Remember Corexit, the dispersant used in the BP cleanup (if cleanup is the right word)? At the time, Scientific American called the use of Corexit a “massive, uncontrolled experiment being run in the Gulf of Mexico.” The Scientific American article pointed out that Corexit “exerts a synergistic effect when mixed with oil, increasing its toxicity”. So how have things shaken out since 2010? Lori Bosarge of Coden, Alabama, was exposed to Corexit when it was sprayed on Portersville Bay, a quarter mile from her home. First, Lori struggled with debilitating breathing issues and constant skin rashes. Later, in 2016, she began to have seizures, and then an aneurism. But, she says, many folks around Coden and Bayou La Batre are even sicker. And so Lori has become an activist, keeping national environmental watchdog groups abreast of the situation on the Alabama Coast. According to a report by the Government Accountability Project (2018), cancer rates are rising fast in Gulf communities exposed to Corexit. The symptoms jibe with warnings on the manufacturer label, stating Corexit’s potential human health hazard is high, and exposure can cause central nervous system effects as well as kidney and liver damage. And yet BP continues to use it- years after the EPA told them to stop. Since the Corexit used in the Exxon Valdez cleanup is still on the Alaskan seabed 29 years later, it looks like it could be around for a long time to come. #BP #oilspill #Corexit #dispersant #cleanup #gulfofmexico #Environment #Gulf #deepwater #DeepwaterHorizon #Toxic #coden #bayoulabatre #alabama #itsalwaystheaftermath (at Coden, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUqkMqFuvg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15px28l4r02wo