Toxicologist
A toxicologist works to understand the effects of certain chemicals and other ingredients on humans. They perform controlled experiments and run a variety of tests to learn the results of theses substances. This is a scientific-based position and requires a thorough understanding of disciplines such as biology. Toxicologists run experiments in labs. They may work to determine the effects of foods, cosmetics, or other substances on humans. Their purpose is to understand the potential pollutant factor in any of these substances, so that they can report any danger, or dangers, that they may come across. Often toxicologists run these experiments in animals first, to see the probable effects on humans.
The role of a toxicologist has become important because the public has become more health conscious. They work to help companies and individuals understand any dangerous effects these substances may have, and toxicologists are looked to as subject-matter experts in their field. Through research and the experiments toxicologists have performed, corporate and government sectors can help in providing safe offerings to the public.
BP Oil Spill
It has been documented that millions of gallons of toxic dispersants have been sprayed into the Gulf. People have been dropping dead in the Gulf. The Army Times and the Intel Hub reported that the Gulf oil spill is admittedly a department of defense operation. They are accountable for all of these deaths and poisonings that are occuring. Multiple C-130's, military, coast guards, and various types of Evergreen Air aircraft and boats have been used to carry out the spraying operation in and around the region to clean up the oil spills.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also referred to as the BP oil spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the BP oil disaster or the Macondo blowout, is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed for three months in 2010. The impact of the spill still continues even after the well was capped. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher that resulted from the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion. The explosion killed eleven men working on the platform and injured seventeen others. On July 15, the leak was stopped by capping the gushing wellhead, after it had released about 4.9 million barrels, or 205.8 million gallons of crude oil. It was estimated that 53,000 barrels per day were escaping from the well just before it was capped. It is believed that the daily flow rate diminished over time, starting at about 62,000 barrels per day and decreasing as the reservoir of hydrocarbons feeding the gusher was gradually depleted. On September 19, the relief well process was successfully completed and the federal government declared the well "effectively dead".
Reports are circulating of deaths, along with people finding VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds), and other toxins in their bloodstream. Symptoms include dizziness, sore throat, and trouble breathing. These symptoms are caused by chemical exposure. Chemicals such as dispersants, have caused two deaths. These dispersants are being sprayed to rid of the oil. Once they are dispersed, the tiny droplets of oil are more likely to sink or remain suspended in deep water rather than floating to the surface and collecting in a continuous slick. Dispersed oil can spread quickly in three directions instead of two and is more easily dissipated by waves and turbulence that break it up further and help many of its most toxic hydrocarbons evaporate. The dispersed oil can also collect on the seabed, where it becomes food for microscopic organisms at the bottom of the food chain and eventually winds up in shellfish and other organisms. The evaporation process can also concentrate the toxic compounds left behind, particularly oil-derived compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs.
The region's economy has declined. people have lost their medical insurance and now there is even more insurance with financial and toxic problems due to the chemical dispersants.
Groups such as the Project Gulf Impact and even some law firms are extending a helping hand to the people in need, for these toxic dispersants have been sprayed near beaches, population centers, and boats.
Overview
The occuring deaths are found to be caused by the dispersants that were sprayed into the Gulf to rid the oil that was spilled in it from the BP industry. The chemicals leaked from the industry and went right into the water from the sea floor oil gusher. The oil has killed much ocean life and is now causing humans to create dispersants to try and get rid of all the toxins in the Gulf when it is only damaging people and animals all the more.
BP Oil Spill Effect On Wildlife
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