Posts Tagged ‘Nalco’
COREXIT: The China Syndrome
Nalco has had a presence in China since the early 1980s. On June 28, 1995, Nalco joined forces with a state-owned enterprise of the Peoples Republic of China. Nalco China is a wholly-owned operation with two main manufacturing facilities. Their original plant is located in [Read More]
Gulf BioTerrorism: A Silent & Deadly Enemy Among Us (Part II)
by Michael Edward for http://blueplague.org “It’s like any other product,” said Charlie Pajor, a senior manager at the Illinois-based company: “We developed them and we’re protecting our trade secret.” Roughly 20-odd dispersant products exist, he said, and while [Read More]
Gulf Oil Dispersant Corexit is 11 Times More Lethal Than Oil Alone
By Michael Edward June 11, 2010 Here is what was discovered regarding COREXIT during and after the Exxon Valdez clean-up: 2-butoxyethanol (an ingredient of COREXIT) is a paint solvent, dry cleaning solvent, also used in dissolving plastics. Corexit causes hemolytic anemia [Read More]
