Nalco is an international chemical company directed by board members who cut their petrochemical teeth with companies like Monsanto, DuPont,
Exxon and - you guessed it - BP. When the media discovered the EPA had rated 12 dispersants as more effective than Corexit, all eyes turned to Nalco board member Rodney Chase, who spent 38 years with BP and left as an executive.
A million gallons of any chemical, including dish soap, could certainly harm people and wildlife, and Corexit is no exception.