COREXIT Ingredients

Here's a list of ingredients of Corexit 9500 and 9527:

The components of COREXIT 9500 and 9527 are:

CAS Registry Number Chemical Name
57-55-6 1,2-Propanediol
111-76-2 Ethanol, 2-butoxy-*
577-11-7 Butanedioic acid, 2-sulfo-, 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester, sodium salt (1:1)
1338-43-8 Sorbitan, mono-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate
9005-65-6 Sorbitan, mono-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.
9005-70-3 Sorbitan, tri-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs
29911-28-2 2-Propanol, 1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)-
64742-47-8 Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light

This particular ingredient here may be the one to keep an eye on:

Ethanol, 2-butoxy-

http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9723-news-epa-reveals-toxic-corexit-ingredients.html

Here's what the "Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet" says about this ingredient.

http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0275.pdf

Nalco, the company who makes this stuff, claims that Ethanol, 2-butoxy is not in Corexit 9500, but is in Corexit 9527.

It's my understanding that both versions have been used in the Gulf oil spill.