Oil + Corexit could linger for 300 YEARS says state official

[Generic Other]

Barham said that, “from day one,” Wildlife and Fisheries officials disagreed with plans to apply dispersants at the leak site 5,000 miles below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. It was something that had never been done before, and Barham said it could cause oil to linger for as long as 300 years near the bottom of the Gulf because the microscopic particles of dispersed oil are neutrally buoyant, neither sinking or rising, and are subject to extreme pressure, cold and less current.

“The oil and dispersant are still out there and could be for a long time,” he said. “The shrimp and fish can move away, and they will. But what we fear is the effect on the plankton and larvae. The spill’s effect on the food web is still unknown.”

http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/state-official-dispersant-could-oil-linger-long-300-years

Full article here:

http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20101027/ARTICLES/101029339?p=3&tc=pg

HOUMA — BP is still refusing to pay for a testing and publicity campaign that could help resuscitate a faltering market for Gulf seafood, the head of the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Tuesday in Houma. Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham also outlined serious concerns about the long-term implications of the oil spill on Gulf wildlife at a meeting of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce at the Plantation Inn.

Barham said BP has continually refused to pay for a $173 million long-term seafood safety and certification plan proposed by the state in May. The plan would pay for marketing to help battle public perception that Louisiana’s seafood isn’t safe and for testing and a quality certification program for seafood processing from catch to retail. Other states have reached seafood marketing and safety agreements with BP, but because Louisiana’s needs are “so big” they haven’t compromised on a smaller package, Barham said.

[Angry Dragon]

1. I love seafood

I refuse to eat Gulf seafood until there are
independent tests done by sources
outside of bp's control.

I want to see the Gulf back on its feet
but do not trust bp and this admin to tell
me the truth about the safety of the seafood.

[lonestarnot]

4. I will never eat any again.

[DCKit]

2. Had they not used Corexit, the spill would have looked more horrific...

but it would have been easier and faster to clean up.

BP used Corexit to hide the size of the spill and minimize their exposure to liability. I think they blew it.

[MountainLaurel]

8. That was it exactly n/t

[Poboy]

3. k&r

[Poboy]

5. ttt

[slackmaster]

6. I would not rule out the chance to preserve a nucleus of human specimens.

It would be quite easy at the bottom of some of our deeper mine shafts. The Corexit would never penetrate a mine some thousands of feet deep.

[Generic Other]

9. ackkkkkk!!!!

:rofl:

[Panaconda]

7. K&R n/t