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Scientists skeptical about BP oil plumes ‘vanishing’ from Gulf

Medical Muckraker Non-government scientists are expressing skepticism about reports that BP’s huge mixed plumes of oil and oil-dispersant chemicals have vanished from the Gulf, the ProPublica‘s Marian Wang reported Tuesday. Wang’s compilation of quotes from media reports: “These are just … Continue reading

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BP — not U.S. governement — is measuring oil spill carcinogens

Bryant Furlow at Epinews BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest toxic pollution site in U.S. history, but federal agencies are not measuring carcinogen levels in the resulting oil slicks, employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and … Continue reading

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BP — not U.S. governement — is measuring oil spill carcinogens

Instead, BP is providing the EPA with the company’s own data — and that data is going unconfirmed by government labs. by Bryant Furlow at Epinews June 12, 2010 — BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest toxic pollution … Continue reading

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