Re: Great Lakes phosphorus levels rising, report warns

[Guest guest]

I've read that phosphorus is a kind of chemical that will have little effect on the environment until a certain concentration is reached. Once that happens, the effect explode. They've been fighting the same problem in the Chesapeake Bay for years now. The phosphorus comes from farm run off but also a lot from lawn and other landscaping run off as well.

Another source of trouble are the medicines people take. All manner of drugs from caffeine to antidepressants to powerful anticancer medicines are showing up in fish. Some strange things may be happening to them, particularly from the vast number of estrogen mimics, but no one is really sure the full extent of it, nor are they sure what will happen to people who eat them or drink the water that hasn't been fully decontaminated. Water treatment plants don't take out those medicines from the water so no telling what one could be getting dosed with from the tap.

In a message dated 3/9/2011 5:49:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

Great Lakes phosphorus levels rising, report warns

[Guest guest]

" I've read that phosphorus is a kind of chemical that will have little effect on

the environment until a certain concentration is reached. Once that happens, the

effect explode. They've been fighting the same problem in the Chesapeake Bay for

years now. The phosphorus comes from farm run off but also a lot from lawn and

other landscaping run off as well. "

Unlike mixtures and compounds that we pollute the air, ground, and sea with,

phosphorus is a chemical element that is harmless in and of itself. It's when

you collect it and put it all in one place wthat it becomes harmfull. Sort of

like radiation. The majority of the radiation circulating in our atmosphere is

coming from outer space, and even our sun. But if there is a nuclear plant

meltdown or an atomic bomb blast, we're screwed.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

" I've read that phosphorus is a kind of chemical that will have little effect on

the environment until a certain concentration is reached. Once that happens, the

effect explode. They've been fighting the same problem in the Chesapeake Bay for

years now. The phosphorus comes from farm run off but also a lot from lawn and

other landscaping run off as well. "

Unlike mixtures and compounds that we pollute the air, ground, and sea with,

phosphorus is a chemical element that is harmless in and of itself. It's when

you collect it and put it all in one place wthat it becomes harmfull. Sort of

like radiation. The majority of the radiation circulating in our atmosphere is

coming from outer space, and even our sun. But if there is a nuclear plant

meltdown or an atomic bomb blast, we're screwed.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

That's pretty close. What phosphorus does is to have little effect until it reaches a certain level. Once that happens it becomes active and causes explosive plant growth. In the water that is mainly algae which will very quickly deplete the water of oxygen. If you've ever seen the green water in a zoo or on a golf course, this is what has probably happened, the phosphorus from the fertilizer used to make the grass nice and green built up to sufficient levels in the water and caused and algae bloom.

In a message dated 3/10/2011 3:16:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

Unlike mixtures and compounds that we pollute the air, ground, and sea with, phosphorus is a chemical element that is harmless in and of itself. It's when you collect it and put it all in one place wthat it becomes harmfull. Sort of like radiation. The majority of the radiation circulating in our atmosphere is coming from outer space, and even our sun. But if there is a nuclear plant meltdown or an atomic bomb blast, we're screwed. Administrator

[Guest guest]

That's pretty close. What phosphorus does is to have little effect until it reaches a certain level. Once that happens it becomes active and causes explosive plant growth. In the water that is mainly algae which will very quickly deplete the water of oxygen. If you've ever seen the green water in a zoo or on a golf course, this is what has probably happened, the phosphorus from the fertilizer used to make the grass nice and green built up to sufficient levels in the water and caused and algae bloom.

In a message dated 3/10/2011 3:16:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

Unlike mixtures and compounds that we pollute the air, ground, and sea with, phosphorus is a chemical element that is harmless in and of itself. It's when you collect it and put it all in one place wthat it becomes harmfull. Sort of like radiation. The majority of the radiation circulating in our atmosphere is coming from outer space, and even our sun. But if there is a nuclear plant meltdown or an atomic bomb blast, we're screwed. Administrator

[Guest guest]

" That's pretty close. What phosphorus does is to have little effect until it

reaches a certain level. Once that happens it becomes active and causes

explosive plant growth. In the water that is mainly algae which will very

quickly deplete the water of oxygen. If you've ever seen the green water in a

zoo or on a golf course, this is what has probably happened, the phosphorus from

the fertilizer used to make the grass nice and green built up to sufficient

levels in the water and caused and algae bloom. "

" Phosphorus " is also a term that is used lossely. Some people use the word " ash "

and phosphorus interchangably, which is not correct. Some ash can be phosphorus,

but not all phosphorus is ash. So if people are saying that the lakes are

polluted with phosphorus, they may mean phosphorus (the chemical element) or

they could mean phosphorus and ash.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

" That's pretty close. What phosphorus does is to have little effect until it

reaches a certain level. Once that happens it becomes active and causes

explosive plant growth. In the water that is mainly algae which will very

quickly deplete the water of oxygen. If you've ever seen the green water in a

zoo or on a golf course, this is what has probably happened, the phosphorus from

the fertilizer used to make the grass nice and green built up to sufficient

levels in the water and caused and algae bloom. "

" Phosphorus " is also a term that is used lossely. Some people use the word " ash "

and phosphorus interchangably, which is not correct. Some ash can be phosphorus,

but not all phosphorus is ash. So if people are saying that the lakes are

polluted with phosphorus, they may mean phosphorus (the chemical element) or

they could mean phosphorus and ash.

Administrator