Toxic Rain From Gulf Oil Leak

 


I was just wondering if we could get toxic rain from the chemicals used
on the gulf oil leak?  Many of our storms here in the eastern half of
the US originate in the gulf.  If this would be the case,  it sure could
have a dire effect on crops and food production.

Rich from PA

 

On 5/28/2010 3:52 PM, EVP MAN wrote:

Unlikely.  Chemicals like surfactants have very low vapor pressures.
There would be volatile hydrocarbons like methane that would make it
into the atmosphere to supplement the cow farts contributing to global
warming.

 

 White_Noise_1@webtv.net (EVP MAN) wrote:


One product is Corexit: 2-butoxyethanol, a compound associated with
headaches, vomiting and reproductive problems at high doses. Seems it is
making the fishermen working the clean up sick, but if they put on a
respirator (a respirator purchased by the fishermen), BP has told them
that they will be fired.

Seems BP is more concerned about how the spill looks than it is about
health repercussions.

For the surfactants to work, it needs to stay in the water, I doubt that
much will reach the East Coast, but BP isn't saying what they're doing
and what they are using, except that they are making progress.

Look them up in Wikipedia, they are quit a company. They were the EPAs
#1 polluter in 2006.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.

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Billy wrote:

And a great safety record too.
http://www.fairwarning.org/2010/05/bp-refineries-had-97-of-worst-safety-violations-in-the-industry/

 



They were 100th in campaign funding, but only 27% of that went to the
Democrats. I suspect that will change over the next couple of campaign
cycles. Now there's change you can take to the bank.
I wouldn't want to give the impression though, that I thought there was
much difference between the DNC and the RNC. They are just the liberal
and conservative wings of the Kleptocrats, IMHO.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.

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