Deepwater Horizon: Gulf of Mexico 'deep-cleaned' itself

[longknife]

By Jason Palmer

BBC News, New Orleans @ BBC News - Deepwater Horizon: Gulf of Mexico 'deep-cleaned' itself

Amazing microbes clean up oil that has been naturally released for millions of years. And, some of the chemical “dispersants” actually hinder their ability to do so.

That is one of the findings of a University of Tennessee researcher as per the above article.

A 2003 US National Academy of Sciences report Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects put the annual average of this seepage in the Gulf at 140,000 tonnes.

In other words, they overplayed the “disaster.”

 

[IanC]

I remember being called an insensitive asshole for predicting the oil would disappear quickly because the Gulf of Mexico was already primed to deal with oil, unlike Alaska.

its odd how good news in a disaster is met with distain by those who wish to bang the doomsday drum.

 

[Mr. H.]

Nature has a way of dealing with nature's pollution.

 

[whitehall]

There is an area off the coast of Guadalcanal called "iron bottom sound" for the many, many ships that were sunk there during WW2 full of fuel and other contaminants and there is no mention of pollution today. As a matter of fact some ships sunk during WW2 are protected and the water is a premier area for diving. I guess it's proof that the ocean cleans itself.

 

[Mad Scientist]

You mean that the Ocean is like a giant Washing Machine? No f*ckin' way!

 

[longknife]

There is an area off the coast of Guadalcanal called "iron bottom sound" for the many, many ships that were sunk there during WW2 full of fuel and other contaminants and there is no mention of pollution today. As a matter of fact some ships sunk during WW2 are protected and the water is a premier area for diving. I guess it's proof that the ocean cleans itself.

In spite of the Doom and Gloom from the Greenies, those areas are teeming with fish and coral. Locals have little problems feeding themselves and their numerous visitors.

 

[longknife]

You mean that the Ocean is like a giant Washing Machine? No f*ckin' way!

Another screaming Greenie.

Here's what petroleum is:

Petroleum (L. petroleum, from Greek: πέτρα (rock) + Latin: oleum (oil)) is a naturally occurring flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface

Petroleum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So, what makes is difficult to believe that organisms in the oceans cannot or do not feed upon these hydrocarbons and organic compounds? Some companies are even breeding bacteria to do these same things.

So, instead of your snottish reply, what are your realistic oppositions to this?

 

[numan]

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From the same BBC report :

"The jury is still out on the long-term effects"

So the statements of the trolls for the transnational oil monopolies should be taken with a grain of salt.

There is still a lot of gunk on them thar shores -- both in the Gulf and, even decades later, in Alaska.
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[gslack]

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From the same BBC report :

"The jury is still out on the long-term effects"

So the statements of the trolls for the transnational oil monopolies should be taken with a grain of salt.

There is still a lot of gunk on them thar shores -- both in the Gulf and, even decades later, in Alaska.
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So the statement "the jury is still out on the long-term effects" changes what exactly? Does it deny all the current findings and somehow rectify all the wild accusations made by trolls like yourself before this? No it says nothing,just that they don't know about any long-term effects good or bad..

What you fear-mongers fail to realize in your zealotry, is that the oil was crude. Oil not processed and in it's natural state. Natural state, as it was in the earth when they extracted it... Natural.. You operate under the false assumption that oil is poison to the planet. It's not, it comes from the planet, it's no more a poison to it than rotting vegetation.

Oil processed and refined can create all manner of things with varying degrees of danger to the planet. That danger is created by the unnatural process which we create the by-products from and in some cases the products themselves. The fact is oil in it's natural state is a natural substance and it will absorb back into the earth.

Control your fear, its natural...

 

[mudwhistle]

A large majority of Greenhouse gases is water vapor.

Most Methane comes from our oceans.

The primary cause of the hole in the ozone layer is extreme cold at the poles........which causes the Greenhouse gases (water vapor) to turn into snow.

Go figure.

 

[percysunshine]

I visited Valdez three years after the spill. They had the best salmon fishing season than the previous ten years and everyone in town was a millionaire because of all the cash that Exxon threw at them. The guy who owned the B&B we stayed in said it was the best thing to ever happen to the town. I just chuckled.

 

[numan]

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But the tar is still there, poisoning the fjord.
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[numan]

...the oil was crude. Oil not processed and in it's natural state. Natural state, as it was in the earth when they extracted it.... Natural.... Control your fear, its natural....

So is arsenic.

I am amazed that you could write something that stupid.
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[gslack]

...the oil was crude. Oil not processed and in it's natural state. Natural state, as it was in the earth when they extracted it.... Natural.... Control your fear, its natural....

So is arsenic.

I am amazed that you could write something that stupid.
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Arsenic in its natural state moron.. It's most often part of a compound in nature. Often in a crystalline form and usually not harmful unless refined or ingested much like oil...Idiot...

For a guy so educated, you certainly are ignorant..

 

[Mr. H.]

numan!!!

 

[mudwhistle]

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But the tar is still there, poisoning the fjord.
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Is that j silent, or is it pronounced 'Feeyourd'?

 

[mamooth]

"It's okay to pollute, because microbes will eat it!"

Yes, some of the posters on this thread really are that dumb. The sad thing is how they actually think they've made a brilliant point somewhere.

Back in the real world, sea life was still being ravaged after 2 years.
Two Years After BP Oil Spill, Marine Life in the Gulf of Mexico Still Reels - NationalJournal.com

2.5 years later, Hurricane Isaac washed a new layer of oil on to the beaches.
About 565,000 pounds of oiled material from Deepwater Horizon stirred up by Hurricane Isaac | NOLA.com

Dang, that oil doesn't seem to have been eaten by microbes.

 

[rdean]

No one really believes that millions of barrels of oil simply disappears. This would be on par with believing the Grand Canyon was created by Noah's Flood or the earth is only thousands of years old. No one could possibly be that stupid. It's just not possible.

Eyeless shrimp, oozing sores and mutant fish raise concerns over BP spill effects | Fox News

Even Fox News knows better.

Shame on you guys. You really should know better. You really should be ashamed. You know that, right?

 

[gslack]

"It's okay to pollute, because microbes will eat it!"

Yes, some of the posters on this thread really are that dumb. The sad thing is how they actually think they've made a brilliant point somewhere.

Back in the real world, sea life was still being ravaged after 2 years.
Two Years After BP Oil Spill, Marine Life in the Gulf of Mexico Still Reels - NationalJournal.com

2.5 years later, Hurricane Isaac washed a new layer of oil on to the beaches.
About 565,000 pounds of oiled material from Deepwater Horizon stirred up by Hurricane Isaac | NOLA.com

Dang, that oil doesn't seem to have been eaten by microbes.

Yeah that's what we said... Nice way to BS buddy... Let me know when you want to be serious..

 

[mamooth]

Say gslack, why don't you tell us again how that natural arsenic is so totally harmless.

Arsenic in Drinking Water | Arsenic | US EPA
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Higher levels of arsenic tend to be found more in ground water sources than in surface water sources (i.e., lakes and rivers) of drinking water. The demand on ground water from municipal systems and private drinking water wells may cause water levels to drop and release arsenic from rock formations.
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