Heron's Head Park a Toxic Dump

On the southern facing side of the PG&E plant there is a water discharge pipe between some rocks alongside the PG&E southern wall where people often fish (facing the Navy waste dump). The water discharged is used for cooling equipment and is warmer than the bay water, possibly attracting certain fish. The water is strongly acidic (?or base?), my finger blistered after immersing my ungloved hand in it for a few seconds to obtain a sample. Maybe somebody with access to a spectrophotometer could test the water 4 heavy metals. This would be good for anyone taking chemistry as a report, the machine is available to students. The discharge water may contain certain heavy metals like selenium, mercury, etc...

All this discharge water is mixing with the bay water and we are told by PG&E it will dilute the toxins below x amount parts per billion. Bioaccumulation in fish doesn't seem to be effected by dilution in whatever ppb, if that were the case than why would so many ocean fish have dangerously high levels of mercury??
These toxins seem to be taken up by plankton as they mimic other essential metal elements like iron and magnesium needed for cellular activities..

Here is some copied info on bioaccumulation/biomagnification;

"Recent developments in the study of metal contamination in lakes have far reaching consequences that scientists are seeking to understand and to convey to the public. One issue of significance is that, even in what appear to be pristine waters, some metals are reaching surprisingly high levels in fish. Metals accumulate in the bodies of animals through the foods they eat. Some metals even increase in concentration as they pass through two or more trophic levels in a process known as biomagnification. Because of this cumulative build-up of toxins in aquatic food chains, humans who consume fish from lakes where bioaccumulation occurs may be exposed to levels of metals associated with adverse human health effects. Other animals at the top of aquatic food chains, such as fish-eating wildlife, are also highly susceptible to metal contamination.

Scientists have made significant advances in understanding the importance of food web relations to metal uptake in fish. This progress has led to scientific inquiry on the processes underlying the observed geographic patterns in metal contamination across lakes. For instance, scientists are now asking why metal concentrations in lake fish are not always correlated with contaminant levels in lake water or sediments, and why metals vary with respect to their potential for bioaccumulation or magnification. To better understand the reasons for variation among lakes, researchers at Dartmouth College are investigating the potential for metal transfer through aquatic food webs. They are especially interested in understanding the mechanisms of metal transfer across trophic levels and developing novel molecular markers for detecting metal stress in natural populations. "

article continues at;

http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/researchbriefs/view.cfm?Brief_ID=23





Consider that a few centuries ago before colonialism SF Bay teemed with wildlife, there were enough fish and molluscs 4 all people, including osprey and other non-human predators..

Bioaccumulation of toxins hits humans and osprey the hardest, the top of the food chain accumulates the most toxins. If there are few ospreys alive and many people slowly dying with cancer, will PG&E executives be able to spend money to bring them back from the dead?

No matter what short term monetary gain the PG&E execs have worked out with the liquified natural gas provider (Enron, Halliburton, Pacific Natural Gas?) and whomever consumes the Bayview electricity, it is not worth exposing the residents of Bayview/Hunter's Point to all those toxins in the water and air..

Am now in the south and there's plenty of the same problems in Louisiana with all the petroleum refineries making the crawfish state another cancer alley. Same for most of Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay. Some college educated rocket scientist decided to build some nuclear reactors in Salem New Jersey just a few feet above sea level on Delaware Bay.Those fish are not supposed to be glowing..

If anyone would like to organize some non-violence trainings for a multi-gate block lock down, this would get some media focus. There's no point in being secretive about the planning/training phase, then after only people participating will know the actual date of event..

Environmentalists are practically drowning in an overwhelming ocean of pollution everywhere. People are expected to study at school, then save the world from polluting corporations and still be happy and fun at parties (ready 4 a mental breakdown??)..

When all the last superheroes finally wake up and realize they're human, who u gonna call then 2 save yer ass??

Everybody needs to be an activist and shout out loud everyday against the tyranny of corporate rule. No expert scientist or green super-enviro-activist will save u. No Mike Moore, no Amy Goodman, no Ralph Nader or any other political shenanigans will do anything until EVERYONE (all of you!!) get out there and save your own ass!!

Really, no kidding..

your friend,

fishbreath


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