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CDC data: Cumulative amount of Hydrogen Sulfide INCREASES 700 PERCENT in coastal Louisiana since well was capped on July 15

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CDC data: Cumulative amount of Hydrogen Sulfide INCREASES 700 PERCENT in coastal Louisiana since well was 'capped' on July 15

Hourly readings in last day have averaged 15-20 times above the EPA's "safe exposure level"

Human Health Effects from Exposure to Low-Level Concentrations of Hydrogen Sulfide, Occupational Health & Safety, October 2007:

EPA set the safe exposure level at 0.00014 ppm. [.14 ppb]

Yet EPA air monitoring has constantly shown much higher levels of H2S since July and reached an astonishing 9 PPB on July 30th which is over 64 times the exposure level.

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The cumulative average of amount of exposure since is currently at 0.8 PPB 7/13/2010 which means that residents have on average been subjected to almost 6 times the exposure limit over the last month.

From the CDC: The EPA is monitoring air quality in the Gulf Coast region. The maps and charts are available here.

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Reply#1 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:14 AM EDT
nyghtshayde

On Hydrogen Sulfide OSHA writes:

Health effects of H2S exposure

Hydrogen sulfide is both an irritant and a chemical asphyxiant with effects on both oxygen utilization and the central nervous system. Its health effects can vary depending on the level and duration of exposure. Repeated exposure can result in health effects occurring at levels that were previously tolerated without any effect.

Low concentrations irritate the eyes, nose, throat and respiratory system (e.g., burning/ tearing of eyes, cough, shortness of breath). Asthmatics may experience breathing difficulties. The effects can be delayed for several hours, or sometimes several days, when working in low-level concentrations.
Repeated or prolonged exposures may cause eye inflammation, headache, fatigue, irritability, insomnia, digestive disturbances and weight loss.
Moderate concentrations can cause more severe eye and respiratory irritation (including coughing, difficulty breathing, accumulation of fluid in the lungs), headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, staggering and excitability.

High concentrations can cause shock, convulsions, inability to breathe, extremely rapid unconsciousness, coma and death. Effects can occur within a few breaths, and possibly a single breath.

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#1.1 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:15 AM EDT
nyghtshayde

You never know what's next with BP.

EXCLUSIVE: Tests find sickened family has 50.3 ppm of Corexit's 2-butoxyethanol in swimming pool — JUST ONE HOUR NORTH OF TAMPA (lab report included)

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#1.2 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:40 PM EDT
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bore-head007

Effects can occur within a few breaths, and possibly a single breath.

One breath away from death.

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Reply#2 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:18 AM EDT
BK Lim

The fallout of this disaster is getting worse and worse.

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#2.1 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:41 AM EDT
bore-head007

The involved party's deserve the rain of ramifications that is coming their way.

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#2.2 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:48 AM EDT
Dowser

Years ago, when we drilled with water, if we hit a pocket of hydrogen sulfide gas, we took off like we were shot out of a cannon-- NOT a good sign.

This is going to on-going for a long time. I have a feeling we have only yet begun to see the outfall from this disaster...

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#2.3 - Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:09 PM EDT
nyghtshayde

The acid rain levels are up in the area.

http://nyghtshayde.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/27/4985706-breaking-acid-rain-test-results-from-the-gulf?threadId=1057633&commentId=16966596

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#2.4 - Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:18 PM EDT
Dowser

That's not good, either. Florida will begin to look like much of WV-- rusted on the top.

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#2.5 - Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:25 PM EDT
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sundog-1885059

Actually this is what is causing the Blue Flu. Hydrogen Sulfide also causes Cyanosis. And who knows what new combinations it makes with aersolized Corexit 9527 and burning crude and particulate matter?

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Reply#3 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:02 PM EDT
nyghtshayde

Sundog

I thought you might catch this,you had referred to this in a comment and gave me a link.There are many components to oil,which have been conveniently left out of most discussions.

And this from a source worth checking,if you have not, as they have broken all the dangers down,along with dispersants.Great science done by Sciencecorps,some of the most inclusive I've seen.

Crude Oil Health Hazards

Crude oil contains hundreds of chemicals, many of them known to be toxic to people. Crude oil chemicals contain hydrogen and carbon (e.g., simple straight chain paraffins, aromatic ring structures, naphthenes), and some also contain sulfur, nitrogen, heavy metals, oxygen, and other elements compounds.

A list of common chemicals in crude oil is listed in Table D-1 of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control "Toxicological Profile for Petroleum Hydrocarbons" at: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp123.pdf (CDC, 1999).

Crude oil composition varies slightly by its source, but its toxic properties are fairly consistent. Chemicals such as benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are very toxic components of crude oil and of high concern. These and many other chemicals in crude oil are volatile, moving from the oil into the air. Once airborne, they can blow over the ocean for miles, reaching communities far from the spill. They may be noticed as petroleum odors. Consequently, both those working on the spill and people who are far from it can be exposed to crude oil chemicals in air.

http://www.sciencecorps.org/crudeoilhazards.htm

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#3.1 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:26 PM EDT
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The Mark of Tolerance

What we know about this disaster is all bad, what we have not yet learned is even worse, we can't begin to imagine what the total impact will be with respect to the health of people that live in or eat seafood from the region along with the long term environmental implications. With out a historical model to learn from we don't yet have a clue, let's hope we learn something from this disaster, that is still present and will become a dark piece of world history. The one thing we do know is when mother natures panties are in a bunch,"WATCH OUT" and I would think that they're really bunched up by now and this is not going to be pretty! Bhopal, Chernobyl and now the Gulf of Mexico, the earth might be resilent, but it's probably not a good idea to find it's breaking point, if we haven't already.

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Reply#4 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:14 PM EDT
bore-head007

Mark, in case you missed this, its worth a look.

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Reply#5 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:25 PM EDT
The Mark of Tolerance

That certainly is a lot to digest and if you want the truth without intentional omissions our government is probably not the best place to find it.

I would really like to see some accountability for this mess, the kind no amount of money can the guilty out of, unfortunately none of us will live long enough to see it, because it will never happen. This is the calm before the storm and the worst is yet to come, environmentallyspeaking! Personally it scares me more then Satan himself.

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#5.1 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:41 PM EDT
bore-head007

I place no stock in the government, when it comes to fishery management or information from Thad Allen or Jane Lubchenco.

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#5.2 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:01 PM EDT
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Dragon1986

Population control is an integral part of the global scientific dictatorship. Why do you think Goldman sachs was involved? Or for all you truthers: why they refer it as 'Obama's 9/11'?

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Reply#6 - Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:42 PM EDT
Dowser

Oh, patooties! Obama didn't cause this anymore than he made the sun shine today...

Mark, it scares me, too!

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Reply#7 - Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:11 PM EDT
cookin mama

i wonder what effect this will have on the health of all the reporters that were down there?

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Reply#8 - Sun Aug 29, 2010 2:46 PM EDT
nyghtshayde

Let's hope enough to encourage a better effort to find and report the truth.

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#8.1 - Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:15 PM EDT
BK Lim

Yeah Things do look pretty bad. Don't lose hope. We have to come together to get out of this mess.

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#8.2 - Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:54 PM EDT
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Man of Knowledge

Has prevailing wind direction been monitored for this time period as well? The data only goes back to July. Port Sulphur is only a couple of miles up the road from Buras and is a Sulphur mine location.

I was offshore from this very area several years ago on a production platform. The supervisor told me they had to monitor air quality at the exhaust of their diesel compressors by law. He said the only time the air quality went down was when the wind blew from onshore.

The blow out is at least 100 miles from that location most of it open ocean. It would be difficult the tie air quality measurment from Buras to that well.

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Reply#9 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:13 PM EDT
nyghtshayde

That's a valid question MoK.There have been no ther reports of this being tied to the oil,that I'm aware of.

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#9.1 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:28 PM EDT
Man of Knowledge

If there is oil in Quarantine Bay there could possibly be a correlation to the data but as it happens Buras in in the middle of literally thousands of possible sources of H2S including the wetlands themselves.

    #9.2 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:03 PM EDT
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