Suit filed seeking more details on dispersants

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — BP's use of chemicals to disperse the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is coming under renewed scrutiny, as environmentalists head to court to seek more information about potential health hazards and a Senate panel plans a Thursday hearing on the issue.

The company has used at least 1.8 million gallons of dispersants on the Gulf's surface and 5,000 feet deep at the source of the leak.

Earthjustice filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in Florida to force the Environmental Protection Agency to turn over safety studies on the chemicals.

On Thursday, EPA chief Lisa Jackson is scheduled to testify on dispersants before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science.

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[HockeyMom]

1. Precisely

While you may be able to see and smell the oil and tar ball, how do you know you are not swimming in the dispersant?

[pleah]

2. And, the officials in the southern states are saying that it is OK to go to

the beaches and swim. How many people will end up sick and then sue the states?