chemical dispersants News

08/31/11 Deepwater disaster dispersants called deadly, too Source: Gasparilla Gazette - Boca Grande FL Dispersants used to help clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster may have the same adverse effects on humans and wildlife as does the oil itself, according to a report from Earthjustice, an environmental advocacy law firm.
01/27/11 Oil Dispersants Found To Persist In Environment Source: Go Green The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico this past summer caused millions of gallons of oil to enter the waters.
11/11/10 Group threatens suit over oil spill dispersants in... Source: Anchorage Daily News A national environmental group is threatening to sue over the federal government's oil spill emergency response plan for Alaska, saying regulators violated the law by not studying whether using chemicals to disperse oil spills would harm the state's endangered and threatened marine species.
08/04/10 Obama aides track down the case of the missing oil Source: USA Today Blogs Some was dispersed with chemical assistance.
08/03/10 EPA: Chemical dispersants no worse for aquatic life... Source: The Chronicle Herald A new federal study of chemical dispersants used to break up oil in the Gulf of Mexico shows that when mixed with oil, the dispersant is no more toxic to aquatic life than oil alone.