all kind of freakin’ dispersant in the water” says fisherman

January 31st, 2011 at 12:28 PM

For bayou Indians, spill threatens a way of life, Associated Press, January 31, 2011:

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Joye: "Dispersant does not appear to break down, contrary to what most people thought" (VIDEO)

January 29th, 2011 at 05:38 PM

Dispersant Question at UGA Oil Spill Symposium, SpiritOfTheGulf, January ... Read more >>

100s of large containers of “discontinued” Corexit 9527A found near Houston (VIDEO)

January 27th, 2011 at 09:22 AM

"COREXIT 9527 was used earlier during the spill, but it was discontinued because it was considered too toxic." ... Read more >>

Scan of Senator A.G. Crowe's original letter to Pres. Obama -- "Toxicity level may INCREASE with time" (4 PAGES)

January 26th, 2011 at 07:07 PM

Spill Commission Concludes Dispersants Are an Acceptable 'Tradeoff', Jerry Cope, January ... Read more >>

'First' Dispersant Study Funded by Feds: The Corexit “did NOT degrade”… “It didn’t go away” — May not have even broken up the oil

January 26th, 2011 at 04:27 PM

News Release : First Study of Dispersants in Gulf Spill Suggests a Prolonged Deepwater Fate, ... Read more >>

NEW STUDY: Warmer Water + Corexit/Oil = Massive Increase in DNA-Mutating, Cancer-Causing Enzyme

January 25th, 2011 at 03:08 AM

FOSL Summary: If exposed to a mixture of crude oil and Corexit 9500, an enzyme ... Read more >>

Biocide: Corexit prevents microbes from digesting the oil says official

January 24th, 2011 at 09:06 AM

Louisiana State Senator A.G. Crowe's January 16, 2011 letter:
Government officials stated over and over that ... Read more >>

ALERT: Louisiana Senator concerned that Corexit “is still being used”

January 24th, 2011 at 08:02 AM

Via Mac Mackenzie:

I emailed the Senator to confirm he wrote the letter and got this ... Read more >>

Family describes being sprayed with Corexit (VIDEOS)

January 24th, 2011 at 07:28 AM

Mississippi Family Sprayed with Corexit and 11 Year Old Boy Tests Postive for Chemical Poisoning, ... Read more >>

Top official reveals that dispersed oil will be in Gulf “longer than anyone here will be alive” according to LSU scientists

January 20th, 2011 at 07:01 AM

Barham says generations could feel effects of Gulf oil spill, News Star, January 19, 2011:

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Thick patches of floating brown foam washing up all over Gulf — Previously tested positive for “oil and dispersants” (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

January 17th, 2011 at 06:41 PM

Long Beach MS: "A water sample taken in an area covered in THICK, BROWN FOAM, contained propylene glycol, one of the confirmed ingredients of Corexit 9500." ... Read more >>

"Tragic" test results from Mississippi beaches: "Approximately 500 ppm of dispersant" in dead jellyfish, based on comparative analysis of Corexit 9500... MORE

January 12th, 2011 at 11:54 AM

The Tragic State of the Gulf of Mexico: Sampling Reveals Oil and Dispersants on Mississippi ... Read more >>

More respiratory infections than ever… and it’s NOT flu-related says host of top-rated radio program — “There’s something else out there” (AUDIO)

January 12th, 2011 at 06:15 AM

There is also a discussion of whether the dead blackbirds are related to Corexit rain or tainted seafood. ... Read more >>

Paper: “Oil and the chemicals used to break it up are still widely dispersed throughout the Gulf of Mexico”

January 6th, 2011 at 08:43 AM

Editorial: Spill's impact lingers, Pensacola News Journal, January 6, 2011:

National coverage of the aftermath of ... Read more >>

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