The following was forwarded to me from a retired AF colonel who lives in Fort Walton Beach, FL. The person who wrote the article is in very close contact with NOAA. Both of these gentlemen are well informed. I've been concerned about the "underwater oil" but haven't seen a lot mentioned about it...this somewhat confirms my fears. Something as simple as fried crab-claws are becoming a rarity down here...oysters will be gone, shrimp,...gulf coast seafood could very well be gone for years...a way of life and a culture, my little 3 1/2 year old granddaughter and her generation will not see and experience many things along the gulf that generations before them have experienced.
A couple of notes...
1) One gallon of gasoline can contaminate 2,000,000-10,000,000 gallons of groundwater.
2) One quart of oil can contaminate up to 275,000 gallons of drinking water or cause an
oil slick almost 2 acres in size.
The oil spill in the gulf is bad, very bad.
Link to map of NOAA forcast of spill location for Friday, June 4, 2010.
Ed
A couple of notes...
1) One gallon of gasoline can contaminate 2,000,000-10,000,000 gallons of groundwater.
2) One quart of oil can contaminate up to 275,000 gallons of drinking water or cause an
oil slick almost 2 acres in size.
The oil spill in the gulf is bad, very bad.
Link to map of NOAA forcast of spill location for Friday, June 4, 2010.
Ed
To All,
Read about the underwater oil that BP denies exists. This will impact the economy adversely for Decades.
Dick K.
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At this time Escambia and Santa Rosa County's have deployed more than 60 boats out in the Gulf and Bays with booms to attempt to coral and capture most of the oil globs. Much success depends on how these thunderstorms and winds affect the surface waves. As you most likely know, booms are more effective with calmer waters. The inlet to Pensacola Pass have several booms in place and many areas inside of Pensacola Bay, Blackwater Bay, East Bay, waterways and bayous have booms in place. Unfortunately, none can be 100% effective sad but thats the reality.
There are additional boasts that are on standby for deployment into the Gulf and inland water areas. Much of the additional contingency deployments of the resources will depend on timing but the countys do and are acting responsibly. More so than BP and the Feds.have several booms in place and many areas inside of Pensacola Bay, Blackwater Bay, East Bay, waterways and bayou's have booms in place. Unfortunatley, none can be 100% effective...sad but that's the reality.
Here is what I know about the underwater oil globs that are 'not' being reported. Independent University Science Departments have moved all their research vessels into the Gulf of Mexico and are taking numerous water samples, acoustic sound waves, SCUBA and remote submarines and other testing devices and are finding very large areas of oil masses...some as long and wide as 20 to 40 miles long. The depths of the oil sludge vary in all locations...but there are many. BP of course denies their existence of the masses.
Here's the other rub on using the dispersants...although the dispersant does in fact break up the large mass to very small particles...they sink and only a small percentage will evaporate. That that does sink stays below the surface or makes it to the floor.
Now when a tropical storm or hurricane develops....those tiny droplets will re-gel back into the large globs... the spinning and churning water will act like a mixer bowl and push it all back together. And the oil will resurface; again some will disperse and evaporate but not enough...maybe 10% or slightly more. Then back to square one.
That oil that does make it to the Gulf floor or walls... will kill all plants, animals, mammals and other sea life. The deepest depth of the Gulf is approximately 13,132 feet... but there are several shallower shelves at 300 to 500 feet deep. Thousands of dead fish and other mammals are floating onto beaches, including dead birds.
So we here in Navarre Beach area are expecting the oil globs to reach us by this weekend. Already the oil sheen line is less than 7 miles from Pensacola Beach and this week's storms and winds are rapidly pushing it towards Navarre Beach and soon Destin Florida...
~Ed
Read about the underwater oil that BP denies exists. This will impact the economy adversely for Decades.
Dick K.
===========================
At this time Escambia and Santa Rosa County's have deployed more than 60 boats out in the Gulf and Bays with booms to attempt to coral and capture most of the oil globs. Much success depends on how these thunderstorms and winds affect the surface waves. As you most likely know, booms are more effective with calmer waters. The inlet to Pensacola Pass have several booms in place and many areas inside of Pensacola Bay, Blackwater Bay, East Bay, waterways and bayous have booms in place. Unfortunately, none can be 100% effective sad but thats the reality.
There are additional boasts that are on standby for deployment into the Gulf and inland water areas. Much of the additional contingency deployments of the resources will depend on timing but the countys do and are acting responsibly. More so than BP and the Feds.have several booms in place and many areas inside of Pensacola Bay, Blackwater Bay, East Bay, waterways and bayou's have booms in place. Unfortunatley, none can be 100% effective...sad but that's the reality.
Here is what I know about the underwater oil globs that are 'not' being reported. Independent University Science Departments have moved all their research vessels into the Gulf of Mexico and are taking numerous water samples, acoustic sound waves, SCUBA and remote submarines and other testing devices and are finding very large areas of oil masses...some as long and wide as 20 to 40 miles long. The depths of the oil sludge vary in all locations...but there are many. BP of course denies their existence of the masses.
Here's the other rub on using the dispersants...although the dispersant does in fact break up the large mass to very small particles...they sink and only a small percentage will evaporate. That that does sink stays below the surface or makes it to the floor.
Now when a tropical storm or hurricane develops....those tiny droplets will re-gel back into the large globs... the spinning and churning water will act like a mixer bowl and push it all back together. And the oil will resurface; again some will disperse and evaporate but not enough...maybe 10% or slightly more. Then back to square one.
That oil that does make it to the Gulf floor or walls... will kill all plants, animals, mammals and other sea life. The deepest depth of the Gulf is approximately 13,132 feet... but there are several shallower shelves at 300 to 500 feet deep. Thousands of dead fish and other mammals are floating onto beaches, including dead birds.
So we here in Navarre Beach area are expecting the oil globs to reach us by this weekend. Already the oil sheen line is less than 7 miles from Pensacola Beach and this week's storms and winds are rapidly pushing it towards Navarre Beach and soon Destin Florida...
~Ed