Dispersant

But what most people don't know is that the active ingredient of the toxic chemical dispersant, which is up to 60% by volume, being ❋ Unknown (2010)

a mix of chemicals collectively known as "dispersant" - to try to break up the oozing oil, allowing it to decompose more quickly or evaporate before washing ashore. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"dispersant" - to try to break up the oozing oil, allowing it to decompose more quickly or evaporate before washing ashore. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ed Overton -- who is a Ph. D, a professor emeritus at LSU, and who unlike yours truly is a scientist (in analytical environmental chemistry) -- spoke to us the next day and told us that the kind of dispersant used was not only not poisonous, but also that the amount, though it sounded immense, was minuscule, given the volume of water in the Gulf of Mexico. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rather than trying to address a toxic spill with toxic "dispersant" chemicals, we should rely on greener solutions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Scientists at the NOAA are preparing a report on the long-term effect of dispersant which is likely to figure in negotiations between BP and Washington over compensation payments for cleaning up the environment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ed Overton; who is a Ph. D, a professor emeritus at LSU, and who unlike yours truly is a scientist (in analytical environmental chemistry); spoke to us the next day and told us that the kind of dispersant used was not only not poisonous, but also that the amount, though it sounded immense, was minuscule, given the volume of water in the Gulf of Mexico. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Dispersants - As part of the containment effort, BP has been using a record-setting amount of what they call "dispersant". ❋ Unknown (2010)

They of course are now rejecting a certain kind of dispersant BP uses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The toxic oil and gas are being added to by the lethal 'dispersant' being used by BP to ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Coast Guard and states can approve dispersant use in the nearshore environment on a case-by-case basis across the Gulf if the Incident Commander decides the toxic chemicals were "expected to prevent or minimize substantial threat to the public health or welfare, or to mitigate or prevent environmental damage"--a statement that appears in both of the official Regional Response Team dispersant policies. ❋ Riki Ott (2011)

The Louisiana Bayoukeeper has requested that the State of Louisiana provide documentation of dispersant spraying and experimental release of bio-engineered bacteria in nearshore areas under the Freedom of Information Act. ❋ Riki Ott (2011)

In fact, neither of the policies for Region IV (Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida) or Region VI (Louisiana) have any areas where dispersant use is expressly banned. ❋ Riki Ott (2011)

And so, the dispersant we sprayed out there is also killing wildlife. ❋ Democracy Now! (2011)

KIERAN SUCKLING: Yeah, the dispersants are particularly disturbing, because the oil was bad enough, then we sprayed this highly toxic dispersant on it, which is actually four times more toxic than the oil to many of the wildlife. ❋ Democracy Now! (2011)