I must add this while I'm thinking about it....

I felt like a few of you were really "putting pressure" on me.... Now, either
A) you were or
B) it was in my head, so.......

A) if you were, why is the burden on me to "prove my case? I gave you all the info I had. Anyone who wants to do can use the springboard I created. This is about presenting information for discussion, right?

B) I'm workin' on it.

And I am in the middle of it. And it is affecting my life very personally. And I did get touchy, and none of that is anyone's fault.

My sincere apologies for my testiness.

this is horrible...i can't believe that something like going swimming on a hot day could put your children in harms way....it does seem hard to believe that the wind or rain could have brought these chemicals to their pool....i would be more inclined to think it came from the water supply...maybe they had a private company that hauls water fill the pool...just pull it in from the coast and make them think the pool water is perfectly fine....i think some more information needs to be found on the circumstances surrounding this case...

First, to the OP....

I don't think IgnoranceIsBliss was accusing you of trying to pull a hoax. I think his/her point was only that this 2-butoxythanol is found in many things and there was no guarantee that just because this one component of Corexit was in this family's pool, doesn't necessarily prove beyond a doubt that Corexit is the culprit.

This is a very sensitive topic because we have a lot of ATS members who live in these areas, but because it does hit home for a lot of people we should be even more careful not to let our emotions do our thinking. We still have to examine all the facts, just as we try to do with the other topics we discuss in here.

Now, I have a question:

Corexit 9527, used in lesser quantities during the earlier days of the spill response, is designated a chronic and acute health hazard by EPA. The 9527 formula contains 2-butoxyethanol, pinpointed as the cause of lingering health problems experienced by cleanup workers after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, and propylene glycol, a commonly used solvent.

Okay, maybe I'm missing something, here, but Simple Green is promoted as "non-toxic and biodegradable" on it's label. It also states "This product is safe and non-toxic for general health" on it's label on the back.

If 2-butoxyethanol has been deemed by the EPA to be such a health hazard, how can Simple Green's label be true? I realize this is a bit off topic, but this is a fact that we shouldn't dismiss....

(FYI: I also noticed there's no list of ingredients on it's label, only a reference to their website.)

Originally posted by reeferman
WTF ..

my Grandma lives in Homosassa, Florida...

thanks for the heads up...

getting on the phone now...

You might read the thread before you freak out your poor old grandma. It's hype, more likely as hoax.

"Unless you're part of the article it isn't your hoax, you'd just be parroting it...

But then to encourage people to commit criminal fraud... that sure calls a lot into question about yourself."

My purpose? To expose frauds, hoaxsters, "hucksters" and fear-mongers at every chance I get. '

What a quack job!

I have been following both the Scientific analysis that has been brought forth by several Universities, and studies that have been done, and can not even fathom why you would come across the way you do, in such utter disrespect to the OP.

Yes lots of edits....as I'm extremely tired!

Good night!

Why would you not contemplate their scientific studies before answering in your sheep-made statements, and in doing so, you would actually find some relevance in the statements that have been made by analytical study for months!?

Please take a moment to answer as I feel like I'm surround by cattle!

Please advise, because as an Educational, I wish to explore the reasoning not only of Scientific Research, but of pure idiocy, and the education therein.

You obviously have a readily originated opinion as most of us do NOT see your point. As I'm looking at the OP, I'm quite concerned about your fluency and manner of looking at a post and coming to a familiarity of WHY it was posted in the first place!

Fools may be fools, but please,,,,,,Take your time and look at the thread and therein, it's contents, and try not making an utter fool of yourself in the future of making outrageous remarks!

God Bless us all.

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1 obvious question : why is it that ONLY 2-BUTOXYETHENOL is found in this pool sample ?

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I didn't read all 6 pages so forgive me if the question has been raised. I wonder how far north this goes? I hope people test state by state and post the PPM they come up with. Just an idea...