>>> people dying, flesh eating bacteria, melting boats, paralyzed birds and other "WTF" Gulf Oil Spill News!! <<< | |
cmndr spcmtrl (OP) User ID: 1066156 United States 09/29/2010 09:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: >>> people dying, flesh eating bacteria, melting boats, paralyzed birds and other "WTF" Gulf Oil Spill News!! <<< here are some snippits: - 12 y/o dies after only his feet touched the water (video) - There was water in my dinghy and when I flipped it back over after emptying it, I got a very small scratch [from a barnacle] approximately an inch long and maybe a twentieth of an inch wide. That was eight in the morning. By four in the afternoon my leg had started hurting around the scratch and became inflamed. An area the size of a softball had become Corvette red and throbbed like a marching band playing rap. I - The ingredients are there for heightened concern, Oliver added. The carcasses of bacteria feeding off the oil will increase overall nutrient levels as sweltering summer temperatures hit their peak. While there are natural controls, like bacterial viruses and protozoa, that can check Vibrio growth, those can be overwhelmed, studies have shown. … “I think that combination could lead to very serious public health concerns,” Oliver said. - Some bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico love eating oil as much as they like infecting humans. … One of the more pressing questions involves Vibrio… vulnificus… this year there is a likely possibility, scientists say, that Vibrio growth could be further spurred, directly or indirectly, in response to the oil and the organic flotsam it has left behind. - The problem is that in our wisdom some of our scientists have decided to see if they could tinker with the genes of this bacteria to see if it could eat oil better. So now we have bio-engineered bacteria out there chomping oil. Does anybody have any idea what this does to people? - Rubber parts on boat engines “melting”… Plastic on fishing nets “dissolving in the water”… Dive equipment “eaten through”… - Swans started getting sick 2 months after spill and they’re not the only ones dying. So are all kinds of sea birds, gulls, terns and more. love our earth, she's all we have... |
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cmndr spcmtrl (OP) User ID: 1066156 United States 09/29/2010 09:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: >>> people dying, flesh eating bacteria, melting boats, paralyzed birds and other "WTF" Gulf Oil Spill News!! <<< department of health confirms the six deaths... and NOT ONE major news organization picks it up... they won't be able to keep it under the rug for long, evilpony.... love our earth, she's all we have... |
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