Could Horizontal Hydraulic Fracking Operations Have Caused The Kansas City Explosion? Perhaps Gas Storage?

This may be the question that may be easily answered.  What caused the explosion in Kansas City, Missouri? Horizontal Hydraulic Fracking comes to mind immediately.  There may be storage underground in the rich mineral resources of Kansas City. 

"Reservoirs are typically porous sandstones, limestones or dolomite rocks, but also include "unconventional reservoirs" such as shale rock or coal beds." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing#Mechanics


" The majority of wells are completed on 640- or 1280-acre spacing resulting in 5000- and 10,000-ft horizontal wellbores, respectively. " http://www.undeerc.org

Kansas City Gas Explosion: 1 Body Found, 15 Injured as Restaurant Is Destroyed

 

A body was recovered this morning from the scene of a natural-gas explosion that ripped through a popular downtown restaurant in an upscale section of Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday night, leaving 15 people injured.

The body has yet to be identified and three of the injured are in critical condition.

Witnesses say the huge fireball, which engulfed an entire city block Tuesday night, could be seen for miles. The explosion destroyed JJ's restaurant and rattled windows blocks away.

"Everything shook, and you could feel it almost as much as you could hear it," one witness said. "It was by far the biggest explosion I've ever felt in my life."

...It is believed that a contractor might have hit an underground natural-gas line.

It almost smelled like the radiators were seeping out gas," one witness said. "Strong enough for us to call the landlord to say something was wrong."

source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/kansas-city-gas-explosion-missing-dozen-injured-restaurant/story?id=18543435

Look at the map below and notice that the area (as updated in 2011) is a basin for natural gas.  Look at the articles as proof to follow.

Fracking in Kansas pushes water permits to new high

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Applications for temporary water permits for oil and gas exploration in Kansas have reached a 30-year high thanks to new oil drilling in Kansas using horizontal hydraulic fracturing, a drilling method that relies on water.

The Kansas Division of Water Resources received more than 600 applications for water permits for oil and gas exploration in 2011, the largest number for that type of application since the 1980s.

Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy and SandRidge Energy are among companies securing land in Kansas, where they’ve begun drilling using horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which involves pumping water, sand and chemicals into the well to help oil and gas flow.

SandRidge expects to have drill several wells in Kansas this year. Each completed well requires about 2.7 million gallons of water.

source: http://www.greatbendpost.com/2012/01/23/fracking-in-kansas-pushes-water-permits-to-new-high/

HYDRAULIC & HORIZONTALLY DRILLED FRACTURING

source: https://www.propublica.org/special/hydraulic-fracturing-national

SO THE FRACKING COULD BE GOING FROM A RURAL AREA TO A LESS RURAL AREA AND COULD CAUSE EARTHQUAKES, SINK HOLES, AND COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIONS FROM LEAKS.

http://www.doleinstitute.org/documents/FrackingPressRelease.pdf

News Release

For Immediate Release                 

For More Information: Heather Anderson  (785) 864-1422

February 22, 2012

Environmental and industrial representatives, to discuss hydraulic 

fracturing at the Dole Institute

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Dole Institute of Politics Student Advisory Board will host Edward Cross, President of 

the Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association (KIOGA), and Joe Spease, Sierra Club of Kansas, for a 

discussion about hydraulic fracturing.

The program, Fracking: An Environmental Debate, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 5, at the Dole 

Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. It is free and open to the Public. 

"Hydraulic fracturing has been in the news so much lately, from stories about earthquakes to oil independence 

to alternative energy sources. This program is extremely timely,” said Andrew Toth, Dole Institute Student 

Advisory Board coordinator. “This fascinating discussion will shed light on the truths and myths about hydraulic 

fracturing. With panelists both for and against fracking, it should be of interest to experts and laymen alike.”

Hydraulic fracturing is a process which allows companies to recover natural gas and oil from shale formations 

deep in the ground by injecting highly pressurized fluid to fracture source rocks. The environmental risks of this 

process are highly controversial. 

Edward Cross serves as President of the Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association (KIOGA) where he 

oversees all KIOGA business activities and programs. Cross has served in this position since September 2003.

He is responsible for public policy advocacy and interaction with external stakeholders including elected officials, 

regulators, government decision-makers, and community thought leaders.

Joe Spease is the Fracking Committee Chair of the Sierra Club of Kansas as well as President and CEO of 

WindSoHy. Spease is a high-performance executive whose leadership in the field of renewable energy has 

taken many forms. He has published articles on wind, Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES), hydrogen, and 

solar power, and provided frequent expert testimony on various energy-related issues before legislative 

committees and as a guest speaker at energy forums and conferences.

This program is co-sponsored by the KU Association of Water and Environment (AWE) and KU Energy Club. 

Each semester the Dole Institute of Politics Student Advisory Board (SAB) selects a topic and presents a 

program. The SAB is the Dole Institute’s student governing body, which is open to all KU students, allows 

students to be actively

source:  http://www.doleinstitute.org/documents/FrackingPressRelease.pdf

Kansas Lawmakers Look To Tighten Fracking Rules

A controversial oil and gas drilling process is on the rise in Kansas. Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, is a process used to get more gas and oil from wells. But critics of the process are concerned it poses environmental hazards, specifically, the potential to pollute air and groundwater. A Kansas House committee is considering a bill giving the state the option to more tightly regulate the process.  More on the story here. 

View interactive map (EarthJustice.org): Fracking Across the United States

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Fracking can hurt property values of nearby homes with wells, study suggests

November 6

BY SEAN COCKERHAM

WASHINGTON — Property owners near shale gas wells are liable to suffer a major loss in value because of worries over water contamination, according to economists from Duke University and the nonprofit research organization Resources for the Future.Their study found Pennsylvania homeowners who use local groundwater for drinking lost up to 24 percent of their property value if they are within a mile and a quarter of a shale gas well.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/06/3903782/fracking-can-hurt-property-values.html#storylink=cpy

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...The study is among the first attempts to measure the impact on property owners of the shale gas boom sweeping the nation. It comes as the need for new regulations is being hotly debated and shale gas critics allege people are getting sick from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the process in which high-pressure water and chemicals are injected underground to free up the natural gas in shale rock.

...The Ohio State researchers found about a 4 percent drop in property value for households that rely on private well water within a mile of a shale gas well. The drop was bigger and lasted longer for more rural homes surrounded by farmland, according to the Ohio State researchers. They saw a dip of more than 7 percent in value.

“We find evidence that households are negatively impacted by shale gas exploration activity, but this impact largely depends on the proximity and intensity of shale activity and diminishes over time as risk perceptions adjust following the (end) of exploration activity,” they found.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/06/3903782/fracking-can-hurt-property-values.html#storylink=cpy

source: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/06/3903782/fracking-can-hurt-property-values.html

Kansas Senate gives tentative OK to fracking waste

February 26

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate has tentatively approved a measure allowing oil and gas drilling companies to spread clay shavings produced by fracking operations over fields in Kansas.

source: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/26/3453934/kansas-senate-gives-tentative.html

EPA gives producers breathing room on fracking air pollution controls

StaffKansas City Business Journal

The Environmental Protection Agency will give natural gas producers until 2015 to install emissions reduction equipment at wells that use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, The Business Journals reports.

The fracking process has made it much easier to extract oil and natural gas from shale formations, but it also can release harmful pollutants.

Natural gas producers wanted the EPA to phase in the air pollution requirement because they said not enough equipment is available for all of the 13,000 U.S. fracking wells.

source: http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/morning_call/2012/04/epa-producers-fracking-air-pollution.html

"So even if a Kansas well is less productive, it can still be very profitable. SandRidge Energy of Oklahoma has leased 1.3 million acres in Kansas and claims it's able to get a 55 percent financial return on wells.

"It's a very low risk area that has a high rate of return," CEO Tom Ward said in a conference call with analysts.

The company plans to spend $700 million in Kansas next year and drill 180 to 200 wells.

After being absent from Kansas for nearly three decades, Big Oil has also decided to return.

Shell Oil has leased about 700,000 acres and drilled a dozen wells so far with mixed results. But a company executive believes there is a "huge upside" in Kansas that could last for decades.

"This is for real," said David Todd, vice president of production for the Shell Exploration & Production Co."

source: http://lakeexpo.com/news/top_stories/article_b4d1c65c-47ee-11e2-8baa-001a4bcf887a.html

"One mechanism to demonstrate such examples of long-lasting repeated fracturing is the effects of seismic activity, in which the stress levels rise and fall episodically and large volumes of fluid may be expelled from fluid-filled fractures during earthquakes. This process is referred to as "seismic pumping""

"Reservoirs are typically porous sandstones, limestones or dolomite rocks, but also include "unconventional reservoirs" such as shale rock or coal beds."

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing#Mechanics

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/26/3453934/kansas-senate-gives-tentative.html#storylink=cpy

Mass Fish Die-Off. Global Disturbance.

Thousands of dead fish wash up along river in India

Posted on May 22, 2012 

May 22, 2012 – INDIA – The problem of fish dying in large numbers has come to the fore of the banks of the Mula-Mutha (Bheema) rivers again. Fish have been found dead along the banks of the Mula-Mutha because of rising pollution and the latest in the series was recorded at Hatvalan near the Pune-Daund border last week.  Since last week, thousands of Mozambique Tilapia fishes were found dead on the river banks at Hatvalan in Daund division, about 76 km from Pune. The fish apparently died because of thick blackish water flowing in the river bed. Ironically, Mozambique Tilapia is considered as one of the most resilient species of fish, known to withstand unfriendly environmental conditions. To make matters worse, the same dead fish were taken to market to be sold by local fishermen. Pune and Mumbai are the primary markets for these fish. According to experts, in May freshwater springs that open into the river dry up, and hence the dissolving factor of oxygen in the water changes accordingly. This increases the pollution level, causing the fish to die. A study conducted by Jal Biradari and Maharashtra Vikas Kendra last year had shown that the nitrate level in the Bheema river was 10-50 mg per litre, whereas the permissible limit specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is 45 mg/litre. The natural nitrate level should be less than 1 mg/litre, but due to pollutants, the level has shot up. Dr Ashok Rasage, taluka medical officer of Daund, said, “For a week, large numbers of fish were found on the river banks. We have sent them and the samples of water to the state health laboratory and are waiting for the lab report.” Dr Sudhakar Kokane, district health officer, also confirmed the incident but said he would get more information from officials. –Pune Mirror

source:  http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-up-along-river-in-india/

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Dead fish wash up at Arcadia Lake

Posted on: 11:34 pm, May 16, 2012, by Adam Mertz

EDMOND, Okla. — Wildlife officials are trying to determine why dead fish are washing up on shore at Arcadia Lake. 


...some fish “belly up” in the water Wednesday.


“When the fish kind of just start popping up like that, it’s kind of scary,” fisherman David Cox said.


...The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation said the dead fish all appear to be white bass.


...“Fish kills are not that uncommon but usually they might take place later in the year when it is hot and dry and there is a problem with oxygenation in the water and that’s usually a typical cause,” Michael Bergin said, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.


It is still unclear what may have killed the fish.

source: http://kfor.com/2012/05/16/dead-fish-wash-up-at-arcadia-lake/

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THAT'S NOT SAND, IT'S A BEACH OF DEAD FISH

Analysis by Alyssa Danigelis
Fri Jun 8, 2012 02:14 PM ET
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Tons of dead sardines just washed ashore on a Japanese beach, creating a bloody, hellish landscape. Sadly it's not unusual.

Starting June 3, massive amounts of dead sardines began clogging a fishing port called Ohara, located near Isumi City on the western side of Japan. A blogger named Kay for the Asian news site RocketNews24.com reported on Tuesday that the port was closed due to the emergency. Locals trucked tons of fish to landfills, according to the Daily Mail's Leon Watson.

No one knows exactly why this is happening, but other communities know the horror firsthand.

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Other areas have experienced massive fish kills from algae blooms, red tides, toxins, changes in water temperature, and diseases. Commonly a lack of oxygen is at the root of the problem since fish need to absorb dissolved oxygen to live.

In Japan, Twitter user Yumi Hareyama shared a photo of the dead sardines with a caption that read in part, "Try to clean the sea with everyone."

Photo: Dead sardines wash ashore in the Japanese fishing port Ohara. Credit: Yumi Hareyama via Twitter.

source: http://news.discovery.com/earth/thats-not-sand-its-a-beach-of-dead-fish-120608.html

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Fish tragedy

2012-06-11 05:40:13 GMT2012-06-11 13:40:13(Beijing Time)  China Daily

A farmer removes dead fish from a pond in Shitan township of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, June 9, 2012. The farmer found traces of poison at the site on Th ursday. About 40 tons of fish died. Police have launched an investigation.[Photo/Asianewphoto]

A farmer removes dead fish from a pond in Shitan township of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, June 9, 2012.[Photo/Asianewphoto]

A farmer removes dead fish from a pond in Shitan township of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, June 9, 2012. The farmer found traces of poison at the site on Thursday. About 40 tons of fish died. Police have launched an investigation.

source: http://english.sina.com/china/p/2012/0610/475278.html

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Donghu Lake outside the park and the number of dead fish  Sector response: these fish are put in, hypoxia leading to death due to transit and non-lake contaminated

http://e.jmnews.com.cn 2012-6-8 8:03:10 Jiangmen Daily Review

A large number of dead fish emit unpleasant stench, staff pay close attention to the salvage of dead fish. Members of the public Mr. Guo to the East Lake Park every morning to morning walkers. 8:00 yesterday, he as usual outside the lake after Lake Park, I suddenly smelled the stench. "How inundated with so many dead fish on the lake?" Amazed, Mr. Guo quickly call the rebellion to the newspaper, I hope reporters can go to understand the situation. Lake floating in the number of dead fish pedestrians have to cover the nose and over Found dead fish East Lake outside the park and lake near the Rose Garden. Not come to shore, the reporter would have smelled the stench nostrils. Standing on the shore, you can see the number of dead fish floating on the lake. On the shore, the reporter saw a few garbage baskets and a long dip net. "How the death of so many fish, not a lake what?" Flow Park, many people have seen floating dead fish, some people worry that the lake water quality problems. ...Is not a lake, a problem At the scene, the reporter to interview the person in charge of an East Lake Park. He told reporters that the dead fish called bream, the morning of June 6, transported to and put into the lake, a number of extremely heavy as much. Began to put on the same day afternoon, have been discovered dead fish. "He says with exasperation. According to reports, East Lake Park, the lake is closed, not connected with the outside world rivers, the need to put some fish to eat suspended solids into the lake to keep the lake clean and put these fish will be in here. He said: lake fish species In addition to the new batch of put other fish have not died, so should not be a problem in water quality. "He speculated, may be due to the transit time is too long, plus temperature too high will lead to mass death of these fish in a short time. The official said that the Park will clean up dead fish, landfill and compost. He said: "We will further study, look at the near future is not able to continue to put new fish into the lake." According to the feedback of the municipal fisheries sector, these dead fish for silver carp, is four fish, one of a lot of people used to call bream, but also in Guangdong. On the cause of death of the fish, they have a preliminary understanding, not East Lake Park lake contaminated, but because of the recent high temperature, plus transit time is too long cause silver carp hypoxia, so just put the silver carp can not adapt to the East Lake Park closed the water environment, which leads to death. ... □ Jiangmen Daily Reporter Xie Ming source: http://e.jmrb.com/m/2012/06/08/08/m_312486.shtml ...................................................... Reservoir water shortage in more than one hundred thousand fish died suddenly (Figure) The Feidong a reservoir water level is a serious decline in the entire reservoir covered with shining white dead fish In 2012, June 06 Day 16:24 Manuscripts: Zhong'an online Share: sina Qzone renren kaixing douban msn Yesterday afternoon, standing has been stinking Feidong Ning Kong reservoir next to the 40-year-old mariculturists Wenyao Wu already seemed numb - previously cultured in the reservoir, tens of thousands of fish, because previously the reservoir's water level serious decline, so that the fish in the library all suffocated, dead fish has become a reservoir for the shining white one. Had just walked the Feidong the Hatta zhenning Village next to the Ning Kong reservoir, the reporter was a sight that shocked - have dried up in the eastern part of the reservoir exposed reservoir bottom, and left on the surface of the reservoir, held the dead fish covered with do not see the water's original appearance. Such a huge number of dead fish have been the number, however, the fish of the head is slightly larger point has been more than 30 cm, also about 10 cm. A gust of wind blowing, the smell of rotting dead fish floating in the water has filled the reservoir four weeks. Walking in a circle along the reservoir, the reporter found that most of the reservoir waters have been dried up, only 20 acres of ground waters near the dam. The chapped Silt crack a Road fingers wide hole in the mud on the clamshell is full of death. The two former Wenyao Wu used to sprinkle fish food fishing boats have been stranded in the mud on the bottom of your library, the boat filled with water. Water level is low suffocated one hundred thousand fish ... source here .......................... 012 | 9:17:57 p.m. Mysterious massive fish kills in Coevorden Botulism possible cause [report] There is massive fish kills in the Capital District at Lutter Coevorden. In the water from New Dike to the Crimea in dead fish floating in the water, in recent days, thousands of dead fish were found. Sunday are the first measurements are carried out, inter alia, the oxygen content. These measurements showed normal values. What is the cause of this mortality is still unclear. There are some dead fish sent for testing. Time being keeps the water account of botulism as a possible cause. The fish are by employees of the Water Board Velt en Vecht removed. Under a report. Published on June 4, 2012 by rtvdrenthe More Sharing ServicesShare|Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on google_plusone_shareShare on tumblr

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More than 10,000 carp found dead in Blue Springs Lake

Posted: 06/06/2012

 By: Mitch Weber

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - Missouri conservationists are trying to solve a mystery in an area lake.

What started as a couple dozen dead carp turned into more than 10,000 in Blue Springs Lake.

Conservationists took water samples and couldn't figure out exactly what caused the deaths. Their samples have now gone onto a national lab for further analysis.

Between 500 and 1,000 carp have been killed everyday. Jake Allman, a biologist with the Missouri Conservation, started noticing carp with lesions under their scales the last few weeks.

"There's a little bacteria on the fish, but not enough to really have caused this," Allman said. "This feeding activity where they are brushing up against each other can actually spread whatever is making them sick."

If Allman had his way, this kill would only continue.

"Their spawning activity disrupts spawning of other fish. They root around in the shallows and uproot aquatic vegetation which is beneficial to native fish," Allman explained.

But it seems the carp are now starting to recover.

Lake officials are now keeping an eye on the E. coli levels in the water.

They had to close a swimming area during Memorial Day Weekend because of a threat of E. Coli from of all the dead fish.

Read more: http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/region_missouri/blue_springs/10000-carp-found-dead-in-blue-springs-lake#ixzz1xjiWJHst ..........................................

Mystery surrounds death of 5,000 fish

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

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THOUSANDS of fish have died after the lake they were in was contaminated.

Residents discovered the dead fish at Madeley Pool yesterday morning and spent the rest of the day trying to oxygenate the water to save other fish which were still alive.

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Buckets, paddling pools and even a baby bath were brought in to house the rescued fish.

It is not yet known what caused the death of the others.

The pool has been closed to fishing and upcoming matches will be cancelled.

Ralph Parsons, chairman of Madeley Pool Angling Club, which manages the pool, said: "We normally have between 7,000 and 10,000 fish in the pool. At least 5,000 of them must have died.

"The whole pool looked like a carpet with fish on the surface struggling to breathe.

"It is a close-knit community and we are a local club so everyone has pulled their finger out to try to do what they can.

"We have tried to take out as many alive fish as we can, but there is only so long they will last in paddling pools.

"They have been dying by the minute but we can't take them anywhere in case they contaminate other fish."

..."I think they had a reading of high pollutants about a mile away but that's all we know at the moment."

...In 2009, more than 15 ducks had to be rescued after an oil spill in the River Lea, which runs into Madeley Pool.

Thousands of fish also died from a suspected contamination in 2004.

source: http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Mystery-surrounds-death-5-000-fish/story-16292504-detail/story.html

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Algae blamed for killing fish

08/Jun/2012

By Felicity Harrold, Eastern Reporter

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The Swan River Trust’s Sam Cain and Ashley Johnson clean up dead fish from the river. Picture: Emma Reeves Buy this photo

MORE than 2500 fish have been found dead in the Swan River since the start of the month and officers believe a fish-killing algae is responsible.

The fish, mostly black bream, were found in a 13km stretch of the river between Bassendean and West Swan.

Swan River Trust systems manager Mark Cugley said high-levels of fish-killing microalgae Karlodinium had been detected in the upper Swan and a clean-up operation was under way.

He said part of the water had turned red and a fishy odour had been reported.

“The Department of Health advises that people should not swim in, or fish in, water with dead and decomposing fish,” Mr Cugley said.

“They should also keep pets and other animals away from the fish because they may contain high levels of bacteria.”

Earlier this year, about 5000 fish were found dead in the river and scientists were unable to determine what killed them.

Anyone noticing dead fish in the area should report them to the Trust on 9278 0900.

source: http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Algae-blamed-for-killing-fish-/7624533/

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Are China's oil and gas pipelines to blame for thousands of dead fish in Burma's Arakan state?

Posted Thu, 2012-05-31 11:59 by Colleen Cowgill

Last week, a local Arakan paper released startling photos of thousands of dead fish along the Coast of Kyauk Phyu Township in Burma. While it’s not definitive what caused such massive amounts of fish to die, the proximity of the dead fish to China’s oil and gas pipeline projects and claims by locals that Chinese companies are blasting coral reefs with dynamite — a technique used to create gravel for the construction of seaports and oil and gas pipelines and to ease access for large ships — suggests the two might are connected. Since the blasts began occurring in 2009, local residents have witnessed an increasing scarcity of fish, as well as mass deaths of other aquatic animals such as turtles and prawns.

Since late 2009, China has been constructing oil and gas pipelines, as well as seaports, in the Arakan state without consent or consultations from the local people. Daewoo international is also constructing a natural gas terminal and offshore gas platforms in the area. The projects began without transparent environmental and social impact assessments, and little information has been available on the potential impacts to the fragile ecosystem, including mangrove forests and coral reefs that are critical to the local fishing industry, a primary means of survival for many local communities. On top of this, local authorities have placed restrictions on fishing activities in the area, further threatening local livelihoods.

Here at ERI we have blogged extensively on oil and gas pipeline projects in Southeast Asia, and the caution and planning that should be used if such projects are to proceed. Already, there have been well documented abuses associated with the pipelines to China, including corrupt land confiscation practices, environmental destruction, incidents of forced labor, and in northern Shan State, severe human rights abuses as the Burma army attempts to wrest control of the pipeline corridor from several ethnic armed groups, leading to violence against local people, and internally displaced persons.

Of the four million inhabitants of the Arakan State, a majority depend on sustenance farming and fishing to live, which in turn relies on clean water and stable ecosystems. The visual shock these pictures bring is followed by an equally shocking question of what millions of people will do if deaths like this keep occurring.

Photo source: Narinjara.com

source: http://www.earthrights.org/blog/are-chinas-oil-and-gas-pipelines-blame-thousands-dead-fish-burmas-arakan-state

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Studied massive fish kills in Chacahua

Posted by @ Shinji_Harper on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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Oaxaca, Mexico. - After the discovery of a large number of dead fish in the lagoon complex Chachahua occurred in recent days, various agencies conducted field studies and parameters to determine the causes of this phenomenon.

Photo courtesy of NotiHuatulco.com

Overall coordination, agencies and academic institutions specializing in environmental and aquifer concluded that the lack of oxygen caused by the presence of algae caused the type Cochlodinium polykrikoides phenomenon called "Dinoflagenado" main cause of massive fish kills in the nature reserve located in Melchor Ocampo Tututepec.

According to State Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development of Oaxaca, instances were several samples of water and several fish analyzed, concluding that the death was caused by species of algae, mainly damaging larvae and juvenile fish production by mass of mucus and decay in the oxygen concentrations.

This interagency group said that although this has killed hundreds of fish, there was some involvement in the other species on the lagoon complex, so we recommend making fishing activities normally.

Moreover, roads and landing strips of Oaxaca is dredging a channel to feed fresh water to the lake and reduce the effect of the algal population.

Also, the units involved in this research and analysis, will be aware in this area of ​​the coast, making the samples necessary for the early detection of various phenomena that may disrupt existing species in the lake and affect the people of place.

Participants in this study the National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas, the Universidad del Mar, the Ministry of Health, the National Water Commission and the Committee on Safety Health Oaxaca and Aquaculture in coordination with the direction of National Park "Lagunas de Chacahua"

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Bid o rescue dying fish in Grantham Canal

by James Webster - last updated Wed 30 May 2012

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A clean-up operation is underway at the Grantham Canal after hundreds of fish were found dead there. It is estimated that up to 500 fish died, with at least 1,500 struggling for oxygen.

Hydrogen peroxide has been put into the water to generate oxygen Credit: ITV Central

A large quantity of oxygenated water was pumped into the canal yesterday Environment Agency staff have been working today to continue to to resolve the situation, putting several barrels of hydrogen peroxide into the water to generate oxygen.

Workers have started to remove dead fish from the canal Credit: ITV Central

Workers are also starting the clean-up operation, removing the remains of the hundreds of fish that have died.
source: http://www.itv.com/news/central/2012-05-30/bid-to-rescue-dying-fish-in-grantham-canal/
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Algal bloom kills millions of abalone in E China

(Xinhua)

08:43, May 30, 2012   

Liu Qiaoying, whose family lost four fifth of the abalones in a red tide, demonstrates a handful of dead abalones in Suao Township of Pingtan County, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 29, 2012. Abalone farms in the offshore waters of Pingtan have suffered from a red tide that occurred on May 25. Direct economic losses could be estimated at 220 million yuan (34.8 million U.S. dollars), as more than half of the area's 100 million abalones have died as a result of the algal bloom. Local authorities are making efforts to help abalone raisers minimize their losses. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)

FUZHOU, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Eight red tides have occurred this year off the coast ofeast China's Fujian province, and the algal blooms have killed millions of abalone,according to local authorities.

A 278-square-km red tide covering a sea area of Pingtan county in Fujian wasthreatening local abalone farms, according to the Ocean and Fisheries Department ofPingtan County.

The department said that the algal bloom had suffocated 55 million abalone sinceSaturday, and inflicted direct economic losses of more than 220 million yuan (35 millionU.S. dollars).

"I will lose over 2 million yuan," said Zhuo Ronglan, a Pingtan abalone farmer.

Red tide can devastate fishery and aquaculture industries as the algae removesoxygen from the water, suffocating sea creatures.

Red tide might be caused by seawater pollution, changing water temperatures,lingering rains and over fishing, according to the department's website.

Abalone is considered a delicacy for many and Fujian exports thousands of tonnes of itto Japan, the Republic of Korea as well as China's Hong Kong and Taiwan each year. 

source: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7830662.html

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State, Alabama Power workers investigate fish kill in Ohatchee

Posted: May 29, 2012 3:57 PM MDT

Updated: Jun 05, 2012 3:57 PM MDT

By Dixon Hayes - email

 

Dead fish at Neely Henry Dam in Ohatchee. Source: Dixon Hayes

 

An Alabama Power employee first noticed the dead fish Monday morning. Source: Dixon Hayes

 

So far, no fish above the dam have washed up dead. Source: Dixon Hayes

 

Samples from the dead fish might take up to a week to come back from a state lab for testing. Source: Dixon Hayes

OHATCHEE, AL (WBRC) -

Investigators are trying to find out what caused a massive fish kill below Neely Henry Dam in Ohatchee.

The fish were discovered Monday morning by an Alabama Power worker reporting to his shift at the dam. He saw a few dead fish before dawn, then in daylight saw many more.

The state Department of Conservation's Wildlife Division joined officials with ADEM and Alabama Power Monday morning to take fish, temperature and water samples. They estimate some 13,000 fish were killed in a very short period of time either late Sunday night or early Monday morning.

Most of the fish were smaller fish like shad and drum, but some larger game fish, including crappie, catfish, and bass, also started washing up.

Dan Catchings, who works with the Wildlife Division's Eastaboga office, says it wasn't an oxygen problem because the fish had plenty of oxygen. He also doesn't believe it was bacteria or parasites, because the fish would've died more gradually if that were the case.

"A bacteria kill, or disease kill, will begin at low numbers and will accumulate over a period of days, the numbers will increase. But this has been a real sudden occurance," Catchings told Fox6 News

"There's apparently something toxic in the water that's working on the fish," Catchings added. "Something affected them very quickly and very acutely."

Catchings added there was no release of water just prior or during the period of time in which the fish apparently died, and no fish appear to have died above the dam.

Alabama Power spokesperson Allison Fuqua told Fox6 News the dam has released water since Monday's on-scene investigation, including a few times Tuesday. She says that may happen several more times in the next few days in hopes of removing the dead fish, the odor, and whatever killed them.

Tuesday the fish were starting to wash ashore at the Harts Ferry Boat Launch just off Highway 77. A large amount of them could be seen bobbing in the waters just beneath the dam, as fisherman still held out hope of catching live fish in an area known for especially large bass and catfish.

But some of the fishermen, including Virgil Gray of Pell City, said they'd likely throw their catch back in lieu of the fish kill.

"I've been out here about six times, we've never seen nothing like this. It's just unusual," said Gray. " I mean, I've been in ponds in Minnesota, Nebraska and everything else, Missouri, but I ain't ever seen anything quite like this."

Samples were taken by ADEM to a state lab for testing. Investigators say it could be a week before results turn up from any of the samples.

source: http://www.myfoxal.com/story/18649253/state-alabama-power-workers-investigate-fish-kill-in-ohatchee

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