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Crikey (blog)
August 2, 2016
The clean-up was apparently no less dangerous, with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) applying more than 184,000 litres of dispersants on the sea surface. AMSA used at least seven different dispersants, some of which are now known to be toxic. Two–Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A–haveÃÂ ...
TheTyee.ca
July 17, 2016
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WMNF
May 24, 2016
During the BP disaster, the Unified Command relied heavily–over the objections of EPA-relied heavily on the dispersant Corexit and the Corexit 9527A, which increased the toxicity of the oil to organisms, but, it was also ineffective and we highly questioned the effectiveness of the use of dispersants in theÃÂ ...
Huffington Post (blog)
November 30, 2012
The two main dispersants stockpiled in the United States for use on future spills are Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A — the same dispersants that were known to be harmful to ecosystems and humans before the BP disaster, and that proved to be so after the disaster. These two dispersants are stockpiled inÃÂ ...
LiveScience.com
November 30, 2012
For microscopic animals living in the Gulf, even worse than the toxic oil released during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster may be the very oil dispersants used to clean it up, a new study finds. More than 2 million gallons (7.5 million liters) of oil dispersants called Corexit 9527A and 9500A were dumpedÃÂ ...
Center for Responsive Politics
October 27, 2010
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP used chemical dispersants — specifically products known as Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A — to break up spilled oil and keep it from washing up on shore. Environmentalists have criticized the substances for being too toxic and unnecessarilyÃÂ ...
Huffington Post (blog)
September 16, 2010
While public officials and BP claim that dispersant use was halted in May for Corexit 9527A and on July 19 for Corexit 9500A, evidence collected by Gulf residents has shown that dispersants are being used in nearshore and inland waters, close to highly populated areas across the Gulf. Further, oil and theÃÂ ...
Center for Research on Globalization
June 26, 2010
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) “Fact sheets” page for Nalco's Corexit has pdfs available for “Dispersant Type 1,” Corexit 9500 (PDF); and “Dispersant Type 2,” Corexit 9527A (PDF). Tom Philpott of Grist, who found that these product numbers matched those identified unofficially by his sources, writes,.
Treehugger
June 15, 2010
the dispersant products, branded Corexit 9527A and Corexit 9500A, were made exclusively by a former Exxon subsidiary now owned by a company called Nalco. Exxon researchers had already acknowledged that they were significantly toxic for aquatic life. But just how toxic was mysterious -- particularlyÃÂ ...
Grist Magazine
May 6, 2010
(Update: Now here.) The link took me to a “fact sheets” page, where I was able to download Nalco's Material Safety Data Sheets for “Dispersant Type 1,” Corexit 9500 (PDF); and “Dispersant Type 2,” Corexit 9527A (PDF). These product numbers matched the ones that had been identified unofficially by myÃÂ ...
Crikey
August 2, 2016
Two — Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A — have since been found by scientists to amplify the toxicity of oil 52 times. Only one of those ...
Crikey (registration) (blog)
August 2, 2016
Two–Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A–have since been found by scientists to amplify the toxicity of oil 52 times. Only one of those dispersants ...
TheTyee.ca
July 17, 2016
Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the energy industry for two decades and is a contributing editor to ...
WMNF
May 24, 2016
... the objections of EPA-relied heavily on the dispersant Corexit and the Corexit 9527A, which increased the toxicity of the oil to organisms, but, ...
Environment News Service
May 30, 2013
The settlement covers the four dispersants that are preauthorized for use under the California Dispersants Plan: COREXIT 9527A, COREXITÂ ...
OilPrice.com
May 5, 2013
As part of the clean up proceedings for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill more than 2 million gallons of the oil dispersants Corexit 9527AÂ ...
OilPrice.com
May 5, 2013
As part of the clean up proceedings for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill more than 2 million gallons of the oil dispersants Corexit 9527AÂ ...
Huffington Post (blog)
November 30, 2012
The two main dispersants stockpiled in the United States for use on future spills are Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A — the same dispersants ...
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 ...
Center for Responsive Politics
October 27, 2010
... the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP used chemical dispersants — specifically products known as Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A — to break ...
Treehugger
June 15, 2010
the dispersant products, branded Corexit 9527A and Corexit 9500A, were made exclusively by a former Exxon subsidiary now owned by a ...
Grist Magazine
May 6, 2010
9500's states that “Component substances have a potential to bioconcentrate,” while the one for 9527A has the slightly more comforting, ...
Crikey (registration) (blog)
August 2, 2016
Two–Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A–have since been found by scientists to amplify the toxicity of oil 52 times. Only one of those dispersantsÃÂ ...
AnandTech
August 17, 2015
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Bustle
November 26, 2013
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Environment News Service
May 30, 2013
The settlement covers the four dispersants that are preauthorized for use under the California Dispersants Plan: COREXIT 9527A, COREXITÃÂ ...
OilPrice.com
May 5, 2013
As part of the clean up proceedings for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill more than 2 million gallons of the oil dispersants Corexit 9527AÃÂ ...
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 anÃÂ ...
Treehugger
June 15, 2010
the dispersant products, branded Corexit 9527A and Corexit 9500A, were made exclusively by a former Exxon subsidiary now owned by aÃÂ ...
Grist Magazine
May 6, 2010
9500's states that “Component substances have a potential to bioconcentrate,” while the one for 9527A has the slightly more comforting,ÃÂ ...
Crikey (registration)
August 2, 2016
Two - Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A - have since been found by scientists to amplify the toxicity of oil 52 times. Only one of those dispersants is approved for use in Australian waters.
Utah Policy
May 16, 2016
EDCUtah url 516 206 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama reached out to Utah's Natalie Kaddas, CEO of Kaddas Enterprises Inc., in April to represent small business interests in international trade during a special White HouseÃÂ ...