Oil into Waterways

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  1. Rastapop
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    Very true, but that won't always be the case.

    We're experiencing the start of the transition to electric land vehicles right now.

    We've already seen fully functioning electric ship and aircraft prototypes, and batteries are a hot research item all over the world at the moment.

    It's only a matter of time (not too long I hope) before fully electric ships are the norm.

    In the meantime, we can at least do out best to keep oil pollution to an absolute minimum.
     
  2. Mr Efficiency
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    It is commonplace to see natural oil slicks at sea, noticeable by the calming effect it has on patches of water, caused by predatory fish feeding on schools of oily fish such as pilchards and anchovies. Good places to fish !
     
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    You're right, it's not organic like bubonic plague or something, my bad. People said not to drop out, but I couldn't take 2 more years of that **** just for a high school diploma. My loss.

    It's good to know it's OK to keep dumping my used oil and stuff out behind the shop, I was feeling a little bad about it.
     
  4. Mr Efficiency
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    Well, Uranium is an element, not a mineral ! :) Not that it matters when talking about oil in the water !
     
  5. gonzo
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    The definition of a mineral is: A naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness. Uranium fulfills the conditions.
     
  6. Rastapop
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    Uranium ore might fulfil the conditions, but that isn't pure uranium.
     
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    Either way, it doesn't create a slick or sludge.
     
  8. Mr Efficiency
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    Aren't carbonate rocks "minerals", they contain carbon, and isn't a carbonate included as "organic" ?
     
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    I very much doubt it, may be start a new thread?
    Or you could try a forum specific to your area.
     
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    A carbohydrate is a biological molecule or saccharide. If humans eat too many, they get fat & develop Type 2 Diabetes. The Paleolithic Diet is a useful guide to better eating, but it's probably sensible to avoid cannibalism.

    http://thepaleodiet.com/dr-loren-cordain/

    A carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid.

    Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that form the basis of all earthly life.

    Uranium is a silvery-white metal.

    That stuff was everyday knowledge that I was taught in school in England between 1953 & 1959. When did schools stop teaching knowledge? If ignorance is bliss, then I'd rather be exquisitely, painfully tortured by the imps of Hell. Nullius in verba.

    An Ignoramus is someone who deliberately ignores or disregards important information or facts, but Stupidity is dysgenic; the consequences of encouraging the feckless to go forth & multiply. :eek:
     
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    "Polyalkelene Glycol based EALs seem to be favoured in terms of performance and acceptability, but cost 2-3 times the mineral equivalent."

    Why does that remind me of the outlawing of Freon 12 , and the replacement with far less efficient crap that costs 3X as much?
     
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    Since manufacturers have the primary responsibility to meet emission standards for their products,
    you generally have no requirements to achieve a certain level of emission control or to re-certify.
    However, you must meet additional requirements in two special circumstances:

    You may need to use certified kits or systems when remanufacturing locomotive engines
    or marine diesel engines.

    In the case of Marine SI engines (40 CFR part 1045), Recreational vehicles (40 CFR
    part 1051), and Small SI engines (40 CFR part 1054), you must re-certify if you up
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    grade your engine to operate on a different fuel. For fuel conversions with other types of
    nonroad engines, vehicles, or equipment, you may need to do testing to show that the
    conversion is not considered tampering, but you do not need to re-certify.
    [/quote]

    http://www.epa.gov/oms/highway-diesel/regs/420f12053.pdf

    Other than that each state can have their own regulations. Since you don't say in what state you are concerned with, Ill leave it to you to google them.
     

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    well ozone layer IS doing much better and (for most uses anyway) freon alternatives have gotten cheaper with time.
     
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