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Coast Guard Spraying Dispersant???
Posted on 7/6/10 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 7/6/10 at 12:01 pm
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Posted on 7/6/10 at 12:29 pm to MoreOrLes
Maybe not today, bad weather and all but yes they have been spraying.
This corexit stuff can't be good, but heavy crude would not be good for our marsh either.
IDK
They don't care what I think anyway.
This corexit stuff can't be good, but heavy crude would not be good for our marsh either.
IDK
They don't care what I think anyway.
Posted on 7/6/10 at 12:34 pm to tigeryat
The oil is still there regardless. Its a lot easier to clean up crude on the surface than dispersed in the water column like a fog.
Posted on 7/6/10 at 1:37 pm to MoreOrLes
Yes. We painted our helicopters and C-130's black. We spray corexit during the day and at night we use flamethrowers on dolphins and sea turtles. When we land for fuel we get drunk and rape Nungesser like the scene from Deliverance with Ned Beatty.
Posted on 7/6/10 at 1:39 pm to mworld938
The fricking fish are more important than our people's business and property 
Posted on 7/6/10 at 1:52 pm to bigwheel
quote:dude, ive been looking for someone like you to talk to for a little while now!
mworld938
I'm thinking about joining the Coast Guard. Im going to UNO and should have a mechanical engineering degree in 2.5-3 years. I am planning on doing the CSPI program before going to OCS.
What do you know about Blue21? Sounds like a good program but idk if I would qualify, i dont think UNO in >25% minority.
any information about anything would he helpful!
you can shoot me an email at mylsuhat@gmail.com
ETA: what do you do and how do you like it?
This post was edited on 7/6/10 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 7/6/10 at 2:16 pm to mylsuhat
LSUHAT: You got mail
Posted on 7/6/10 at 5:42 pm to Mudminnow
quote:
Its a lot easier to clean up crude on the surface than dispersed in the water column like a fog
No it isn't.
Posted on 7/6/10 at 6:01 pm to Mudminnow
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Its a lot easier to clean up crude on the surface than dispersed in the water column like a fog.
wait what??? this dispersant is kicking the shite out of the oil. between the dispersent and the rough weather I have yet to see heavy crude in the past week. and this includes an overflight to the source on saturday
Posted on 7/6/10 at 6:27 pm to CE Tiger
From what I understand the objective of dispersant use is to transfer oil from the water surface into the water column where bacteria can attack the small molecules. Scientists have described it as a fog of oil in the water column.
From what I gather there are concerns about transferring the oil from the surface to the water column. Yes, there will be less exposure for seabirds and wetland vegetation (mangroves, spartina alterniflora, and patens), but potentially increasing exposure to oil for fish and benthic filter feeders and dwellers such as oyster and corals. Then what about bacteria depleting the oxygen in the water column creating larger hypoxia zones (which exist yearly and seasonally)?
I know you do the flight surveys and this is your area of expertise but could you provide me with a link with more information? Thanks!
From what I gather there are concerns about transferring the oil from the surface to the water column. Yes, there will be less exposure for seabirds and wetland vegetation (mangroves, spartina alterniflora, and patens), but potentially increasing exposure to oil for fish and benthic filter feeders and dwellers such as oyster and corals. Then what about bacteria depleting the oxygen in the water column creating larger hypoxia zones (which exist yearly and seasonally)?
I know you do the flight surveys and this is your area of expertise but could you provide me with a link with more information? Thanks!
Posted on 7/6/10 at 7:06 pm to Mudminnow
The dilution is the main asset. While theoretically the oil could harm filter feeders, the dilution plus the fact that oil does not bioaccumulate makes the harm both relativle minor and transitory. And what harm caused would probably be negated and turned into a net positive by virtue of the fact there are no shrimping and fishing happening this year.
The main concern about dispersants isn't the fact that the oil is dispersed, but rather the dispersant used. They have already changed the Corexit formulation used in recognition of that fact, and are using a specialized dispersant that is biofriendly and very effective with Gulf style oil as fast as it can be produced, around 60k gallons a day (forget the name...begins with a D)
The main concern about dispersants isn't the fact that the oil is dispersed, but rather the dispersant used. They have already changed the Corexit formulation used in recognition of that fact, and are using a specialized dispersant that is biofriendly and very effective with Gulf style oil as fast as it can be produced, around 60k gallons a day (forget the name...begins with a D)
Posted on 7/6/10 at 8:14 pm to MoreOrLes
Not.
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