Chemical Detergents May Make Gulf Oil Disaster Worse, Say Experts

Chemical Detergents May Make Gulf Oil Disaster Worse, Say Experts

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"It's important to remember that oil is a biological product and can be degraded by microbes, both on and beneath the surface of the water," Hazen said. "Some of the detergents that are typically used to clean up spill sites are more toxic than the oil itself, in which case it would be better to leave the site alone and allow microbes to do what they do best."

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I have been visiting the Local EOC here in Hancock County MS trying to keep up to date on the Response to the Oil Spill.

Several Days ago myself and the ESF 10 ( Hazmat ) Coordinator Expressed out concern about the use of Chemical Dispersants. BP had sent us ( The EOC ) several Generic MSDS's for the Chemicals used. However those did not match the actual Chemicals being used. I personally believe that this whole event could have been engineered to happen.

With the chemicals used they are more damaging to the enviroment then the actual Oil is.

I will keep ATS Posted from here in South MS Regarding this Story.

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I did not see that forum but it is breaking news. This will be worse for LA, MS, AL, FL in the future. Just wait until hurricane season! Blobs will be washing up all over the marshes and the beaches.