@theywilleatthestars to [email protected] • 8 months agoHow long are the Great Lakes likely to last? Will they be there for long enough for something to evolve that's able to break down the stuff at the bottom of Lake Superior?message-square17arrow-up166arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareHow long are the Great Lakes likely to last? Will they be there for long enough for something to evolve that's able to break down the stuff at the bottom of Lake Superior?@theywilleatthestars to [email protected] • 8 months agomessage-square17file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink34•edit-28 months agoI assume OP is referring to https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/docs/sites/stlouis/lakesupbarrelshc0308.pdf TL;DR The military dumped thousands of barrel of undocumented chemicals into Lake Superior in the 50s and 60s
minus-squaremagnetospherelinkfedilink32•8 months agoAwesome. Our government does so much cool, responsible stuff.
I assume OP is referring to https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/docs/sites/stlouis/lakesupbarrelshc0308.pdf
TL;DR The military dumped thousands of barrel of undocumented chemicals into Lake Superior in the 50s and 60s
Awesome. Our government does so much cool, responsible stuff.