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Melissa
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I was just curious, is the water that they're draining from New Orleans right now, going to be sent to a treatment plant? Do they have those for Lake Ponchartrain? (sp) It looks so toxic and gross, I would assume someone has taken this into consideration?
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« Reply #1 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 11:39am » |
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Nope just removal
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« Reply #2 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 11:43am » |
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OH man, the ripple effect is gonna be extremely NASTY.  The poor environment. 
Also, and this probably sounds stupid so please forgive me, would a body get sucked into one of those things? And if it did, would it plug it up?
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« Reply #3 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 11:55am » |
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Usually they try to keep a clear area around the intakes but yes it sould suck a body in. it would probably shread and deposit the remains out the other end ... possable to jam it though. But They do attempt to filter large debris out before it hits the intakes.
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« Reply #4 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 12:07pm » |
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If they tried cleaning or filtering that amount of water before pumping it in there, it would take months to get it moved.
It's really going to foul that lake but they probably don't have much of a choice right now.
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Re: Is the water being cleaned? (O/T)
« Reply #5 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 12:11pm » |
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That's terrible!
I don't even want to know where that toxic water will go...
And it means that some missing people will stay missing forever, doesn't it? OMD...
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« Reply #6 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 12:12pm » |
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Thanks for satisfying my curiousity ghost. I don't know why such things pop into my head, but I usually can't rest until I have answers! LOL
Pat, I understand that, but what I was wondering, is if the lake would be treated. Almost seems detrimental not to. Especially after a disaster of this magnitude.
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« Reply #7 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 12:12pm » |
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That is poss..  not a good thing no matter how you look at it ...
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« Reply #8 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 12:15pm » |
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I hope that they plan on doing something to decontaminate the lake after they empty all of the water into it. I don't know if there is any way to clean up a body of water that big or contain the mess that is in it though.
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Re: Is the water being cleaned? (O/T)
« Reply #9 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 12:18pm » |
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large bodies of water eventually clean themselves..... it's just what they do.
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« Reply #10 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 12:19pm » |
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The good news is as the are draining the petrolium based spills are attempting to be contained and removed if poss. they wont get all of it but will be able to get a large portion, because not only does it float but will usually stay intact if not disturbed. The chemicals and human waiste and such will not be easially contained. also even petrol based will breakdown and dispurse in the water over time. no matter how much you try there is almost no concivable way to get it all.
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Re: Is the water being cleaned? (O/T)
« Reply #11 on: Sep 6th, 2005, 12:21pm » |
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on Sep 6th, 2005, 12:18pm, seasonalboomer wrote:| large bodies of water eventually clean themselves..... it's just what they do. |
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And you have that factor it will eventually filter it out as he sd. Just takes time
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