Re: Re: Air quality in Florida / after oil spill

[Guest guest]

I don't know where to get accurate info because another group is

discussing where the measurments are being made. Some claim

they are being made a mile or more inland instead of at the

beach. I don't know who, what, why, or where.

Also, crude oil from the ground is a very complex mixture of all

kinds of different substances, primarily hydrocarbons (many of

which are VOCs). VOCs are quickly volatile (they evaporate into

the air) while others evaporate more slowly and others are semi-

volatile (evaporation takes weeks or longer).

As the volatiles evaporate and then the semi-volatiles do also you

are left with the " tar balls. " That's what they are. The crude that is

left when the rest evaporates is tar. Most of the crude oil is not

the solids but the volatiles. And that doesn't account for what

dissolves or emulsifies into the water from the dispersants. (Or

the dispersants themselves).

According to Wikipedia " crude oil is a naturally occurring, toxic,

flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons

of various molecular weights, and other organic compounds... "

So it also is important which of those " complex mixtures " are

being tested and how. But ultimately, it doesn't matter what the

exact mixture is before action is justified. If you are affected -

even if you are the only one - by any exposure you need to stop

the exposure by removing it, blocking it, or reducing it. If that isn't

possible then you must remove yourself from it. If neither is

possible then the harm will continue.

More details about crude oil at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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I dont know if you are asking about a specific area but a friend of mine who

lives on the West Coast just told me they closed the beach in front of his house

in Pensacola. So, you know if the oil is on the beach, it is also polluting the

air.

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> I did a quick search, there is:

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> - Thе Oil Spill Information Line Ñ-Ño available аt 1-888-337-3569 frοm 8:00

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> established fοr personnel wÑ-th disabilities: (800) 955-8771 (TDD) οr (800)

> 955-8770 (voice).

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> - AirNow.gov

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> Gulf of Mexico Air Quality Information - Real-time ozone and particle

pollution

> information in states affected by the BP oil spill. For air quality forecasts

> click on the maps at left, or visit the U.S. Air Quality Summary. Additional

> information about the BP oil spill

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> From: k23la@...

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> Does somebody know how I can get accurate information about the air quality in

> Florida? Also interested in other dangers like the gas bubble or possible

> tsunami waves caused by the bubble.Heard a lot of bad info today but want to

> verify if it is really hazardours for sensitive people.

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[Guest guest]

And I am hearing that there is a lot of cover up of information,

blocking reporters, etc. so who even knows if accurate info is being

reported. I read early early on that a Russian scientist was predicting

that the oil and toxic dispersants would evaporate and dump a toxic rain

over the whole eastern part of the country, who knows, very scary, my

guess is this will have world wide impacts the extent of which won't be

known for years......but I am just a lay person who becomes more and

more sceptic with each passing year...

SUe v.

>I don't know where to get accurate info because another group is

>discussing where the measurments are being made. Some claim

>they are being made a mile or more inland instead of at the

>beach. I don't know who, what, why, or where.

[Guest guest]

Carl. Do you happen to know if the abiogenic is the same as this abiotic oil?

There is alot of information saying the VOCs are much stronger for that reason??

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From: Carl E. Grimes <grimes@...>

Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 3:55:08 PM

Subject: Re: [] Re: Air quality in Florida / after oil spill

 

I don't know where to get accurate info because another group is

discussing where the measurments are being made. Some claim

they are being made a mile or more inland instead of at the

beach. I don't know who, what, why, or where.

Also, crude oil from the ground is a very complex mixture of all

kinds of different substances, primarily hydrocarbons (many of

which are VOCs). VOCs are quickly volatile (they evaporate into

the air) while others evaporate more slowly and others are semi-

volatile (evaporation takes weeks or longer).

As the