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Post by moabiter on Jun 13, 2010 14:43:58 GMT -8
Oil Coats Baldwin County Beaches Again, incl Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Some of Baldwin County's white sandy beaches now look like they are coated in chocolate. Oil started rolling onshore this morning and hasn't stopped. More is on the way. Oil Gulf Gulf Oil Spill Links More –› Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill » Live Oil Spill Cam » BP Continues To Use Toxic Dispersant » BP Claims Submission Form » How You Can Help » Seafood Safety » Oil Impact on Wildlife » Hurricanes and Oil Spill » Oil Spill Forecast Projections » Oil Spill Current Location Nearshore Forecast Projections Oil Spill Forecast Day 1 Day one Oil Spill Forecast Day 2 Day Two Oil Spill Forecast Day 3 Day Three Have a Photo? Click here to Upload. Have a Video? Click here to Upload. Breaking News Email Other Notifications » Published: Fri, June 11, 2010 - 7:07 pm CST Unfortunately there is more on the way. News Five flew over the gulf Friday afternoon and found oil and lots of it starting around two miles off the coast. Wave after wave of the now familiar orange emulsified oil along with a thick sheen that stretched for as far as the eye could see. Coast guard cutters with skimmers were maing an effort but what really seemed to be effective were shrimp boats especially when working in tandem. We counted around a dozen boats in all from Gulf Shores to the wildlife refuge, to few to make a difference. STAT COUNTER HERE TOO Count the gallons... and counting.... 113,980,366 gal. www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/article/oil-coats-baldwin-county-beaches-again/895282/Jun-11-2010_8-11-pm/
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Post by moabiter on Jul 21, 2010 8:14:55 GMT -8
Gulf Shores Alabama Water Sample "Exploded" When Tested News 5 investigation, testing the waters Gulf shores, Orange Beach, Katrina Key, Dolphin Island Marina, water/sand samples taken from areas where people in the water (beaches), water looked normal, Water sample exploded when chemist tested for oil and says "most likely" methane or Corexit www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnSiurR3O9YNormal = non detected so shouldn't see more than 5 ppm of oil/petroleum Katrina Key - 16 ppm Orange Beach - 29 ppm Gulf Shores - kids digging in sand - 51 ppm Gulf Shores - beach water - 66 ppm Gulf Shores - sand where people walk - 211 ppm Orange Beach - kids digging - 221 ppm Dolphin Island Marina - near some boom - unavailable. sample exploded almost instantaneously when chemist added solvent for testing, result surprised even the chemist. May be methanol/ methane gas or the dispersant, Corexit. Plan to do a different kind of test for the new marina sample.
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Post by moabiter on Jul 21, 2010 9:43:12 GMT -8
News 5 Investigates: Testing The Water Last Updated: Sun, July 18, 2010 - 7:40 pm CST COMMENTS - amount of gas coming from the well since a few days after it happened, which is 64,246,154 cubic feet ? - never remember the water smelling like this before - i would hope it would be an independent group and not bp or our gov. doing the test - There are many questions left unanswered that make the data irrelevant. In order to make this data valid, the tests should be done by several different labs to confirm accurate results. A baseline must be established. Water and sand must be tested from areas without effects of the oil spill for comparison. The exact nature of the carbon based materials should be determined and disclosed - Any traceable amounts should be of concern to anyone .Exposure to these toxins would usually show up in those with less than perfect immune systems first and would build up over time in most bodies IF left in place and repeated exposure would most certainly have an effect.The long term effects of these toxins on humans and the wildlife will be studied for some time into the future regardless of where they came from or how they got there.I feel pretty sure the toxins being there is not a good thing so why not err on the side of safety.Knowing that they are there is a good thing in my opinion,although I would rather they weren’t.Getting beneath the surface of any story,another pun,usually results in revealing pieces of information that could be very useful when making decisions affecting peoples health and well being.I feel for these people whose lives and livelihoods have been radically altered and will try to support them in as many ways as possible but looking the other way on this contamination of our waters and beaches I don’t believe will help.Again I say GOOD SHOW JESSICA. - I thank WKRG for running these tests and I encourage them to do more. As for our local and state government and agencies, ... You’re missing in action. www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/article/news-5-investigates-testing-the-water/906545/Jul-18-2010_7-40-pm/P20/
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Post by moabiter on Jul 27, 2010 17:46:53 GMT -8
AGENT ORANGE BEACH, AL - Toxic Corexit laden waters are OPEN! Welcome to JAWS, IN THE OTHER L.A. Officials in Orange Beach , Alabama and local doctors KNOW how many Baldwin County residents have been POISONED since June 7th when the oil and dispersants came to shore on Pleasure island. - Skin burns and rashes from the water [and spray] - Oozing blisters from head to toe from swimming - Cancerous lesions in deep lunge tissue - Hurling and vomiting after swimming - Children bleeding from their ears The officials in Agent Orange Beach, AL know the truth. People have given TESTIMONY at PUBLIC MEETINGS. Yet the press does NOT REPORT the TRUTH. Why? beforeitsnews.com/story/110/685/AGENT_ORANGE_BEACH,_Alabama_-_Corexit_laden_waters_are_OPEN.html#
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Post by moabiter on Sept 8, 2010 9:37:40 GMT -8
Volatile solvent profile From The Gulf Stream To The Bloodstream - THE VIDEO BP DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drasiXNFawREAD THE ARTICLE HERE: tinyurl.com/3xdp2ojSeveral volatile hydrocarbons found in crude oil were detected in the blood of several residents from the Orange Beach, AL area. Among the hydrocarbons tested, several were detected at abnormally high levels including ethylbenzene, xylene, hexane. These individuals were not directly involved in BP's clean-up operations, nor had they been exposed to any industrial environment where the presence of these compounds would be of concern. Therefore, it can be assumed that residents living near the Gulf of Mexico shoreline are at risk of exposure to aerosolized VOC's moving inland from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. theintelhub.com/2010/09/05/from-the-gulf-stream-to-the-bloodstream/ Project Gulf Impacts Exclusive Article The blood test performed on these individuals is called the Volatile Solvents Profile (Metametrix.com). The test can be obtained and administered by any physician with the ability to perform a simple blood draw. The test will be shipped to a laboratory for analysis and returned to your doctor for interpretation and treatment. The Gulf of Mexico is facing a significant threat to human health, which needs to be documented in a stringent and concrete manner. A multitude of symptoms have been reported ranging from subtle to severe; these include skin rashes and infections, upper respiratory burning, congestion and cough, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and neurological symptoms such as short-term loss of memory and coordination. Please report symptoms to the Project Gulf Impact health line: (504) 814-0283 Project Gulf Impact is currently raising funds to provide further testing to residents who cannot afford the associated costs. To provide assistance please donate at ProjectGulfImpact.org/donate. To send information or inquire on this effort please email ProjectGulfImpact@gmail.com. Gavin Garrison, Matt Smith, Heather Rally, and Alyssa Martinez for Project Gulf Impact. www.projectgulfimpact.org/
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Post by clone on Sept 16, 2010 15:18:40 GMT -8
West Beach Pass, Gulf Shores- BP Oil is underwater. Sept 14 2010 www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0o-68fW5pYRobert Craft, mayor of Gulf Shores, opens West Beach Pass. This is a gateway to the most pristine estuary in Alabama; the only oil free area in left in the state. The mayor stated, "There's no indication of any contaminates coming in from the mouth of the Pass". We went to see for ourselves, you decide.
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Post by moabiter on Sept 29, 2010 0:18:56 GMT -8
Oil gusher is dead, but not residents' anguish By JAY REEVES (AP) – 1 day ago ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Her income down to virtually nothing because of the BP oil spill, Margaret Carruth put her face in her hands and wept recently at a town hall meeting before walking outside to what passes for home these days, her blue pickup truck. Xanax helps her rest. Still, it's hard to relax when you've lost your house and are sleeping at friends' places or, sometimes, in the front seat. www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ibimnwvlMseTi85Jc4O4RfCYrL0gD9IGB9D80
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Post by clone on Jul 10, 2012 13:16:38 GMT -8
Gulf oil spill had dramatic impact on microscopic life, study suggests Published: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 6:00 AM Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 3:04 PM MOBILE, Alabama — Months after BP PLC capped the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico and crews had cleared oil from coast, Alabama’s beaches looked like they had returned to normal. New research by an Auburn University professor and other scientists, though, suggests that significant changes had taken place in creatures too small to be seen by the naked eye. Those changes, professor Ken Halanych said, bear further study and could have big impacts that might not become apparent for years... Halanych and scientists from the University of New Hampshire, the University of California Davis Genome Center, and the University of Texas at San Antonio, published their work last month in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. The researches collected soil samples from 5 spots around Dauphin Island and Mobile Bay, as well as a persistently oiled beach in Grand Isle, Louisiana. blog.al.com/live/2012/07/gulf_oil_spill_had_dramatic_im.htmlDramatic Shifts in Benthic Microbial Eukaryote Communities following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Abstract. Benthic habitats harbour a significant (yet unexplored) diversity of microscopic eukaryote taxa, including metazoan phyla, protists, algae and fungi. These groups are thought to underpin ecosystem functioning across diverse marine environments. Coastal marine habitats in the Gulf of Mexico experienced visible, heavy impacts following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, yet our scant knowledge of prior eukaryotic biodiversity has precluded a thorough assessment of this disturbance. Using a marker gene and morphological approach, we present an intensive evaluation of microbial eukaryote communities prior to and following oiling around heavily impacted shorelines. Our results show significant changes in community structure, with pre-spill assemblages of diverse Metazoa giving way to dominant fungal communities in post-spill sediments. Post-spill fungal taxa exhibit low richness and are characterized by an abundance of known hydrocarbon-degrading genera, compared to prior communities that contained smaller and more diverse fungal assemblages. Comparative taxonomic data from nematodes further suggests drastic impacts; while pre-spill samples exhibit high richness and evenness of genera, post-spill communities contain mainly predatory and scavenger taxa alongside an abundance of juveniles. Based on this community analysis, our data suggest considerable (hidden) initial impacts across Gulf beaches may be ongoing, despite the disappearance of visible surface oil in the region. www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0038550
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