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Quoting Willowwind:
I'm not a rocket scientist, but, I know a drop of oil in plain water, in a glass, doesn't just dissapate. We learn that in Highschool don't we? That is what soap is for, right? Some soaps only break it down into smaller sections rather than consume it and it can be, effectively, washed down the drain. Is oil water soluable?? hmmmm .... Well, the ocean doesn't have a drain that I know of, a septic tank, or a sewer line that flows into a cleaning plant where chemicals handle it. It does have currents that carry things thousands of miles. Perhaps when the oil slick (which, by the way, isn't limited to surface oil we can see - it can be a hundred or more feet deep below the surface dependent on composition) reaches other countries shorelines and natural habitats it will simply be thought of as "their problem" ? I'm sure the scientists of the world are contemplating this? But then, there are countries who also drill offshore that have thought of the consequences and have the means to deal with it quickly when it happens. The whole ordeal baffles me .... especially the time factors of dealing with it. I've seen comments on blogs that state: "I don't go to the beach much, so, it doesn't affect me" ..... WRONG !!
~~ steps down from soapbox, scratching head ~~~
I'm not a rocket scientist, but, I know a drop of oil in plain water, in a glass, doesn't just dissapate. We learn that in Highschool don't we? That is what soap is for, right? Some soaps only break it down into smaller sections rather than consume it and it can be, effectively, washed down the drain. Is oil water soluable?? hmmmm .... Well, the ocean doesn't have a drain that I know of, a septic tank, or a sewer line that flows into a cleaning plant where chemicals handle it. It does have currents that carry things thousands of miles. Perhaps when the oil slick (which, by the way, isn't limited to surface oil we can see - it can be a hundred or more feet deep below the surface dependent on composition) reaches other countries shorelines and natural habitats it will simply be thought of as "their problem" ? I'm sure the scientists of the world are contemplating this? But then, there are countries who also drill offshore that have thought of the consequences and have the means to deal with it quickly when it happens. The whole ordeal baffles me .... especially the time factors of dealing with it. I've seen comments on blogs that state: "I don't go to the beach much, so, it doesn't affect me" ..... WRONG !!
~~ steps down from soapbox, scratching head ~~~
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