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Grand Isle tar balls
Posted on 7/12/15 at 6:16 pm
Posted on 7/12/15 at 6:16 pm
Hung out on beach Sat. afternoon for a few hours. Collected at least 20 tar balls anywhere from the size of golfball to softball. Not good!
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Posted on 7/12/15 at 6:18 pm to kjntgr
wow...I didn't realize there was still a lot of that stuff floating around out there...
Posted on 7/12/15 at 6:18 pm to kjntgr
But, BP's our friend……..
Posted on 7/12/15 at 6:24 pm to kjntgr
That's why I had no problem taking money from them.
Thanks for the power poles BP
Thanks for the power poles BP
Posted on 7/12/15 at 7:00 pm to kjntgr
The trout must not like the tar balls
Posted on 7/12/15 at 7:18 pm to kjntgr
Posted on 7/12/15 at 7:55 pm to kjntgr
If I understand what you are talking about, to be accurate, they are called Surface Residue Balls(SRBs) which are different from actual tar balls. But yes. They are continuously washed ashore and also uncovered when the surface sand is blown away (winter especially)
I know something on the OB
I know something on the OB
This post was edited on 7/12/15 at 7:57 pm
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:23 pm to jimbeam
These were hard black substances about like a hocky puck.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:24 pm to kjntgr
Gotcha. We aren't seeing many tar balls anymore on Fourchon.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:27 pm to kjntgr
There are beaches on the east coast where tar balls wash up that came from tankers sunk by German U boats during WWII
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:28 pm to jimbeam
Jimbeam. How long do you think these will be out there? Are they harmful to anything?
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:31 pm to kjntgr
Not sure on the lifespan of tar balls. SRBs can be completely gone in as little as a few months. There are obviously carcinogenic compounds in oil but luckily no animals are really going to eat them. One risk is leaching into groundwater.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 8:34 pm to jimbeam
I guess I was surprised to see si much of it.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 9:37 pm to doublecutter
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There are beaches on the east coast where tar balls wash up that came from tankers sunk by German U boats during WWII
I think a lot of them come from natural petroleum seeps, too...they are an inconvenience, but nothing to get real shook up over either...
Posted on 7/13/15 at 5:04 am to Spankum
"Tar balls" have been washing up on shore since I was a kid (70s). We used to get them on our feet every summer in GI. It's not a BP oil spill thing, this shite has been happening for years. Doubt there is any environmental impact.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 5:38 am to tigerinthebueche
Oil seepage is naturally occurring. So just seeing them in areas of heavy oil production doesn't necessarily mean it came from the BP spill. In fact, places see a reduction in tar balls as oil is extracted. It's been a long time since the BP spill. Seems like it would be mostly gone by now. I'd say it's unrelated.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 5:58 am to tigerinthebueche
Exactly, been happening forever, natural seepage, happens in Cali as well.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 9:11 am to C
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Oil seepage is naturally occurring. So just seeing them in areas of heavy oil production doesn't necessarily mean it came from the BP spill. In fact, places see a reduction in tar balls as oil is extracted. It's been a long time since the BP spill. Seems like it would be mostly gone by now. I'd say it's unrelated.
so in this thread, alone we have a disparity in information.
some guys are saying; f--- BP, they ruined our coase, when others are saying, that it's naturally occurring.
the best way to settle this is to ask, did the tar balls wash up BEFORE the spill? if so, then you cannot accurately attribute this to BP.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 9:19 am to dstone12
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so in this thread, alone we have a disparity in information.
some guys are saying; f--- BP, they ruined our coase, when others are saying, that it's naturally occurring.
the best way to settle this is to ask, did the tar balls wash up BEFORE the spill? if so, then you cannot accurately attribute this to BP.
Some certainly did, but not at the same rate as they have post-DWH. They can be tested and when significant mats have been found recently, they've almost all been Macondo oil.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 9:23 am to Galactic Inquisitor
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when significant mats have been found
That's not what they are talking about
I remember in the 80's they had those all over the beaches in GI
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