It's is 38% super-strength neurotoxin 2-butoxyethanol. So far they have sprayed over 600,000 Gallons in to the ocean over the oil spill. (link)
2-Butoxyethanol 111-76-2 30.0 - 60.0
Organic sulfonic acid salt Proprietary 10.0 - 30.0
Propylene Glycol 57-55-6 1.0 - 5.0
Corexit is so toxic, it's banned in Britain.
more on Corexit here: http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/posted/2931/Cor ...
"SKIN CONTACT : Can cause moderate irritation. Harmful if absorbed through skin.
INGESTION : May be harmful if swallowed. May cause liver and kidney effects and/or damage. There may be irritation to the
gastro-intestinal tract.
INHALATION : Harmful by inhalation. Repeated or prolonged exposure may irritate the respiratory tract.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE :
Acute :Excessive exposure may cause central nervous system effects, nausea, vomiting, anesthetic or narcotic effects.
Chronic :Repeated or excessive exposure to butoxyethanol may cause injury to red blood cells (hemolysis), kidney or the liver.
AGGRAVATION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS : Skin contact may aggravate an existing dermatitis condition.
HUMAN HEALTH HAZARDS - CHRONIC :Contains ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butoxyethanol). Prolonged and/or repeated exposure through inhalation
or extensive skin contact with EGBE may result in damage to the blood and kidneys."
HUMAN HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION : Based on our hazard characterization, the potential human hazard is: High
"SKIN CONTACT : Can cause moderate irritation. Harmful if absorbed through skin.
INGESTION : May be harmful if swallowed. May cause liver and kidney effects and/or damage. There may be irritation to the
gastro-intestinal tract.
INHALATION : Harmful by inhalation. Repeated or prolonged exposure may irritate the respiratory tract.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE :
Acute :Excessive exposure may cause central nervous system effects, nausea, vomiting, anesthetic or narcotic effects.
Chronic :Repeated or excessive exposure to butoxyethanol may cause injury to red blood cells (hemolysis), kidney or the liver.
AGGRAVATION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS : Skin contact may aggravate an existing dermatitis condition.
HUMAN HEALTH HAZARDS - CHRONIC :Contains ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butoxyethanol). Prolonged and/or repeated exposure through inhalation
or extensive skin contact with EGBE may result in damage to the blood and kidneys."
HUMAN HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION : Based on our hazard characterization, the potential human hazard is: High
<< Revelation 16:3 >> And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
I was never a big believer in the Bible, and reading a line like that always sounded impossible. Till now.
It's really the combination of Oil and Dispersant that are creating it.
EPA May Not Force BP to Change Dispersants
Acute Aquatic Toxicity of Three Corexit Products: an Overview
As a result, Corexit toxicity data have been generated for a vari- ... Corexit toxicity data evaluated in this study were drawn largely from ...
Corexit 9527 MSDS - 38% is 2-butoxyethanol
the 6-14-92 version of Corexit has 2-butoxyethanol...Exxon didn't identify any products on Corexit of 8-1-89 but was using it before it had an MSDS... later ...
www.valdezlink.com/corexit.htm
Corexit used with no MSDS - experiment in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ...
Corexit? Not a primary dispersant, but brought in to Valdez at about the same time: ... This first version of Corexit (9580) was an Exxon Product ...
www.valdezlink.com/inipol/corexit.htm
4 comments:
2-butoxyethanol is the active ingredient in Windex; it is also the main ingredient in "white board" cleaners in grade schools. Does it follow that it should be sprayed in the ocean? Not necessarily. But to paint it as some horrible substance is not warranted.
It in itself isn't that bad. It's the combination that will bring about a disaster literally of biblical proportions.
Oil would normally wash ashore and not remain mixed in the water. But with this dispersant my fear it will stay mixed for a very very long time, maybe years or more, killing everything and making the ocean one big dead zone.
Corexit 7500 is being used in the Gulf. It does NOT contain 2-butoxyethanol.
NO DISPERSANT OF ANY KIND should be used, and i don't care what chemicals are in it.
Just suck it BP. Let them drain their entire obscene wealth into skimmers, boom, and clean-up tankers.
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