Engineering lab finds dispersant in Biloxi water

September 6, 2010 by legitgov

Engineering lab finds dispersant in Biloxi water --Team found significant chemical concentrations of 780 parts per billion 01 Sep 2010 A Boston-based engineering company, hired by a New Orleans law firm to take samplings in Gulf waters, recently found high concentrations of dispersant near an oil patch between Horn Island and Biloxi. Boston Chemical Data Corp. President Marco Kaltofen said his group was collecting samples Aug. 9 at Horn Island when they came across a brown, foamy material near an iridescent sheen of oil. The team a detected chemical odor, he said.