Sentences with phrase «use of toxic chemical dispersants»

Much has been made about BP's use of toxic chemical dispersants to break down and disperse the crude throughout the Gulf, and rightfully so.

I've been wondering recently whether we'll see the worst of the BP gulf oil spill at all; whether the combined use of toxic chemical dispersants and media corralling would prevent the public from ever fully grasping the extent of the disaster.

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BP used two kinds of toxic chemical dispersants to sink the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527, manufactured by Nalco Environmental Solutions.

After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf, almost 2 million gallons of toxic dispersants were used, including the chemical Corexit, which has been banned in the United Kingdom.

«The dispersant chemicals used to clean up oil spills have the unintended effect of transforming crude oil into a toxic mist able to travel for miles and penetrate deep into human lungs, new research has found.»

One of the most alarming stories to emerge from the entire BP Gulf oil crisis has been the company's penchant for using toxic chemical dispersants to try to break up and spread out the oil — and that the federal