Oil spill: BP is told to cut back on use of dispersant – latimes.com

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By Ashley Powers, Julie Cart and Bettina Boxall

May 25, 2010

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Reporting from Port Fourchon, La. and Los Angeles

In a sign of diminished confidence in BP’s ability to manage the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, federal officials Monday said they intended to require the company to dramatically scale back its use of oil dispersants and would initiate their own tests on the chemicals’ effect on sea life.

With an oil spill of epic proportions looming offshore, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson — along with angry chorus of lawmakers — chided BP for its lack of transparency. She said that BP’s response to federal directives last week to find a less toxic dispersant was “insufficient.”

Even though the company’s test results show that the dispersant, Corexit, is effective and not a risk to aquatic life, Jackson wants its use cut by 50% to 75%. She said there is no way to know the long-term effects of the unprecedented amount of chemicals.

via latimes.com

COREXIT® EC9500A

IX. ANALYSIS FOR HEAVY METALS, CYANIDE, AND CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS
Compound Concentration (ppm)
Arsenic 0.16
Cadmium N/D
Chromium 0.03
Copper 0.10
Lead N/D
Mercury N/D
Nickel N/D
Zinc N/D
Cyanide N/D
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons N/D

N/D = Not detected

http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ncp/products/corex950.htm

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