Japan tsunami debris

KC · 23-05-2012, 02:00 PM

A CBC interview today mentioned that some of the people in Alaska are trying to raise awareness of the debris floating to North America.

Think of households alone with thousands upon thousands of containers with pesticides (stuff like rat poisons), herbicides, paints, solvents, you name it floating around in slowly degrading containers. If I look at the chemicals in my own house, there are a lot of partially full containers that would likely float. Out of Japan; industrial, commercial, residential supplies, everything that didn't get battered open, buried or sank, I imagine floated towards some other shore somewhere.

I'd guess a huge amount of stock from paint and chemical stores, industrial storehouses, etc. were lost in a concentrated fashion, so of course Japan would be worse off than us. Inland and offshore Japan will have all the unrecovered full containers that were buried or sank nearby in the ocean. You have to wonder what little chemical time bombs will show up for decades to come.

Alaskan ecologists see surge in Japan tsunami debris
May 23, 2012

http://phys.org/news/2012-05-alaskan...n-tsunami.html

"Millions of tonnes of debris are expected to wash up in the coming months and years from the Japanese quake. Researchers in Hawaii have developed computer models to forecast where and when it could come ashore."

24karat · 23-05-2012, 02:20 PM

Unbelievably, a Harley Davidson motorcycle washed up on the shore in BC.

Cal76 · 26-05-2012, 04:20 PM

What can we do? Ship it all back?

bpeters · 28-05-2012, 11:41 AM

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Unbelievably, a Harley Davidson motorcycle washed up on the shore in BC.

Not so unbelievable. It got washed out of someones garage. God knows, it wasn't ridden. From Japan to BC, that bike has seen more kms than most on the roads.

24karat · 28-05-2012, 12:47 PM

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Unbelievably, a Harley Davidson motorcycle washed up on the shore in BC.

Not so unbelievable. I

Why didn't it sink?

Blueline · 30-05-2012, 01:00 PM

"Researchers in Hawaii have developed computer models to forecast where and when it could come ashore."
anyone have a link to this mapping ?

Jimbo · 30-05-2012, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 24karat

Unbelievably, a Harley Davidson motorcycle washed up on the shore in BC.

Not so unbelievable. I

Why didn't it sink?

It was in a container.

23-05-2012, 02:00 PM	#1
KC Addicted to C2E Join Date: Mar 2006	Japan tsunami debris A CBC interview today mentioned that some of the people in Alaska are trying to raise awareness of the debris floating to North America. Think of households alone with thousands upon thousands of containers with pesticides (stuff like rat poisons), herbicides, paints, solvents, you name it floating around in slowly degrading containers. If I look at the chemicals in my own house, there are a lot of partially full containers that would likely float. Out of Japan; industrial, commercial, residential supplies, everything that didn't get battered open, buried or sank, I imagine floated towards some other shore somewhere. I'd guess a huge amount of stock from paint and chemical stores, industrial storehouses, etc. were lost in a concentrated fashion, so of course Japan would be worse off than us. Inland and offshore Japan will have all the unrecovered full containers that were buried or sank nearby in the ocean. You have to wonder what little chemical time bombs will show up for decades to come. Alaskan ecologists see surge in Japan tsunami debris May 23, 2012 http://phys.org/news/2012-05-alaskan...n-tsunami.html "Millions of tonnes of debris are expected to wash up in the coming months and years from the Japanese quake. Researchers in Hawaii have developed computer models to forecast where and when it could come ashore." Last edited by KC; 23-05-2012 at 02:10 PM..

23-05-2012, 02:20 PM	#2
24karat Addicted to C2E Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edmonton - Blue Quill	Unbelievably, a Harley Davidson motorcycle washed up on the shore in BC. __________________ Fly Edmonton first. Support YEG

30-05-2012, 01:00 PM	#6
Blueline Addicted to C2E Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edmonton	"Researchers in Hawaii have developed computer models to forecast where and when it could come ashore." anyone have a link to this mapping ? __________________ Still waiting for the Arlington site to be reborn .......

26-05-2012, 04:20 PM	#3
Cal76 Addicted to C2E Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Edmonton	What can we do? Ship it all back?