These "zones," labeled A through C, were specifically calculated by BP, and are very limited when it comes to medical claims. So, if you resided outside of zones A or B, and you fell ill due to exposure to the oil and Corexit, becoming part of the class action suit against BP was not an option.
Currently there are numerous private law firms that are taking individuals on a case-by-case basis with the intention of filing individualized law suits against BP seeking damages way above the approximate $900 per person payout that BP intends to provide through a class action suit settlement.
Since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, an innumerable amount of people have fallen ill with ailments that even physicians are having a difficult time pinning to any particular causal element, having ruled out exposure to Louisiana crude oil and Corexit based upon the "exposure" zones established by BP, and upheld by the government.
Among the reported ailments are skin rashes and lesions, bleeding from bodily orifices, rupturing of the linings of the lungs, and severe headaches. The list of injuries caused to persons exposed to the oil and Corexit continues to lengthen, as many of the individuals that have fallen ill either failed to make the connection to the oil disaster, or have been exposed more recently to the deadly chemical cocktail as it washes ashore, or due to exposure through the tainted Gulf seafood chain.
Zones A and B are the only areas where residents and cleanup workers were "supposedly" physically exposed to the oil and Corexit (which when combined becomes 10+ times more toxic and lethal), entitling them to have taken part in the class action medical claim against BP, one of the Seven Sisters oil cartel.
But, as far back as August, 2010, merely four months following the explosion of the Macondo Prospect, crude oil and Corexit were washing up along the shores of southerly beaches in Florida. And later, Corexit was even documented as being found in a Homossassa, Florida resident's swimming pool - the home being located inland, on the east side of US Hwy 19.
As of late, Gulf researchers are finding that the seafood harvested out of the Gulf of Mexico is not merely tainted with the byproducts, but many species are also mutating due to nearly three years of exposure to the oil and Corexit (The following YouTube video was taken only two years after the disaster. For current information visit http://gulfresearchinitiative.org/ ).
So, if you or your family have and/or continue to be ill with unexplained ailments, gather up your medical records and begin an online search for a law firm that will represent you against BP (I am not referencing any of the firms by name for obvious reasons, but I suggest you begin your online search in Texas and/or Florida). If you so wish, you may also file your own lawsuit against BP in the United States District Court in Louisiana. By filing Pro Se (representing yourself) you can petition the Court to waive the required filing fees (download the form from the District Court's website).
You are not only entitled to monetary compensation, you are also entitled to answers, THE TRUTH. And, the only way to get BP to own up is for everyone affected to pull together, and STICK TOGETHER. It's time to reclaim what is rightfully ours, and save our Gulf waters if it isn't too late already.
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EXCLUSIVE: Tests find sickened family has 50.3 ppm of Corexit’s 2-butoxyethanol in swimming pool — JUST ONE HOUR NORTH OF TAMPA (lab report included)
*Exclusive* Credit: FloridaOilSpillLaw.com
"Our heads are still swimming," stated Barbara Schebler of Homosassa, Florida, who received word last Friday that test results on the water from her family's swimming pool showed 50.3 ppm of 2-butoxyethanol, a marker for the dispersant Corexit 9527A used to break up and sink BP's oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
The problems began for the Scheblers a few weeks after the April 20 blow-out. "Our first clue were rashes we both got early in May. Both my husband and I couldn't get rid of the rashes and had to get cream from our doctor," Schebler noted, "I never had a rash in my life."
Then, on "July [23], my husband Warren mowed the lawn. It was hot so he got in the pool to cool off afterward. That afternoon he had severe diarrhea and very dark urine. This lasted about 2 days."
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Initially, they reasoned this was caused by the heat. The following week Mr. Schebler again mowed the lawn and went in the pool, and again he was sickened with the same severe symptoms.
Suspicious that the pool may be a problem, the family set out to get the water tested. "We have a 15 year old and felt we owed it to him to live in a clean, healthy environment," said Mrs. Schebler.
The Scheblers found Robert Naman, a Mobile, Alabama chemist who's performed multiple tests (1, 2, 3) for WKRG Channel 5, also out of Mobile.
"Warren collected a water sample from the pool filter on August 17th... packed the sample according to Mr. Naman's instructions, and overnighted it to his Mobile, Ala. lab that same day," she noted.
The results were delivered by Naman over the phone on August 27 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. A copy of the findings were then e-mailed to the Scheblers. To view the document, click here.
"Naman [said] our pool water sample we sent him contained 50.3 ppm [parts per million] 2-butoxyethanol marker for Corexit," according to Mrs. Schebler. Tests for arsenic came back at less than .02 ppm.
A July letter from four top scientists noted, "Corexit 9527A contains 2-BTE (2-butoxyethanol), a toxic solvent that ruptures red blood cells, causing hemolysis (bleeding) and liver and kidney damage (Johanson and Bowman, 1991, Nalco, 2010)."
The safety data sheet provided by Nalco, the manufacturer of Corexit 9527A, warns, "Harmful if absorbed through skin. May be harmful if swallowed. May cause liver and kidney effects and/or damage. There may be irritation to the gastro-intestinal tract."
Mr. Schebler's "severe diarrhea and very dark urine" appear to indicate gastro-intestinal tract irritation.
BP Press Officer Daren Beaudo released a statement on August 28 that reads, "Unified Command records indicate that the last date of use of the Corexit 9527 was May 22," almost three months before the samples were taken from the pool.
Yet, the Schebler's report is the second time in the last 10 days that the 2-butoxyethanol marker for Corexit 9527A has been discovered near the Gulf. It has also been found near the Florida border in Cotton Bayou, AL, at about 1/4 the level as in Homosassa, FL. A WKRG segment from August 19 featured an inland water sample that tested for 13.3 ppm of the Corexit dispersant.
The question remains, how did this chemical find its way into the Schebler's pool in such a high concentration?
"At night we would hear very low aircraft, including helicopters. We figured they were just heading to help out in the Gulf," and Mrs. Schebler added that she was told, "The prevailing winds from the Gulf are easterly -- and when they spray, it is airborne -- and that we are right in the path of those winds." It was also noted that, "We had alot of rain here before my husband got sick, and wondered what was going on... We had been having daily downpours in July."
There is no way to be sure at this point. Though she stated, "Friends a few miles away... are having [a] similar situation. They are now thinking of getting their water tested."
As for the family's current physical well being, "We both still have rashes that will not go away if we stop the cream we were given by our doctor. Warren still gets diarrhea on and off - this never happened with this frequency before."
But the trauma is not only physical. Here are the answers of the Scheblers when asked about the current situation at their home and in their area:
"Our heads are still swimming," stated Barbara Schebler of Homosassa, Florida, who received word last Friday that test results on the water from her family's swimming pool showed 50.3 ppm of 2-butoxyethanol, a marker for the dispersant Corexit 9527A used to break up and sink BP's oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
The problems began for the Scheblers a few weeks after the April 20 blow-out. "Our first clue were rashes we both got early in May. Both my husband and I couldn't get rid of the rashes and had to get cream from our doctor," Schebler noted, "I never had a rash in my life."
Then, on "July [23], my husband Warren mowed the lawn. It was hot so he got in the pool to cool off afterward. That afternoon he had severe diarrhea and very dark urine. This lasted about 2 days."
View Larger Map
Initially, they reasoned this was caused by the heat. The following week Mr. Schebler again mowed the lawn and went in the pool, and again he was sickened with the same severe symptoms.
Suspicious that the pool may be a problem, the family set out to get the water tested. "We have a 15 year old and felt we owed it to him to live in a clean, healthy environment," said Mrs. Schebler.
The Scheblers found Robert Naman, a Mobile, Alabama chemist who's performed multiple tests (1, 2, 3) for WKRG Channel 5, also out of Mobile.
"Warren collected a water sample from the pool filter on August 17th... packed the sample according to Mr. Naman's instructions, and overnighted it to his Mobile, Ala. lab that same day," she noted.
The results were delivered by Naman over the phone on August 27 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. A copy of the findings were then e-mailed to the Scheblers. To view the document, click here.
"Naman [said] our pool water sample we sent him contained 50.3 ppm [parts per million] 2-butoxyethanol marker for Corexit," according to Mrs. Schebler. Tests for arsenic came back at less than .02 ppm.
A July letter from four top scientists noted, "Corexit 9527A contains 2-BTE (2-butoxyethanol), a toxic solvent that ruptures red blood cells, causing hemolysis (bleeding) and liver and kidney damage (Johanson and Bowman, 1991, Nalco, 2010)."
The safety data sheet provided by Nalco, the manufacturer of Corexit 9527A, warns, "Harmful if absorbed through skin. May be harmful if swallowed. May cause liver and kidney effects and/or damage. There may be irritation to the gastro-intestinal tract."
Mr. Schebler's "severe diarrhea and very dark urine" appear to indicate gastro-intestinal tract irritation.
BP Press Officer Daren Beaudo released a statement on August 28 that reads, "Unified Command records indicate that the last date of use of the Corexit 9527 was May 22," almost three months before the samples were taken from the pool.
Yet, the Schebler's report is the second time in the last 10 days that the 2-butoxyethanol marker for Corexit 9527A has been discovered near the Gulf. It has also been found near the Florida border in Cotton Bayou, AL, at about 1/4 the level as in Homosassa, FL. A WKRG segment from August 19 featured an inland water sample that tested for 13.3 ppm of the Corexit dispersant.
The question remains, how did this chemical find its way into the Schebler's pool in such a high concentration?
"At night we would hear very low aircraft, including helicopters. We figured they were just heading to help out in the Gulf," and Mrs. Schebler added that she was told, "The prevailing winds from the Gulf are easterly -- and when they spray, it is airborne -- and that we are right in the path of those winds." It was also noted that, "We had alot of rain here before my husband got sick, and wondered what was going on... We had been having daily downpours in July."
There is no way to be sure at this point. Though she stated, "Friends a few miles away... are having [a] similar situation. They are now thinking of getting their water tested."
As for the family's current physical well being, "We both still have rashes that will not go away if we stop the cream we were given by our doctor. Warren still gets diarrhea on and off - this never happened with this frequency before."
But the trauma is not only physical. Here are the answers of the Scheblers when asked about the current situation at their home and in their area:
"We spoke to a number of mothers and fathers last evening [August 27]. Most have not even heard of Corexit. ... But for the most part, parents with small children were concerned."Additional responses shared by the Scheblers:
"Some of the neighbors we spoke to were more worried about home values than pollution."
"We are hoping for someone to come and do more samplings, we were told we shouldn't eat anything from outside as it probably will all be tainted. It seems that we are the first to check on this, we're sure all our neighbors on this coast will have the same outcome."
"We are lost. We would like more testing. We've reached out to a few people we thought could tell us where we go from here, but haven't as of yet received any direction. We are not completely able to grasp what this means."
"We feel it is a horrible environment to live in and frankly, would like to leave the area. We believe that if this substance is in our pool, it could very well be in the air, especially because of the rashes we continue to apply medication to. We're not sure if this will enter the groundwater, or even already has. We feel other people need to know that if it's in our backyard, it is most definitely in other backyards."
"Where we go from here, we do not know."
- A friend told us a few months ago that [the nuclear power station located less than 15 miles north is] checking constantly for the underwater plumes, because they could shut down the plant.
- Warren cleans the lanai [around the pool] with a power washer, no chemicals at all. We've never used or purchased Simple Green [which contains 2-butoxyethanol].
- We were stunned to see our beautiful, wine red daylillies turn a yellow-white color and die [around the end of June]. The plant kept producing sickly blooms after that, which would die on the stem. We've never seen a red flower turn color. The plants are 3 years old. Extremely odd - we should have taken pictures of that, but didn't...
- One of our dogs had severe diarrhea for a week [in early May]. Neighbors have reported similar findings.
- BP Press Officer Daren Beaudo's August 28 statement on dispersant use: "The last day of all dispersant use was July 19... Unified Command has not used any dispersants since then."
- Because the Unified Command claims to no longer be using dispersant since as of July 19, does not mean all dispersant use has ended. As BP Mobile Incident Commander Keith Seilhan revealed last week, "'We are not using dispersants and haven’t been for some time'... But when asked whether contractors who operate in state waters could be, he said he could not be certain. 'We have lots of contractors, but no one should be using them.'"
- Why would dispersants still be in use? See yesterday's article in the Pensacola News Journal, that reported documents show tons of submerged oil being removed by the bucket full from Pensacola coast — Feds, BP still in public denial
- Aug. 28: INLAND: City officials find 66 ppm of COREXIT DISPERSANT near Florida/Alabama border (VIDEO)
- Aug. 25: 13.3 ppm of COREXIT found INLAND, near Florida border — Chemist says tests show “toxic solvent” 2-butoxyethanol that “RUPTURES red blood cells” (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
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Freedom Guide
Thursday, August 26, 2010
LETHAL CONCENTRATIONS OF COREXIT FOUND ON SOUTH FLORIDA BEACH
ALERT: 13.3 ppm of COREXIT found INLAND, near Florida border — Chemist says tests show “toxic solvent” 2-butoxyethanol that “RUPTURES red blood cells” (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
Corexit found in Orange Beach Waters, WKRG Channel 5, August 19, 2010:
[Cotton Bayou, Ala. resident] Margaret Long… first got suspicious when she saw something in the water she had never seen before. She even took photographs, “Some times it’s about the size of a half dollar. Some times it streams along and its like floating sand.”
She got samples and sent them to chemist Bob Naman in Mobile whose tests results show 13.3 ppm of the chemical dispersant corexit. …
“It concerns me,” says Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon.
Bob Naman is the analytical chemist who performed the tests featured in WKRG’s broadcast. He was interviewed by Washington’s Blog for an August 24 report. Highlights include:
- Naman found 2-butoxyethanol in the Cotton Bayou sample. [Ingredient in 'discontinued' Corexit 9527.]
- Naman said found no propylene glycol, the main ingredient of Corexit 9500.
- Naman said he went to Dauphin Island, Alabama last night and while there observed many 250-500 gallon barrels which were labeled Corexit 9527. Naman took pictures that he will soon be sharing.
- Naman said he saw men applying the Corexit 9527 while he was in Dauphin Island and also in Bayou La Batre, Alabama.
- Naman said the Corexit 9527 is being haphazardly sprayed at night and is impacting beach sands in a highly concentrated form.
Corexit 9527A contains 2-BTE (2-butoxyethanol), a toxic solvent that ruptures red blood cells, causing hemolysis (bleeding) and liver and kidney damage (Johanson and Bowman, 1991, Nalco, 2010). Both Corexit dispersants contain petroleum solvents that mix with the crude oil mass and move through it, thus increasing the uptake of oil by organisms (NRC, 2005, Nalco, 2010). Signed by:
- Sylvia A. Earle, PhD, Oceanographer, Ocean Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society,
Washington DC. - David E. Guggenheim, PhD, Marine Biologist/Conservationist, President, 1planet1ocean – a project of
The Ocean Foundation, Washington DC - Susan D. Shaw, DrPH, Marine Toxicologist, Founder, Marine Environmental Research Institute, Blue Hill,
ME - David Gallo, PhD, Oceanographer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
“We’re seeing way more dispersant than ever before” Large, thick oil plumes, freshly sprayed with poison!
The Intel Hub
Today,
Project Gulf Impact is out on the waters in and around Orange Beach
Alabama. What they have found is exactly the opposite of what BP and
the federal government have told the American people. Not only did they
find oil but they apparently found what looks to be freshly sprayed
dispersant, still in powder form.
Why is this toxic dispersant still being sprayed? Warnings from
scientists and independent journalists have indicated that Corexit could
effect the gulf for at least twenty years.
“Dead fish in Alabama – cells ruptured with lots of corexit and dispersed oil all around….The oil is thick, dispersant already trying to hide it, with dead catfish in plumes.”As I am writing this article, Project Gulf Impact is still out on the waters. They are documenting the existence of oil and dispersant and will be uploading more videos/pictures. This is absolutely disgusting.
The federal government needs to stand up and tell BP that they will
NOT be allowed to continually screw the American people. Why is CNN
openly lying and covering up for the very corporations that have
financially and chemically attacked the Gulf?
While our Gulf is being chemically raped, CNN has not only kept quiet, they have actually ran stories which indicate that if you aren’t for banksters than you are a domestic terrorist.
As more and more people wake up, the corporate news will continue to
change the story, demonizing all movements against the banks, and
continually lying about the severity of the Gulf Oil Disaster.
REST AT THE LINK:
http://theintelhub.com/2010/08/25/project-gulf-impact-were-seeing-way-more-dispersant-than-ever-before-large-thick-oil-plumes-freshly-sprayed-with-poison/
http://theintelhub.com/2010/08/25/project-gulf-impact-were-seeing-way-more-dispersant-than-ever-before-large-thick-oil-plumes-freshly-sprayed-with-poison/
You need to be working for a news agency Janel!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome but sad. What is also sad is that these news agencies ("LAMESTREAM MEDIA") can be bought and payed for to "FEED" us what "THEY" want us hear...
Michael
Hence the reason that I don't work for a news agency, although I'd like to as long as they are straight forward, honest, and not bought and paid for. Thanks for the compliment.
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