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Ecological Damage Could Last Decades
Posted on 6/6/10 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 6/6/10 at 8:56 pm
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Posted on 6/6/10 at 9:04 pm to redstick13
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spotted what looked like a ledge of rock covered in sand, shells, algae and hermit crabs. He knew, from years of research at the reef, that it probably wasn't a rock at all. He stabbed it with his diving knife. His blade pulled up gunk.
"Sure enough, it was tar from the Ixtoc spill," Tunnell said.
Does this mean that life can co exist with the crude? If so will we be able to fish and consume what we catch a lot sooner than decades...if so how long?
All I get from reading is that no one knows. Each oil spill has its own characteristics.
Posted on 6/6/10 at 9:15 pm to MoreOrLes
The most important thing I took out of it was that the conditions of south Louisiana will probably help with the natural processes of the oil being converted. The part about marshes being a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 is pretty infuriating. If they knew this going in, why wasn't a more concerted attempt made to keep the oil out the marshes?
Posted on 6/6/10 at 9:17 pm to redstick13
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If they knew this going in, why wasn't a more concerted attempt made to keep the oil out the marshes?
Especially since Nungesser, Tafarro and Jindal were saying from the beginning it would be impossible to get out if it got in the marsh.
Posted on 6/7/10 at 10:07 am to redstick13
thanks for posting the article. I hope people dont forget about the fisherman and the ecosystem but it appears that many already have.
Posted on 6/7/10 at 10:09 am to Mudminnow
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I hope people dont forget about the fisherman and the ecosystem but it appears that many already have.
Please.....it's not people have forgotten about them, it's the focus has been shifted since the mullah has decided to create another disaster.
Posted on 6/7/10 at 10:12 am to MoreOrLes
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spotted what looked like a ledge of rock covered in sand, shells, algae and hermit crabs. He knew, from years of research at the reef, that it probably wasn't a rock at all. He stabbed it with his diving knife. His blade pulled up gunk.
"Sure enough, it was tar from the Ixtoc spill," Tunnell said.
Does this mean that life can co exist with the crude? If so will we be able to fish and consume what we catch a lot sooner than decades...if so how long?
Yeah, I don't want to be one to downplay this thing at all, but it's almost as if he's saying parts of the Ixtoc spill created its own sort of artificial reef type environment.
This thing no doubt sucks, but nature is extrodinarily resilient.
Posted on 6/7/10 at 10:14 am to Y.A. Tittle
Agreed, no long terms effects were ever documented from that disaster.
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