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22nd August 2010, 11:43 AM
The Sweet Smell of Death in the Gulf Coast Breeze. What is in that boat's barrels?
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Natural gas is scented with a nasty smell so we can tell when there is a leak. This warns people NOT to breathe it. HOWEVER, the chemical dispersant (Corexit) is scented with a sweet smell from the 2-butoxyethanol, which isn't perceived as a dangerous smell. This sweet aroma would cause more people to willingly breathe it in on shore, unalerted to the danger in their air.
OSHA describes 2-butoxyethanol's odor as a "mild, pleasant, sweet, fruity". Corexit 9527, the MOST TOXIC and DANGEROUS oil dispersant compound, contains 2-butoxyethanol. The video shows an unmarked boat with two huge barrels attached to it, with a sweet odor surrounding the vessel.
(See video below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoshVR86h1k&feature=player_embedded
IS COREXIT A MASKED BIOWEAPON?
Corexit (neurotoxin pesticide) has earned the highest EPA warning label for toxicity EVER. Not only are they spraying the gulf everyday, but over the general public around beaches, bays, and swamps areas.
2-butoxyethanol (CAS 111-76-2) does the following:
Irritating to eyes, skin, nose, throat; Cough, nausea, drowsiness, headache, redness of eyes, eye pain, blurred vision, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, CNS depression, hemolysis, hemoglobinuria.Targets eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system, hematopoietic system, blood, kidneys, liver, lymphoid system.
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE: Irritates the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Can depress the central nervous system and cause liver and kidney damage.
LONG TERM EXPOSURE: Exposure may result in blood disorders.
Video courtesy of www.projectgulfimpact.com
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5
Your rating: None Average: 5 (1 vote)
Natural gas is scented with a nasty smell so we can tell when there is a leak. This warns people NOT to breathe it. HOWEVER, the chemical dispersant (Corexit) is scented with a sweet smell from the 2-butoxyethanol, which isn't perceived as a dangerous smell. This sweet aroma would cause more people to willingly breathe it in on shore, unalerted to the danger in their air.
OSHA describes 2-butoxyethanol's odor as a "mild, pleasant, sweet, fruity". Corexit 9527, the MOST TOXIC and DANGEROUS oil dispersant compound, contains 2-butoxyethanol. The video shows an unmarked boat with two huge barrels attached to it, with a sweet odor surrounding the vessel.
(See video below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoshVR86h1k&feature=player_embedded
IS COREXIT A MASKED BIOWEAPON?
Corexit (neurotoxin pesticide) has earned the highest EPA warning label for toxicity EVER. Not only are they spraying the gulf everyday, but over the general public around beaches, bays, and swamps areas.
2-butoxyethanol (CAS 111-76-2) does the following:
Irritating to eyes, skin, nose, throat; Cough, nausea, drowsiness, headache, redness of eyes, eye pain, blurred vision, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, CNS depression, hemolysis, hemoglobinuria.Targets eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system, hematopoietic system, blood, kidneys, liver, lymphoid system.
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE: Irritates the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Can depress the central nervous system and cause liver and kidney damage.
LONG TERM EXPOSURE: Exposure may result in blood disorders.
Video courtesy of www.projectgulfimpact.com