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Mystery Boat Used to Spray Dispersant - Watch Video - Decide For Your Self
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[quote:proudamerican:MV8xMTY5OTAzXzdBMTkyODRD] The Sweet Smell of Death in the Gulf Coast Breeze. What is in that boat’s barrels? Wake Up From Your Slumber Natural gas is scented with a nasty smell so we can tell when there is a leak. This warns people NOT to breathe it. HOWEVER, the chemical dispersant (Corexit) is scented with a sweet smell from the 2-butoxyethanol, which isn’t perceived as a dangerous smell. This sweet aroma would cause more people to willingly breathe it in on shore, unalerted to the danger in their air. OSHA describes 2-butoxyethanol’s odor as a “mild, pleasant, sweet, fruity”. Corexit 9527, the MOST TOXIC and ....cont..... http://theintelhub.com/2010/08/23/mystery-boat-dispersant-toxicsaga/ [/quote]
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The Sweet Smell of Death in the Gulf Coast Breeze. What is in that boat’s barrels?
Wake Up From Your Slumber
Natural gas is scented with a nasty smell so we can tell when there is a leak. This warns people NOT to breathe it. HOWEVER, the chemical dispersant (Corexit) is scented with a sweet smell from the 2-butoxyethanol, which isn’t perceived as a dangerous smell. This sweet aroma would cause more people to willingly breathe it in on shore, unalerted to the danger in their air.
OSHA describes 2-butoxyethanol’s odor as a “mild, pleasant, sweet, fruity”. Corexit 9527, the MOST TOXIC and ....cont.....
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