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Originally posted by xstealth
Originally posted by earthdude
reply to post by xstealth
For your information, your chances of dying on the freeway are much higher than dying from breathing methane gas on the gulf. Now your brilliant mind can fear the freeway. To run from every possible threat is paranoia.
More exxon valdez clean up workers died from the clean up then on the highway.
How can you even know the effects of this disaster before it happens?
More exxon valdez clean up workers died from the clean up then on the highway.
How can you even know the effects of this disaster before it happens?
Originally posted by justadood
How can you even know the effects of this disaster before it happens?
Exactly. So how can you? It's just speculation, and in your case not based on actual evidence or known information.
I drove from Florida to Texas on Interstate 10 yesterday. In the vicinity of Gautier, MS, I began to smell a strong odor of kerosene which is indicative of aromatic (benzene based) hydrocarbons. Initially, I looked to see if it was a local situation, for example following a truck that may be leaking something. It didn't appear to be local. The odor persisted for a number of miles. The wind was blowing from the south. In that location, the Gulf is less than ten miles from the interstate.
Originally posted by jlgreer1
I drove from Florida to Texas on Interstate 10 yesterday. In the vicinity of Gautier, MS, I began to smell a strong odor of kerosene which is indicative of aromatic (benzene based) hydrocarbons. Initially, I looked to see if it was a local situation, for example following a truck that may be leaking something. It didn't appear to be local. The odor persisted for a number of miles. The wind was blowing from the south. In that location, the Gulf is less than ten miles from the interstate.
As I approached Louisiana, the odor shifted to a more paraffin based odor. It smelled like burning candles. My wife commented that a cloud mass ahead looked more like smoke than clouds.
I do have a background in chemistry so I don't make these observations lightly. I am a retired marine chemist. During my professional career, I spent much of my time measuring and analyzing environmental contamination. I still teach science on a secondary level.
If the BP spill is indeed the source of this environmental contamination, the general public should be informed of its nature, concentration, and risk factors. It has already been going on for over two months with no end in sight.
Jeff
(PS. I tried to start this as a new thread but I do not have enough ATS experience.)
I’m starting to suspect that this whole thing is staged to eventually clear out the area.