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Journal of the San Juan Islands
December 6, 2017
The FHL review makes an important recommendation to investigate and stockpile dispersants that are less toxic and more effective than the dispersant currently stockpiled (Corexit 9500). The review also points out that “much information on dispersant efficacy is based on laboratory tests and may not applyÃÂ ...
Mintpress News (blog)
August 15, 2017
... a unique coral reef in the mouth of the Amazon river. The British oil giant intends to drill in the region in August 2018. The company's environmental impact assessment (EIA), submitted to the Brazilian authorities for the project, submitted in 2015, states it will use Corexit 9500 to clean up potential spills.
CBC.ca
January 26, 2017
LeBlanc, speaking in Halifax, was talking about the months-long impasse over his department's attempt to test Corexit 9580, a surface-washing agent used to clean beaches in oil spills. The product, along with Corexit 9500 — an open-water oil dispersant — were approved for use in Canada last year on aÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
January 26, 2017
But he never got the chance to compare Corexit 9500 — an open ocean oil spill dispersant — with Corexit 9580, a surface agent used to clean beaches. He was able to get a sample of the oil spill dispersant from DFO but the manufacturer, Nalco Environmental Solutions, refused to provide Purchase with aÃÂ ...
TheTyee.ca
July 17, 2016
Last month Environment Canada released regulations establishing a list of approved “treating agents” for oil spills that included Corexit EC 9500A, which sinks the oil and spreads it through the water column. Exxon developed Corexit five decades ago to disperse and sink oil and avoid ugly petroleumÃÂ ...
Phys.Org
November 9, 2015
After the 172 million gallon (650 million liter) spill, the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500 was applied by airplane on the slick to help it go away and help natural microbes in the water eat the oil faster. The oil appeared to dissipate, but scientists and government officials didn't really monitor the microbes andÃÂ ...
WWF-Canada Blog (blog)
August 5, 2015
At WWF-Canada, we oppose the approval of Corexit 9500A as an oil spill-treating agent due to high levels of toxicity and its overall ineffectiveness at shielding shorelines, seabirds and marine mammals from oil spill damage. WWF-Canada made this position clear in a letter to Environment Minister LeonaÃÂ ...
TakePart
April 6, 2015
Corexit 9500 was sprayed aerially across a 305-square-mile area, leaving cleanup crews in the region susceptible to inhaling the product. The marine life got a taste shortly after as it ended up dispersed in the water column. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Corexit 9500ÃÂ ...
Huffington Post
April 25, 2013
After the spill, BP secured about a third of the world's supply of dispersants, namely Corexit 9500 and 9527, according to The New York Times. Of the two, 9527 is more toxic. Corexit dispersants emulsify oil into tiny beads, causing them to sink toward the bottom. Wave action and wind turbulence degradeÃÂ ...
Treehugger
May 29, 2010
A lot of the questions surrounding the response to the gulf oil spill address the chemicals being sprayed onto the gulf and pumped out underwater to disperse the spilled oil. These dispersants are intended to break the oil up into smaller bits, which can sink into the water and get eaten up by microbes there.
Mintpress News (blog)
August 15, 2017
Corexit is a chemical dispersant which was used extensively during the ... in 2015, states it will use Corexit 9500 to clean up potential spills.
CBC.ca
January 26, 2017
The product, along with Corexit 9500 — an open-water oil dispersant — were approved for use in Canada last year on a case-by-case basis if ...
CBC.ca
January 26, 2017
But he never got the chance to compare Corexit 9500 — an open ocean oil spill dispersant — with Corexit 9580, a surface agent used to clean ...
TheTyee.ca
July 17, 2016
BP used almost two million gallons of Corexit during its catastrophic ... agents” for oil spills that included Corexit EC 9500A, which sinks the oil ...
Phys.Org
November 9, 2015
After the 172 million gallon (650 million liter) spill, the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500 was applied by airplane on the slick to help it go away ...
WWF-Canada Blog (blog)
August 5, 2015
At WWF-Canada, we oppose the approval of Corexit 9500A as an oil spill-treating agent due to high levels of toxicity and its overall ...
TakePart
April 6, 2015
Corexit 9500—the dispersant most heavily used by BP to disperse oil in the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 spill—may have caused lung ...
Huffington Post
April 25, 2013
After the spill, BP secured about a third of the world's supply of dispersants, namely Corexit 9500 and 9527, according to The New York Times.
LiveScience.com
November 30, 2012
More than 2 million gallons (7.5 million liters) of oil dispersants called Corexit 9527A and 9500A were dumped into the Gulf of Mexico in an ...
Treehugger
May 29, 2010
According to Nalco's Material Safety Data Sheet for COREXIT® EC9500A, the Corexit 9500 A dispersant which is being sprayed by the millions ...
Kumparan.com (Siaran Pers) (Pendaftaran) (Blog)
July 16, 2017
"Dari hasil pertemuan tersebut, terungkaplah bahwa AMSA telah menyemprotkan bubuk kimia sangat beracun dispersan jenis Corexit 9500ÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
January 26, 2017
The product, along with Corexit 9500 — an open-water oil dispersant — were approved for use in Canada last year on a case-by-case basis ifÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
January 26, 2017
But he never got the chance to compare Corexit 9500 — an open ocean oil spill dispersant — with Corexit 9580, a surface agent used to cleanÃÂ ...
National Observer
August 17, 2016
Corexit 9500A — a chemical known to seriously harm marine life including fish, shellfish, and coral — is intended to be used by industry afterÃÂ ...
National Geographic
July 21, 2016
While its effects on most marine animals isn't well understood, researchers have found that Corexit 9500A causes crude oil to become 52 timesÃÂ ...
TheTyee.ca
July 17, 2016
BP used almost two million gallons of Corexit during its catastrophic ... agents” for oil spills that included Corexit EC 9500A, which sinks the oilÃÂ ...
WWF-Canada Blog (blog)
August 5, 2015
At WWF-Canada, we oppose the approval of Corexit 9500A as an oil spill-treating agent due to high levels of toxicity and its overallÃÂ ...
TakePart
April 6, 2015
Corexit 9500—the dispersant most heavily used by BP to disperse oil in the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 spill—may have caused lungÃÂ ...
Science Daily
April 2, 2015
The study also identifies an enzyme that is expressed in epithelial cells across species that has protective properties against Corexit-inducedÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
January 26, 2017
LeBlanc, speaking in Halifax, was talking about the months-long impasse over his department's attempt to test Corexit 9580, a surface-washing agent used to clean beaches in oil spills.
CBC.ca
January 26, 2017
Manufacturer refuses samples. "There is some concern that capelin are particularly prone to the adverse effects of an oil spill," Purchase says.
Phys.Org
September 27, 2016
But the crude oil, in the presence of the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500 used to break up slicks, caused changes in color of the jellyfish, irregularities in their bell shape, tissue degradation and even death.
Marijuana.com (blog)
September 22, 2016
... utilize chemical dispersants to prevent the toxic oil from reaching land or other connected bodies of water. Once they got the necessary approval to destroy the apparently US-owned ocean, BP obtained a third of the world's supply of Corexit 9500 ...
SuaraMerdeka
August 29, 2016
Menurutnya meledaknya kilang minyak Montara tidak hanya memuntahkan minyak mentah, tetapi juga zat timah hitam bercampur bubuk kimia "dispersant" jenis Corexit 9500 dan 9572 yang sangat berbahaya bagi kesehatan manusia dan ekosistem laut.
Trinidad & Tobago Express
August 19, 2016
It is also apparent Cariri does not know what to test for; as the compounds it has listed as components of Corexit are not found on the Corexit 9500A MSDS, which is also available online. It should be noted, though, testing for Corexit is somewhat ...
National Observer
August 17, 2016
Corexit 9500A - a chemical known to seriously harm marine life including fish, shellfish, and coral - is intended to be used by industry after an offshore oil spill.
Trinidad & Tobago Express
August 12, 2016
This raised concern by many as the dead creatures were believed to be the result of the Corexit 9500 which was previously used by State Owned Company Petrotrin in 2013 to clean-up the oil spill.
National Geographic
July 21, 2016
After BP's well gushed more than 200 million gallons into the Gulf in 2010, cleanup teams sprayed 1.84 million gallons of a dispersant called Corexit 9500A onto the Gulf's surface. As a result, it's possible nearly a million sea creatures have perished ...
TheTyee.ca
July 17, 2016
Last month Environment Canada released regulations establishing a list of approved "treating agents" for oil spills that included Corexit EC 9500A, which sinks the oil and spreads it through the water column. Exxon developed Corexit five decades ago toÃÂ ...
National Geographic
July 21, 2016
After BP's well gushed more than 200 million gallons into the Gulf in 2010, cleanup teams sprayed 1.84 million gallons of a dispersant called Corexit 9500A onto the Gulf's surface. As a result, it's possible nearly a million sea creatures have perished ...
TheTyee.ca
July 17, 2016
Last month Environment Canada released regulations establishing a list of approved "treating agents" for oil spills that included Corexit EC 9500A, which sinks the oil and spreads it through the water column. Exxon developed Corexit five decades ago toÃÂ ...
WHIO
April 21, 2016
But the addition of the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500, caused changes in color, loss of tissue, irregularities in the bell shape of the jellyfish and death.
Energy Global
April 17, 2016
But the crude oil, in the presence of the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500, caused changes in colour of the jellyfish, irregularities in their bell shape, tissue degradation and even death.
Phys.Org
April 14, 2016
But the crude oil, in the presence of the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500, caused changes in color of the jellyfish, irregularities in their bell shape, tissue degradation and even death.
Science News
February 23, 2016
See Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety vol. 35, pp 183-189 (1996) "Comparison of Acute Aquatic Effects of the Oil Dispersant Corexit 9500 with Those of Other Corexit Series Dispersants", Michael M. Singer, et al. for early data on Corexit exposure ...
EcoWatch
February 3, 2016
I live 70 miles South East from the B P Deep Water Horizon Blow Out that cost the Lives of 11 Rig Workers that Spewed 210 Million Gallons of Crude Oil and that B P dropped 1.8 Million Gallons of Corexit 9500 Dispersant that Sank the Crude Oil to bottom ...
