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Comment on marine torpedoes … by daniela

daniela — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:19:31 +0000

hi alexander!
thanks so much for your comment and great info … here’s a study you may find interesting & helpful … let me know if you want me to email you the pdf …
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/em/c2em30324h
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Comment on marine torpedoes … by Alexander Jablanczy

Alexander Jablanczy — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:50:36 +0000

I resported this to the Govt of Can website and to my surprise they responded politely but said there is no longer any toxic level of Hg in the English River.
Then I started to research this but didnt get very far.
I only have guesses as to where the Hg came from and have no idea what is the level of Hg in natives of the Kenora or Wawa districts. Occasional sport fishermen are obviously not affected.
So where does the Hg come from?
Leached from bedrock by acid rain? Mining tailings? Pulp and paper mills? Apparently they are closed in that area.
Or a fourth theory I heard from Hg from coal fired plants in China sending a cloud of mercury filled smoke around the northern hemisphere?
Which might explain the mercury levels in ocean tuna.
Where is the mercury from? Local or global source?
Anyone with supporting or conflicting info?

Comment on marine torpedoes … by Alexander Jablanczy

Alexander Jablanczy — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:33:01 +0000

I am an MD from southern Northern Ontario. Two of my patients are fishing guides. One on the English River and a year ago he ate 49 shore lunches of pickerel as they call it here or walleye. He had three times the toxic level of Hg in his blood. After a few months it reverted to normal values.
The English Wabigoon river systems were notorious in the seventies for causing Minamata disease in natives mainly as fish is their staple food.
Then I tested another fisihing guide from the Wabikanagami river system and he also had toxic levels of Hg. A bit early to jump to conclusions but the fact that both western and eastern Northern Ontario is significantly contaminated with Hg.
I tested several other avid fishermen but none of them had any levels to speak of. Some I also tested for Pb. Nil or almost nil.
So it seems that fishermen who come to fish on N Ont lakes are safe, only fishing guides and Ojibway or Cree are in any danger.
Gotta go play ping pong more later.

Comment on glow-in-the-light ferns by Alexander Jablanczy

Alexander Jablanczy — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:01:12 +0000

I can scarcely believe the fractal of the fiddlehead. Is it real fractal within a fractal?
Birds also such as the hummingbird do not have pigment but differing light relfections refractions absorptions of wavelengths. Hence the glowing iridescent colours.
The infrared and ultra violet are analogous to the ultrasound and the infra sound the existence of which I have just learned
recently.
So it’s all in the wavelengths.

Comment on glow-in-the-light ferns by daniela

daniela — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:11:25 +0000

hi annamaria! thanks for your comment … sure! i’ll email you the files!
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Comment on glow-in-the-light ferns by Annamaria

Annamaria — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:02:12 +0000

Hi! Wonderful blog! I wanted to ask for permission to use one of your pictures of Selaginella for strictly educational purposes in a creative commons licence paper for teachers. Is it possible? Thank you very much!

Comment on sharing agave nectar with those who really need it … why you wouldn’t have agaves without bats by tania pozinskewicz

tania pozinskewicz — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:32:18 +0000

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Comment on CO2 capture & storage: enisling CO2 gas & putting it … where? by Agatha

Agatha — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:32:43 +0000

Thank you for this blog! So much information!

Comment on sharing agave nectar with those who really need it … why you wouldn’t have agaves without bats by “Between a Rock and a Hardscape” | East Side Patch

“Between a Rock and a Hardscape” | East Side Patch — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:31:02 +0000

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Comment on the water that flows … part 2 … general water saving tips by Steven Larson

Steven Larson — Sat, 26 May 2012 23:05:04 +0000

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