CNN once reported that Exxon Valdez cleanup workers had a life expectancy of 51 years old. Most of those workers have now died. A version of Corexit oil dispersant that is being used in the Gulf was used also in the Exxon Valdez cleanup. Corexit is banned in the UK as well as many other nations and considered roughly only 60% effective. It is ironic Corexit cannot be used in England, but BP is using both Corexit 9500 and 9527A in our waters as the oil dispersant of choice. Corexit is manufactured by NALCO, a company reportedly with closes ties[...]
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Corexit Oil Dispersant Impact on Gulf Oil Spill Fumes
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Gulf Air Toxic to the Baby's Nursery
Toxic air is invading the Alabama and Florida shores. Scientists that have been monitoring the air quality are now seeing contamination levels as much as 100 times higher than acceptable. Prepare and use an air purifier to cleanse the nursery of these toxins. Don't wait until you experience contamination illnesses like the oil slick worker cleanup crews.
Concentrate on Your Baby's Nursery
The baby's room is a sanctuary. A nursery is a place where your baby sleeps and should be safe from airborne contamination. Why? Because babies, like the elderly, are more vulnerable to airborne contamination much more so than the[...]
This post was posted in Environment, Health, Pollution, Oil Spills and was tagged with Aerosols, baby, baby’s room, HEPA, nursery, VOCs, volatile organic compounds, baby's nursery, Gulf Oil Spill, British Petroleum, BP, oil spill, benzene, toxins
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Gulf Oil Spill Effects On Air Quality and Health
Ever since the explosion on offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, British Petroleum (BP) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric and Administration (NOAA) have been sticking by their estimates that only 2000 barrels of oil a day are being dumped into the Gulf of Mexico. A prominent Florida State University oceanographer said the oil spill was likely five times larger than 5,000 barrel-a-day. Based on other independent scientist models, the volume of oil spilling can be as high as 25,000 to 80,000 barrels a day.
This is unheard of and unprecedented contamination of our environment. It is a catastrophe that at the very[...]
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