Comments on: Chemical Dispersants Used in the BP Oil Spill Lingered in the Ocean Depths http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/chemical-dispersants-used-in-the-bp-oil-spill-lingered-in-the-ocean-depths/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ba http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/chemical-dispersants-used-in-the-bp-oil-spill-lingered-in-the-ocean-depths/#comment-24963 ba Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:56:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25588#comment-24963 octyl- is the hydrocarbon part. Nalco, formerly Exxon Chemical, developed the dispersant. No love lost between BP and Exxon, however, chemical marketer Nalco always will seek to maximize its business with BP. It is clear, that BP's "strategy" was to use dispersant to keep oil off the beaches and surface waters by "sweeping it under the carpet" of water. BP is a self admitted corporate criminal from previous fubars. This just soldifies its position as big and bad. octyl- is the hydrocarbon part. Nalco, formerly Exxon Chemical, developed the dispersant. No love lost between BP and Exxon, however, chemical marketer Nalco always will seek to maximize its business with BP.

It is clear, that BP’s “strategy” was to use dispersant to keep oil off the beaches and surface waters by “sweeping it under the carpet” of water. BP is a self admitted corporate criminal from previous fubars. This just soldifies its position as big and bad.

]]> By: Amorette http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/chemical-dispersants-used-in-the-bp-oil-spill-lingered-in-the-ocean-depths/#comment-24962 Amorette Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:28:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25588#comment-24962 I followed your wikipedia link but could not find where it said that dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate contained oil. My chemistry backrground is a little weak. I followed your wikipedia link but could not find where it said that dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate contained oil. My chemistry backrground is a little weak.

]]> By: nick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/chemical-dispersants-used-in-the-bp-oil-spill-lingered-in-the-ocean-depths/#comment-24961 nick Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:07:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25588#comment-24961 More on DOSS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioctyl_sodium_sulfosuccinate The main ingredient in the dispersant is oil. BP was very likely making money off of it. The dispersant is toxic, but not mediapathic (doesn't look ugly on a video camera) and as such was acceptable to the company to dump in the water, to better manage public relations. "the dispersants remained in deep waters and didn’t float up through the water column" Notice how they say the dispersants and not the oil. Did the dispersants even do anything? More on DOSS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioctyl_sodium_sulfosuccinate

The main ingredient in the dispersant is oil. BP was very likely making money off of it. The dispersant is toxic, but not mediapathic (doesn’t look ugly on a video camera) and as such was acceptable to the company to dump in the water, to better manage public relations.

“the dispersants remained in deep waters and didn’t float up through the water column”

Notice how they say the dispersants and not the oil. Did the dispersants even do anything?

]]> By: Georg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/31/chemical-dispersants-used-in-the-bp-oil-spill-lingered-in-the-ocean-depths/#comment-24960 Georg Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:29:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=25588#comment-24960 Dioctylsulfosuccinate is <b>THE</B> detergent used in those soap bubble formulations sold as toys. Georg Dioctylsulfosuccinate is THE detergent used in
those soap bubble formulations sold as toys.
Georg

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