Dispersants : Myths and Facts
March 2019. The National Contingency Plan, which governs our nation’s oil and chemical pollution emergency responses, was last updated in 1994—25 years ago! The Plan governs dispersant use during oil spill response. The most commonly used Corexit dispersants are now known to increase, rather than mitigate, the harm from oil alone to people and wildlife.
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#WhatsThePlanEPA Fact Sheet
April 2020. Get the quick facts on why and how we are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's National Contingency Plan.
Academic and Scientific Studies
Studies Listed by Topic
- Public health studies: Beland and Oloomi, 2019; Nance et al., 2016
- Respiratory studies: Rusiecki et al., 2022 (USCG); Lawrence et al., 2022; Alexander et al., 2018; McGowan et al., 2017 (GuLF).
Cardiovascular studies: Denic-Roberts et al., 2022 (USCG); Strelitz et al., 2018, (GuLF)
Neurological studies: Erickson et al., 2018 (USCG); Jayasree et al., 2019; Quist et al., 2019 (GuLF), Krishnamurthy et al.,2019; - Subsea studies:Gros et al.,2017; Paris et al., 2018; Payne and Driskell, 2018; Driskell and Payne,2018.
- Aerosol studies: Afshar-Mohajer et al., 2019 ; Afshar-Mohajer et al., 2018. ; Afshar-Mohajer et al., 2020
- Dolphin & other wildlife studies: Morey et al., 2022