Toxic Algae in Lake Erie shut down water supplies in nearby cities
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[QUOTE]Most of northwest Ohio, including much of Lucas County, Perrysburg, Bedford Township, and Rossford among others, were under a do not drink or boil advisory after the Collins Park water-treatment plant in East Toledo produced two toxin sample readings. Chemists testing water at Collins Park plant found two sample readings for microcystin that exceeded the recommended “do not drink” standard of one microgram per liter standard.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2014/08/02/City-of-Toledo-issues-do-no-drink-water-advisery.html[/url]
Basically, the entire city of Toledo and others in Northern Ohio can't consume nor boil their water due to blue-green algae that has made most of Lake Erie toxic. I'm about two hours from Toledo and its only about 9am but the stores around here are already striped of all bottled water from desperate people from up north getting water.
Also be nice its my first news article
I hope it's cleared up soon. Had to go out to Defiance just to get some water.
Huh. Haven't heard anything about this. But then again, I'm in the Cleveland area.
...Why can't you boil it?
[QUOTE=ZakkShock;45571747]...Why can't you boil it?[/QUOTE]
All I found as an explanation was that it would only aggravate the algae thus making it even worse
[QUOTE=ZakkShock;45571747]...Why can't you boil it?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Do not boil the water.. Boiling the water will not destroy the toxins. It will increase the concentration of the toxins. [/QUOTE]
([URL="http://www.13abc.com/story/26178497/urgent-message-from-city-toledoans-asked-not-to-drink-or-boil-water"]Source[/URL])
Well fuck.
I hope it doesn't reach Lake Michigan.
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;45571849]Well fuck.
I hope it doesn't reach Lake Michigan.[/QUOTE]
Considering lake Michigan flows into Erie and not the reverse I think your safe plus Erie is not very deep
My dad went to check the highway, and it is packed bumper-to-bumper for miles going southward. Stores now out of pop and other drinks, and the local Mcdonalds and Arby's are packed more than they ever had before. Its like the entire population of Toledo is converging on my small town. I can't think how its like in the bigger town just to the North of us. All these poor people, there is of course people taking advantage of the situation by buying several cases of bottled water than they need (adding to the water shortage) and then camping outside stores and shit selling a case for $20-30. The news here has been nothing about this and they just said the police ran off a guy selling water cases for $20.
Does anyone here know what the game plan would be in order to get rid of this toxic algae?
[QUOTE=Amez;45572827]Does anyone here know what the game plan would be in order to get rid of this toxic algae?[/QUOTE]
Lots of herbicide probably.
[QUOTE=Amez;45572827]Does anyone here know what the game plan would be in order to get rid of this toxic algae?[/QUOTE]
I haven't heard anything, but supplies of water are being shipped into Toledo via Cleveland and Cincinnati.
They just put a [url=http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/monroe-county/water-ban-issued-for-southern-county-residents-who-get-water-through-south-county-water-agreement]water ban[/url] in Monroe County in Michigan.
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i dont think there's anything scarier than being surrounded by water i can't drink.
the only thing I like about my state are my dank ass lakes and this shit better not fuck around with that
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it's really sad that lazy business practices and willful ignorance still persists as an issue for our environment in 2014
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;45574214]i dont think there's anything scarier than being surrounded by water i can't drink.[/QUOTE]
So you're afraid of cruises and islands?
-snip, biting tongue-
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;45574214]i dont think there's anything scarier than being surrounded by water i can't drink.[/QUOTE]
I'd avoid going to the beach then.
-snip, choosing to bite my tongue instead-
Is wellwater not an option in some of those areas?
[QUOTE=Brt5470;45575791]Is wellwater not an option in some of those areas?[/QUOTE]
Sure but keep in mind before it was drained NW ohio was a swamp. Makes the water table a bit odd. Any municipality close enough to use the lakes as a source of water would have done so.
Crazy, I live in central Ohio and haven't heard about this at all until now
[QUOTE=Captain Kep;45572363]My dad went to check the highway, and it is packed bumper-to-bumper for miles going southward. Stores now out of pop and other drinks, and the local Mcdonalds and Arby's are packed more than they ever had before. Its like the entire population of Toledo is converging on my small town. I can't think how its like in the bigger town just to the North of us. All these poor people, there is of course people taking advantage of the situation by buying several cases of bottled water than they need (adding to the water shortage) and then camping outside stores and shit selling a case for $20-30. The news here has been nothing about this and they just said the police ran off a guy selling water cases for $20.[/QUOTE]
Jesus
the world goes to shit so fast when we lose our creature comforts
[QUOTE=Foogooman;45576096]Jesus
the world goes to shit so fast when we lose our creature comforts[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't call water a creature comfort
[QUOTE=Foogooman;45576096]Jesus
the world goes to shit so fast when we lose our creature comforts[/QUOTE]
Water ice and fuel are currencies worth more than gold in a disaster situation.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGFbS_jdSl0[/media]
If you visit American city, you will find it very pretty. Just two things you must beware: Don't drink the water, and don't breath the air!
[QUOTE=Symwck;45576130]I wouldn't call water a creature comfort[/QUOTE]
Right but if people were more capable and prepared we probably wouldn't be having a mass exodus due to water being more difficult to acquire for a while
No word on when the water is safe to drink again, its all up to mother nature I guess. The effected areas have to subside off of imported water from nearby cities.
[QUOTE=Captain Kep;45576674]No word on when the water is safe to drink again, its all up to mother nature I guess. The effected areas have to subside off of imported water from nearby cities.[/QUOTE]
According to WTOL, it could be quite a while.
As in a few weeks.
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