Friday, October 29, 2010

Today’s Front Page: “Off the Charts” “Sky-High” “Extreme Toxicity” “Very Alarming” “Frightening” — Local Florida official finds the oil

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Fort McRae oil very toxic to humans, Gulf Breeze News by Scott Page, October 28, 2010:

Lab results confirm that oil discovered in Pensacola Bay last month has extreme toxicity levels

Front-page of the Gulf Breeze News, October 28, 2010

About the testing:

The numbers are frightening.

A lab experienced in testing petroleum products determined that the oil’s toxicity levels are sky-high. …

Lab workers had to dilute the sample 20 times just to get a reading… samples are usually diluted only once [according to Heather Reed].

Heather Reed is the environmental expert for the City of Gulf Breeze who made the discovery in late September. She commented on the test results:

“In its natural state, the numbers are off the chart… It’s extremely toxic to human health.”

Reed commented on the condition of the crude oil:

“The oil is very well preserved… It smells very strong when pulled out of the water. It made me nauseated

Reed commented on the size of the discovery:

“The oil was in about 3 feet of water and was buried pretty deep in the sediment… The mats where between 6 inches and a foot in diameter, but some were more than 2 feet in diameter. I kept digging and finding more and more.

“Finding this submerged oil is very alarming to me because it’s in such large mats

Reed commented on the possible degradation of the submerged oil:

“(The oil) is in an anaerobic environment, so there is not a lot of bacteria to break it down.”

According to the report, “She also discovered oil present at Johnson Beach, Fort Pickens and Orange Beach…”

She told the Gulf Breeze News, “I would not recommend going into the water.”

Read the report here.

Related:

Oil + Corexit could linger for 300 YEARS says state official

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The Black Sheep tries to warn its friends with the truth it has seen, unfortunately herd mentality kicks in for the Sheeple, and they run in fear from the black sheep and keep to the safety of their flock.

Having tried to no avail to awaken his peers, the Black Sheep have no other choice but to unite with each other and escape the impending doom.

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