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LEAN Exclusive Video: ex-Bp spill cleanup worker speaks out about worker safety
Wednesday, 14 July 2010




Former BP oil spill clean up worker Kellie Fellows discusses her experiences working on a beach cleanup team cleaning up oil from BP's Gulf oil disaster.

Click here to go to the full interview with Kellie.
 
Video's Featuring Shrimper George Barisich
Monday, 12 July 2010

The Last Shrimping Trip with George Barisich


George Barisich Talks T-Shirts
 
The Young Turks Interviews Marylee Orr on Health and Safety Issues
Saturday, 10 July 2010

 
Video: Marylee Orr on Countdown - Gulf Oil Disaster's dispersant toxicity & worker safety
Friday, 09 July 2010


 
Oil/Water samples from Gulf...VERY TOXIC
Thursday, 08 July 2010

The BP Oil Spill's Toxic Effects Are Beginning To Be Seen, Scientist Frustrated By Lack Of Data

Oil/Water samples from Gulf...VERY TOXIC

Oil/Water samples from Gulf... VERY TOXIC


This is a very compelling video from a concerned citizen who decided to take his own samples of oil found on the beach in Grand Isle, La and have them tested at a laboratory. In the water portion of the sample the lab found propylene glycol, an ingredient in Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527A, at an estimated concentration of  430 parts per million. Propylene glycol only makes up 1-5% of the Corexit products, so, if this is indeed propylene glycol from Corexit then the concentration of Corexit as a whole is far higher.

According to EPA's latest analysis of dispersant toxicity released in the document Comparative Toxicity of Eight Oil Dispersant Products on Two Gulf of Mexico Aquatic Test Species Corexit 9500 at a concentration of 42 parts per million killed 50% of the mysid shrimp tested and at a concentration of 130 parts per  million killed 50% of the silverside fish tested. Remember the lab found 430 parts per million of a material that makes up only 1-5% of the Corexit products.  This also does not include the toxicity of the oil itself or an oil/dispersant mix. Click the image above to go to the video or go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq65E7rmO_k Note: the lab technician refers to propylene glycol by one of its other names, propane-diol.


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An Honest Discussion Of Louisiana's Berm Plan - Part 2
Wednesday, 30 June 2010


Restoration Work on the Chandeleur Islands
Construction work in the Chandeleur Islands by Kyle Douglas Jeffery Photography
Flight courteys of SouthWings

The shut down on June 23 of part of the state's dredging operations for construction of offshore sand berms was treated by Governor Jindal as a sudden and arbitrary action by federal agencies. (1) But the reality is somewhat different.

While some media stories conveyed the impression that the state's entire sand berm plan was approved by the Corps of Engineers in late May, only six sections of the original proposal were given a permit. Two sections to the east of the river, on the upper end of the Chandeleur Island chain, and four sections west of the river were authorized by the Corps, which described them as "critical locations where greater immediate benefit is likely to be achieved with minimal adverse disruption of coastal circulation patterns." (2)

The Corps Permit specified the source areas for sand/sediment: Ship Shoal, South Pelto, the Mississippi River Offshore Disposal Site, and Pass a Loutre for the western sites, and St. Bernard shoal and Hewes Point for the sites to the east. The location of borrow and dredge sites at the northern end of the Chandeleur Islands has been one of the areas of greatest concern. NOAA and other agencies had pointed out that creating borrow pits or dredging in close proximity to the islands could cause accelerated erosion and even compromise their stability, so using a source site a couple of miles away was a condition of the permit.

Soon after receiving its permit, however, the state began to voice its intention to source near to the islands after all, due to a lack of pipe for pumping sand and mud from a distance. The state said it would replace sand from the dredged site within a few weeks, but federal agencies agreed to this change with a much shorter time limit because of the possible effects on the island.

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NIOSH Oil Spill Worker Health Evaluation Interim Report #1
Sunday, 27 June 2010
NIOSH Oil Spill Worker Health Evaluation
Interim Report #1

On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from BP for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). The request asked NIOSH to evaluate potential exposures and health effects among workers involved in Deepwater Horizon Response activities. NIOSH sent an initial team of HHE investigators on June 2, 2010, followed by additional teams. To date, 14 HHE investigators have been on-scene; the investigation is continuing.

pdf NIOSH Oil Spill Worker Health Evaluation Interim Report #1 499.20 Kb
 
This report (Interim Report #1) includes several discrete components of our investigation. For each, we provide background, describe our methods, report the findings, and provide conclusions and, where appropriate, interim recommendations.

The components included in this report are as follows:
  • 1A - Evaluation of May 26, 2010, Hospitalization of Seven Fishermen
  • 1B - Evaluation of June 4-5, 2010 M/V International Peace/MV Warrior Dispersant Mission

For an excerpt from the report, click the read more link...
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