Kerosene is classified as environmentally hazardous. Undiluted kerosene irritates the skin from direct contact. Ingestion causes vomiting and diarrhea, damages the lungs, the nervous system and the kidneys, and in the worst cases, lead to death. It is toxic to aquatic organisms and causes long-term damage if it drains into a large body of water, such as the Rhine.
By John Donovan: 27 November 2012
On 22 February 2012 a spill of 846 tonnes of jet fuel was reported at the Shell Rheinland Werk Godorf Cologne Refinery.
The refinery consists of two factories in Cologne-Godorf and Wesseling in the south of Cologne, located on the left bank of the Rhine.
The leak occurred in an underground pipeline between the plant and a fuel depot.
Because an alarm system at the Shell refinery failed, it took four weeks for technicians discover the leak.
Kerosene is a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. Jet fuel is a highly toxic mixture of kerosene and naphtha. It is practically insoluble in water and has a lower density, so that it is deposited as a carpet on a water surface.
According to a recent report, the spill has created an underground lake of one million liters of jet fuel/kerosene, which now floats on groundwater. A toxic contamination that according to an expert, will take decades to deal with.
By mid October, 20 groundwater monitoring wells were installed to map the extent of the spill. In twelve of these measuring points, jet fuel was detected. To date, however, Shell is unable to quantify the exact size of the underground kerosene lake.
Kerosene is classified as environmentally hazardous. Undiluted kerosene irritates the skin from direct contact. Ingestion causes vomiting and diarrhea, damages the lungs, the nervous system and the kidneys, and in the worst cases, lead to death. It is toxic to aquatic organisms and causes long-term damage if it drains into a large body of water, such as the Rhine.
Shell has pumped contaminated water out of the ground, but this is a short-term defense; an emergency measure.
What has been described as “a kerosene sea” is still increasing in volume.
A flood in the area would increase the possibility that the pollution will be discharged into the Rhine River.
An article on the subject (link below) published by Deutschlandfunk – Cologne German Radio – contains an interview with an expert on such matters, Professor Frank-Dieter Kopinke from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig.
This incident and its aftermath does not inspire confidence in Shell’s promises regarding potential oil spills in Arctic waters.
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Google Translation (The source of some of the above information)
Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
