Toxicologist Finds Corexit/Oil Mix Leads to Internal Bleeding, Liver and Kidney Damage, Rectal Bleeding

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By Grant Lawrence

Bodhi Thunder

What happens to people exposed to a mixture of oil and the dispersant Corexit?

The shrimpers exposed to that dangerous combination showed a variety of symptoms.

Some suffered severe symptoms ranging from heart palpitations, muscle spasms, and bleeding from the rectum, according to a toxicologist. (source)

The toxicologist Dr. Susan Shaw said on CNN:

“It ruptures red blood cells, causes internal bleeding and liver and kidney damage. This stuff is so toxic — combined, it’s not the oil alone, it’s not the dispersant — the dispersed oil that still contains this stuff, it’s very, very toxic and it goes right through skin.” (source: raw story)

It is known that those that worked on the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil disaster in Alaska didn’t live much past 50. The short term dangers of exposure to oil and Corexit are beginning to be known. However, the long term dangers will not fully be known for many years.

Or at least the people will not be fully told of those dangers until they discover the lethality for themselves.

The lethal combination of corexit and oil is not only a danger to the clean-up workers. But it will pose serious health hazards to the people of the gulf for decades to come.