"Oil Dispersant Used in Gulf Oil Spill Causes Lung And Gill Injuries"

"New research from investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that Corexit EC9500A, an oil-dispersal agent widely used in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, contributes to damage to epithelium cells within the lungs of humans and gills of marine creatures. The study also identifies an enzyme that is expressed in epithelial cells across species that has protective properties against Corexit-induced damage."

Science Daily had the story April 2, 2015, based on a University of Alabama release.