Corexit 9500

In an effort to minimize the effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the response team called upon the company NALCO to provide them with Corexit 9500 (Nalco.com 2010).  Corexit 9500 is a dispersant which is used to break down the oil into smaller droplets so that they may be consumed by microorganisms (Nalco.com 2010).  According to the EPA analysis, “toxicity data does not indicate any significant effects on aquatic life (Nalco.com 2010). Moreover, decreased size of the oil droplets is a good indication that, so far, the dispersant is effective” (Nalco.com 2010).
(parisapartment.wordpress.com 2010)


Works cited:

Nalco.com. (2010) Seven Facts About COREXIT 9500 OIl Dispersant. Nalco. (Date Accessed: February 10, 2013) www.nalco.com

Parisapartment.wordpress.com. (2010) Life, interrupted. The Paris Apartment. (Date Accessed: February 18, 2013) parisapartment.wordpress.com