The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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PL1,

that article isn't exactly honest or accurate.

while i wouldn't say the ingredients in Corexit are pleasant it's not like Nalco or the EPA were hiding the ingredients. The only unknown hazardous ingredient is the "Organic sulfonic acid salt" and it appears to be much less toxic than the other ingredients.

http://www.nalco.com/documents/9500A_MSDS.pdf


I've forgotten the exact wording of the regs but it can be paraphrased as "there must be an MSDS for any substance which is used in a work process" (so stuff like soap in a company's bathrooms are exempted but anything used to accomplish a job must be documented). The MSDS in turn is required to list the hazardous constituents of the substance and the hazards associated with the chemicals. Obviously, proprietary ingredients are not required to be specifically identified, however, the hazards and toxicity levels must be disclosed.
regards,
Charlie