Coastal News Roundup: Were The Chemicals Used To Clean Up BP Oil Spill Harmful?  WWNODuring the BP oil spill in 2010, responders used chemical dispersants to break up the oil. Recent studies have questioned both the safety and efficacy of. Read …

EPA has dragged heels on rules for dispersants in oil spills, environmental groups say  Bradenton HeraldEnvironmental groups and women from Alaska and Louisiana say the Environmental Protection Agency has dragged its heels on issuing rules for oi …

National Institutes of Health (press release)Gulf spill oil dispersants associated with health symptoms in cleanup workersNational Institutes of Health (press release)Workers who were likely exposed to dispersants while cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horiz …

Hindustan TimesChennai oil spill: An expert explains how best to clean it upHindustan TimesFor an insight into how such an oil spill is contained and neutralised, HT spoke to Dr Banwari Lal at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), who has been working …