Did anyone else hear about the two barges which broke loose in Louisville? I heard one is stuck in the locks and they think it is empty; while another one sunk by the Sherman Minton with a load of fertilizer on it. Did it hit the bridge? We didn't hear a word of it on the news, but someone in Louisville called saying they heard it on the noon news.
Things are a'happening...guess we would have heard helicopters, or something, if they had hit the bridge. Wouldn't you think they could keep those things moored? Twice within one year? And, if this is true, what kind of fertilizer was it and is it dangerous to the water quality. We sure would like to know, wouldn't you?
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After watching the news, I found the Tribune had the story and CJ has them online. Thanks for the phone calls.
They say the fertilizer isn't an environmental hazard . . . but I don't believe it.
We agree; they have to wait and see how much acquatic life is killed first -- so how can they even state that as fact?
perhaps the fertilizer can help to neutralize some of the mercury poisoning in the fish.
Then add the barge full of salt; isn't that the one stuck in the locks or did that one sink?
Dr. diagnosed me with a slipped disc so I have to stay in bed a couple of days...there go my plans to go check, check, check it out. That path to the K&I will be well worn time all is said & done, hey?
Thanks for your comments.
Well, this will just hasten the slow run-off of nitrites (fertilizer) into the water that would happen anyway. Has anyone thrown a match onto the river to see if it'll burn?
Thank you for mentioning the dead zone down at the Gulf of Mexico; and how hugh it has become. We are part and parcel of the problem down there and that has always been Susan Johnson and my "big picture", to help clean up our little piece of "our world".
Has anyone heard if they have found any dead aquatic lifeforms, yet? We catch all of our fish up in Patoka Lake or Lake Monroe. Truly, you really shouldn't even swim in the Ohio.
It's bigger than all of us, the dead zone of the Gulf. Has anyone heard how the trip turned out and their results where the college students from different universities (including Marshall) sailed down the Ohio, taking samples as they went?
Wonder how we can find out about those, or if they've had time to complete their documentation of same?
Since the Ohio drains much of the eastern USA we have to assume it's chock-full of every chemcial none to man and then some. What a BIG job to clean it up. do you think we really could?
We each have to take our little section of our backyards and do only the best we can.
Up in Charleston, WVA is "chemical valley" situated right on the Ohio; downstream would be what was Ashland Oil (now Marathon) and what use to be Armco Steel (AK Steel now). If anything ever happened up there in "chemical valley", God help us all. Union Carbide, all of 'em are hiding up there.
We can only do what we can do here which is the only thing that keeps Susan and I goig sometimes -- trying to keep that "big" picture in mind.
And education...the key to all.
Also glad to know Al Goodman is now on the Board. He has surely helped Susan Johnson and myself out with all of his knowledge, his involvement with the Audubon Society, his engineering knowledge of New Albany -- he worked under Real on our sewers. We need to find out what Al Goodman knows about the 15th St area...he would be a good source of info. Do you know if there is also a stormwater drain under that RR? Is it combined in through there becos of age? The Engineers are looking at moving that line from the 15th St area, but we maintain there are still soil problems in the 13th St area. I understand there will have to be major studies done again to make determination of same.
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