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With Neighbors Unaware, Toxic Spill at a BP Plant

The New York Times -- TEXAS CITY, Tex. — While the world was focused on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a BP refinery here released huge amounts of toxic chemicals into the air that went unnoticed by residents until many saw their children come down with respiratory problems.

For 40 days after a piece of equipment critical to the refinery’s operation broke down, a total of 538,000 pounds of toxic chemicals, including the carcinogen benzene, poured out of the refinery.

Rather than taking the costly step of shutting down the refinery to make repairs, the engineers at the plant diverted gases to a smokestack and tried to burn them off, but hundreds of thousands of pounds still escaped into the air, according to state environmental officials.

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Submitted Sep 01, 2010 By: GoBlazers

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BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:5,054 Points:1,598,925 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 5:01:12 AM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse BP is tyrannical! The leak, this spill the major dollars spent on marketing! The respiratory ailments are only the initial finds of this toxic spill, let's see what arises in the future with these kids & their offspring.
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:5,105 Points:1,094,000 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 12:48:03 AM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Another BP incident.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:43,428 Points:1,716,005 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 6:08:20 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse orestroker wrote: >Can we call BP the Toyota of the oil industry? BP is a lot worse. Toyota would have to have 90% of all recalls to be bad as BP. Not only that, Toyota would have to be the #3 vehicle manufacturer.
investmentdr Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,816 Points:1,001,260 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 3:12:44 PM Ignore investmentdr Report Abuse maybe the spill was just a diversion
orestroker Champion Author Portland Posts:1,080 Points:880,145 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 2:25:24 PM Ignore orestroker Report Abuse Can we call BP the Toyota of the oil industry?
hybridaholic Champion Author Appleton Posts:6,006 Points:1,097,440 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 1:22:22 PM Ignore hybridaholic Report Abuse BP is showing it's total disdain for all laws and common human decency to the people living near or working in their refineries. No remorse, No ethical reasoning
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:6,689 Points:1,296,325 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 1:06:01 PM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse Everyone act surprised.
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,285 Points:1,336,650 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 12:06:12 PM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse BP continues to show that they don't care about safety. BP only cares about profit. BP - disasters, deaths, and big profit
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,596 Points:726,260 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 11:38:18 AM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Another terrible story about BP on the American land.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,910 Points:564,335 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 11:37:29 AM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse help is in need.
ramammoth Champion Author Modesto Posts:1,389 Points:278,565 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 11:10:09 AM Ignore ramammoth Report Abuse I hope all those people get the help they need. I wish they wouldn't build housing near refineries. Poor kids.