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So how did all the fish and other animals die then?

by ckrapu 4y ago

marginalia_nu 4y ago
Well, do we know either way? Every dead animal within a hundred miles of Palestine Ohio has no doubt been attributed to the disaster. If something like this is on people's mind, and they all report every finding of a dead animal, you're gonna find a lot of dead animals. Until there's an actual autopsy, could be they're all related, or none of them.
- voisin 4y ago
  What was the process after similar catastrophes, like Exxon Valdez, or Deepwater Horizon?
  - marginalia_nu 4y ago
    If you find a bunch of dead birds covered in crude oil, there's not much need for further analysis. I mean I guess a few could have died of unrelated causes just as they were contaminated by the oil, but if they hadn't, they still most likely would have died. Also, are they really similar catastrophes? The Deepwater Horizon is a spill the size of about 10,000 train cars. Obviously the effect of different materials differs, but the sheer area contaminated is in an entirely different ballpark.
    - voisin 4y ago
      For Deepwater Horizon at least, there was a lot of concern that the dispersant they used to break up the oil would cause a catastrophe not visible in the same way as an oil covered bird. This stuff in Ohio is burning up into the sky and being dispersed by wind. Not as bad as Deepwater Horizon given the much lower volume, but the perimeter of the consequences will be quite large and similarly difficult to delineate.
downvotetruth 4y ago
butyl acrylate has a higher toxicity to certain animals like fish
mrguyorama 4y ago
If they were all right next to where some of the chemicals leached into the water, they could experience acutely toxic levels while the concern about the eventual state of the environment stays fairly low. Carbon dioxide will cause severe harm if you huff a paintball tank, but if you empty that same tank into a gymnasium, it's not a concern.

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So how did all the fish and other animals die then?

by ckrapu 4y ago

So how did all the fish and other animals die then?

marginalia_nu 4y ago
Well, do we know either way? Every dead animal within a hundred miles of Palestine Ohio has no doubt been attributed to the disaster. If something like this is on people's mind, and they all report every finding of a dead animal, you're gonna find a lot of dead animals. Until there's an actual autopsy, could be they're all related, or none of them.
- voisin 4y ago
  What was the process after similar catastrophes, like Exxon Valdez, or Deepwater Horizon?
  - marginalia_nu 4y ago
    If you find a bunch of dead birds covered in crude oil, there's not much need for further analysis. I mean I guess a few could have died of unrelated causes just as they were contaminated by the oil, but if they hadn't, they still most likely would have died. Also, are they really similar catastrophes? The Deepwater Horizon is a spill the size of about 10,000 train cars. Obviously the effect of different materials differs, but the sheer area contaminated is in an entirely different ballpark.
    - voisin 4y ago
      For Deepwater Horizon at least, there was a lot of concern that the dispersant they used to break up the oil would cause a catastrophe not visible in the same way as an oil covered bird. This stuff in Ohio is burning up into the sky and being dispersed by wind. Not as bad as Deepwater Horizon given the much lower volume, but the perimeter of the consequences will be quite large and similarly difficult to delineate.
downvotetruth 4y ago
butyl acrylate has a higher toxicity to certain animals like fish
mrguyorama 4y ago
If they were all right next to where some of the chemicals leached into the water, they could experience acutely toxic levels while the concern about the eventual state of the environment stays fairly low. Carbon dioxide will cause severe harm if you huff a paintball tank, but if you empty that same tank into a gymnasium, it's not a concern.