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Is the gulf ecosystem dying? Is this a repeat of the die-off of the fisheries that happened in Alaska with the Exxon Valdez?
I'll be going to the beach this Memorial weekend. What
a tragedy to see what man has done to our ocean - really
a shame.
We should be asking, has the
country forgotten about the gulf disaster all together? I'm concerned about all the wildlife out there, but in particular the Manatee who were in the gulf when they threw
the chemical dispersants in.
"This is not what you want to hear about toxins being dumped in the sea by the hundreds of thousands of gallons. The EPA defines bioconcentration as the "accumulation of a chemical in tissues of a fish or other organism to levels greater than in the surrounding medium." In other words, substances that bioconcentrate tend to move from water into fish, where they can do damage to the fish itself, as well as be passed on to predator fish -- and on up the food chain, to human eaters."
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Is the gulf ecosystem dying? Is this a repeat of the die-off of the fisheries that happened in Alaska with the Exxon Valdez?
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Down the Drain: 363 Million Gallons
Used engine oil can end up in waterways. An average oil change uses five quarts; one change can contaminate a million gallons of fresh water. Much oil in runoff from land and municipal and industrial wastes ends up in the oceans. 363 million gallons §Road runoff adds up
Every year oily road runoff from a city of 5 million could contain as much oil as one large tanker spill §.
As pointed out by the National Research Council (NRC) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, "natural oil seeps contribute the highest amount of oil to the marine environment, accounting for 46 per cent of the annual load to the world's oceans. -- Although they are entirely natural, these seeps significantly alter the nature of nearby marine environments.
Is the gulf ecosystem dying? Is this a repeat of the die-off of the fisheries that happened in Alaska with the Exxon Valdez?
Alaska can actually make the point that years after the spill it was back to normal.
Not good to dump all this oil at once, but it IS a naturally occurring product from the earth and it gets handled by nature over a short period of time.
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Alaska can actually make the point that years after the spill it was back to normal.
Not good to dump all this oil at once, but it IS a naturally occurring product from the earth and it gets handled by nature over a short period of time.
Alaska can actually make the point that years after the spill it was back to normal.
Not good to dump all this oil at once, but it IS a naturally occurring product from the earth and it gets handled by nature over a short period of time....
Lead (Pb) is a naturally occuring element in the environment. Lets let it into the water too. Heavy lead levels and oxidants are great for human physiology. [sarc.] Environment Agency - Lead and its compounds (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/pollution/176.aspx - broken link)
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