770,000 Gallons of Dispersant from BP Spill Didn’t Degrade

Photo: Chicago Press Release Perhaps one of the most controversial elements of the BP spill saga was the oil giant’s use of large quantities of chemical dispersent Corexit to attempt to break down the oil both spewing from the wellhead and on the slick on the ocean surface. The EPA told BP to stop the practice, but the company continued anyways, and nobody was willing to make them stop. The company maintained … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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770,000 Gallons of Dispersant from BP Spill Didn’t Degrade

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