BP decided that the next best solution was through the use of Corexit. Corexit is a product line of oil disbursements and was used to get the oil to float to the surface of the water. Throughout the entirety of the disaster, a total of 1.84 million gallons of Corexit were used. The original use of Corexit was supposed to be experimental. Quickly, critics came out against the use of Corexit. Critics said that Corexit was already toxic to the marine life and wildlife, but when it is mixed together with the oil, it becomes more toxic than the oil alone. Bob Dudley, BP’s Chief Executive, defended use of the dispersant. “The toxicity of Corexit is about the same as dish soap, which is effectively what it is and how it works,” is what he told the stockholders of BP. (Visser) The use of Corexit was an extremely controversial one. A study from Georgia Tech and Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes in Environmental Pollution journal stated that Corexit increased the toxicity of the oil by 52 times. (Hertsgaard) Mixing oil with the disbursement increased toxicity and made the Deepwater Horizon spill
BP decided that the next best solution was through the use of Corexit. Corexit is a product line of oil disbursements and was used to get the oil to float to the surface of the water. Throughout the entirety of the disaster, a total of 1.84 million gallons of Corexit were used. The original use of Corexit was supposed to be experimental. Quickly, critics came out against the use of Corexit. Critics said that Corexit was already toxic to the marine life and wildlife, but when it is mixed together with the oil, it becomes more toxic than the oil alone. Bob Dudley, BP’s Chief Executive, defended use of the dispersant. “The toxicity of Corexit is about the same as dish soap, which is effectively what it is and how it works,” is what he told the stockholders of BP. (Visser) The use of Corexit was an extremely controversial one. A study from Georgia Tech and Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes in Environmental Pollution journal stated that Corexit increased the toxicity of the oil by 52 times. (Hertsgaard) Mixing oil with the disbursement increased toxicity and made the Deepwater Horizon spill