This is an independent; no funding by either government or BP, study documentin, all done VOLUNTARILY, by people concerned for the Public Health of The People and what is being used in the Gulf of Mexico to clean up the oil disaster caused from the Mocondo Well blow out owned by BP.
I am only going to copy paste a part of this document that caught my eye and I am hoping to catch yours;)
Chemicals in crude oil and dispersants can cause a wide range of health effects in people and wildlife, depending on the level of exposure and susceptibility. Crude oil has many highly toxic chemical ingredients that can damage every system in the body. Dispersant chemicals can affect many of the same organs. These include:
respiratory system nervous system, including the brain
liver reproductive/urogenital system
kidneys endocrine system
circulatory system gastrointestinal system
immune system sensory systems
musculoskeletal system hematopoietic system (blood forming)
skin and integumentary system disruption of normal metabolism
Damage to these systems can cause a wide range of diseases and conditions. Some may be immediately evident, and others can appear months or years later. The chemicals can impair normal growth and development through a variety of mechanisms, including endocrine disruption and direct fetal damage. They cause mutations that may lead to cancer and multi-generational birth defects. Some are known carcinogens, such as benzene (CDC, 1999).
Many of the chemicals in crude oil and the dispersants target the same organs in the human body, and this increases the risk and may increase the severity of harm. In addition, the dispersants currently used can increase the uptake (dose) of crude oil chemicals and movement of chemicals into critical organs.
Some people especially susceptible to harm are:
- those with pre-existing serious health conditions
- infants, children, and unborn babies
- pregnant women, especially those carrying multiple babies
- people working or living in conditions that impose health stresses, including exposures to other toxic chemicals
Individual responses depend on exposure and each individuals characteristics.
To fully understand and appropriately respond to chemical exposures that may result from crude oil and dispersants it is essential that additional information be provided by the federal government. This should include chemical concentrations of crude oil and dispersant chemicals and their breakdown and interactions byproducts in air, water, soil/sand, food, seafood and other media. Studies the government has on toxicity, persistence, and bioaccumulation should be made public. This information has not been adequately provided to the public or public health community. This severely limits the ability of people to make informed decisions and take appropriate protective action.
What is written above is the executive overview of this study done . It is a long document and I haven't even went through it yet I am just learning like you but wanted to share this for the people who might be experiencing symptoms of just about anything. It could be nothing or it could be deadly serious; get it checked out.
It also is talking about the plant life and sea life and the affects crude oil/corexit (cleanup material) has on it. I watched a youtube video and a comment got me curious. After a rain happens in your area go take a hose and see if a soapy (sudsy) material appears on top of your driveway. The comment on this video is thinking that the material that is causing sudsy material on his driveway, is corexit coming with the rain. I don't have a driveway that is asphault or cement. So I can't test it right now but I will.