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Marine Toxicologist Swims In The Gulf Herself
Posted on 5/31/10 at 6:36 pm
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Posted on 5/31/10 at 8:55 pm to LAmagnolia
That dispersant is bad news. I can't believe that shite is still being pumped into the Gulf in unfathomable quantities.
Posted on 5/31/10 at 9:12 pm to AlejandroInHouston
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Though all dispersants are potentially dangerous when applied in such volumes, Corexit is particularly toxic. It contains petroleum solvents and a chemical that, when ingested, ruptures red blood cells and causes internal bleeding. It is also bioaccumulative, meaning its concentration intensifies as it moves up the food chain.
This Corexit PR move is going to be BPs undoing.
Posted on 5/31/10 at 10:28 pm to CoonassatTEXAS
As im sitting 20 miles south of Vinice, I cant help but sort of laugh as I look down from my platform an see thousands of shrimps, craps and bait fish trying there damnedest to get away from the thousands of reds,jacks, bonita, and lemon fish tying to eat them. Trust me, the world is not over yet they get this thing capped here in a week or two it wont be that bad.
Posted on 5/31/10 at 10:30 pm to GREENHEAD22
And yes there is a freezer full of fish that we have caught and kept.
Posted on 5/31/10 at 11:13 pm to GREENHEAD22
quote:FIFY
the world is not over yet they get this thing capped here in a month or two it wont be that bad.
Posted on 5/31/10 at 11:25 pm to ForeverLSU02
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Pretty informative and disturbing article:
I disagree, no useful information. The hype over these dispersants is way over blown.
Dilution is going to make the very mild toxicity of this stuff a non issue.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:06 am to omegaman66
Why disperse it at all? It still goes somewhere. This is a BP ploy to get as much of the slick out of site as possible. THerefore making them look better than it actually is.
It's a fricking stupid idea. And it's toxic.
That's fricking funny too! SO you would let your kids swimm in the very mild toxicity "non issue" stuff?
Not trying to be an arse, but this "we can't see it so it's ok" bullshite is the most disturbing thing on this whole bord.
It's a fricking stupid idea. And it's toxic.
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Dilution is going to make the very mild toxicity of this stuff a non issue.
That's fricking funny too! SO you would let your kids swimm in the very mild toxicity "non issue" stuff?
Not trying to be an arse, but this "we can't see it so it's ok" bullshite is the most disturbing thing on this whole bord.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:11 am to the LSUSaint
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Dilution is going to make the very mild toxicity of this stuff a non issue.
Dumbass comment.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:15 am to Wildcat
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As im sitting 20 miles south of Vinice, I cant help but sort of laugh as I look down from my platform an see thousands of shrimps, craps and bait fish trying there damnedest to get away from the thousands of reds,jacks, bonita, and lemon fish tying to eat them. Trust me, the world is not over yet they get this thing capped here in a week or two it wont be that bad.
Thank you!! I mean this is bad, but mother nature will repair herself at least from a pelagic standpoint.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:23 am to LAmagnolia
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Susan D. Shaw is a marine toxicologist and the director of the Marine Environmental Research Institute,
Yet she provided nothing but her opinion in the article. She had the oportunity to do sampling (biological and water sampling) and provide the scientific results, unfortunately she decided to engage in hyperbole and conjecture.
Not much interesting or usefull here. I could have written that.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:26 am to GREENHEAD22
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As im sitting 20 miles south of Vinice, I cant help but sort of laugh as I look down from my platform an see thousands of shrimps, craps and bait fish trying there damnedest to get away from the thousands of reds,jacks, bonita, and lemon fish tying to eat them. Trust me, the world is not over yet they get this thing capped here in a week or two it wont be that bad.
I wish I had room to make this my sig quote.
I've been KILLING the fish offshore lately, but nobody wants to hear about that only doom and gloom.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:34 am to GREENHEAD22
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the world is not over yet
Key part of your statement, IMHO. Its going to take a while for the effects to trickle up the food chain.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:47 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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Yet she provided nothing but her opinion in the article.
It's an OP-ED piece. It is noted at the top of the page where it says Opinion in large letters.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:49 am to ashy larry
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It's an OP-ED piece. It is noted at the top of the page where it says Opinion in large letters.
So it is neither informative nor interesting, IMO
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:53 am to Bussemer
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As im sitting 20 miles south of Vinice, I cant help but sort of laugh as I look down from my platform an see thousands of shrimps, craps and bait fish trying there damnedest to get away from the thousands of reds,jacks, bonita, and lemon fish tying to eat them. Trust me, the world is not over yet they get this thing capped here in a week or two it wont be that bad.
i've saying this for over 2 weeks now and have been getting crucified for downplaying the media's doom and gloom.
Look at this map Like I said, in the grand scheme of things, very little oil has hit our coast. The little bit that did will be gone in a couple of weeks. Things are closed now due to precautionary measures. Some of you people need to relax, it's not even close to being as bad as some of you are believing that it is.
This post was edited on 6/1/10 at 9:54 am
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:56 am to tgrbaitn08
I think it is bad mind you, especially since BP has no answer to stop it outside the relief well. But...media spin doctoring has sensationalized this to no end. The issue would be, if a hurricane gets in the gulf while this event is going on, the whole central gulf coast is fricked.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 10:02 am to back9Tiger
I agree it is bad, but come on, imagine how much worse it could be. We are extremely lucky at this point. Not saying it wont get worse, but lets hope for the best and just wait and see what happens.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 12:25 pm to the LSUSaint
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That's fricking funny too! SO you would let your kids swimm in the very mild toxicity "non issue" stuff?
we do. It's called chlorine.
Environmentalist fail.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 12:32 pm to TheHiddenFlask
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As I swam back to the surface, some big fish came up to the boat — cobia, amberjacks weighing up to 60 pounds — looking for a handout
Handouts ?
Democrat Cobia perhaps ?
Cobia swimming to the top is not uncommon at all.
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