Experts: Gulf Workers’ Levels of Chemical Exposure May Be ‘Perfectly Legal, But Not Safe’

When we—and others—have asked about the health concerns of cleanup workers in the Gulf, BP’s response has been that extensive air sampling is being done, and that none of the samples have shown levels of chemical exposure that go beyond federal exposure limits set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

That may be true. What the company doesn’t mention, however, is that some of the samples [PDF] have come back with exposure levels that exceed different federal limits—limits set by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, an agency that’s part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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