What Else Are They Dumping In The Gulf?

Tom Philpott rails against government regulators over BP's wanton use of chemical dispersants:

As I reported in early May, the dispersant products, branded Corexit 9527A andCorexit 9500A, were made exclusively by a former Exxon subsidiary nowowned by a company called Nalco. Exxon researchers had alreadyacknowledged that they were significantly toxic for aquatic life. Butjust how toxic was mysterious—particularly for humans. Thepublicly available data sheets for both products revealed that...