From: dagmargoodboat on
On Jun 8, 5:08 pm, "k...(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <k...(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz>
wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:38:40 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com wrote:

> >http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/bp-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-...
>
> >"The presence of underwater plumes carries implications for deep-sea
> >life because tiny microbes eat up that and consume oxygen, choking off
> >the supply to other organisms. The impact could cascade up the food
> >chain, cutting off the food supply of larger predators."
>
> >Hey, why not oxygenate / aerate the deeps?  Bubble air or add
> >oxygenates.  That'd let the bacteria bloom, and minimize breathing
> >problems of other animals.  Self-limiting, too--just withdraw the O2,
> >and the bacteria fade away.
>
> Oh, my!  Think of all the CO2.

Worse: bacteria farts. Silent, but deadly.