BP, the US government, and possibly even Evergreen has sprayed
at least a million gallons of Corexit dispersant on the spill.
The Evergreen Supertanker 747 may fly over the Gulf Coast in
coming days, dropping a substance that could break up oil that
threatens to damage the “These substances typically require
light coverage, about 5 gallons per acre,” Baynes said. “With
our plane’s capacity, we could lay a line 200 feet wide and 300
miles long.” Now, the EPA knows exactly what chemicals are in
Corexit, because they are monitoring them. EPA’s TAGA bus is now
monitoring the air along the Gulf Coast for two chemicals found
in the COREXIT dispersants: 2-BE (2-butoxyethanol), and
dipropylene glycol mono butyl ether, which have the highest
potential to get into the air in any significant amounts. EPA
has been monitoring for these chemicals since May 18, 2010. So,
let's take a look at the results. Here's May 25th, one month
into spill. Now, take a look at June 6th results The
2-butoxyenthanol, , appears to be rising