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A Drop in the Ocean

Posted September 04, 2014 3:30 PM

From Oceanus:

How can you follow a wisp of water within the turbulent immensity of the ocean? Jim Ledwell figured out a way. He developed a method to inject a harmless chemical tracer into the ocean and to track it over days, weeks, or months as it spreads through the swirling sea. Over the decades, he has used it throughout the world to illuminate the opaque depths.

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09/04/2014 6:43 PM

Grew up in Leicester, fondly taunted by other Brits for such expressions as 'ay up me duck' .Life comes full circle.

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09/05/2014 6:41 AM

So this guy's been polluting our planet for decades, huh? A harmless chemical tracer? Didn't the government say high fructose corn syrup was not harmful? And push trans fat (partially hydrogenated vegetable oil) on us as a safe alternative to saturated fat?

I think we should watch this guy very closely.

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09/05/2014 12:24 PM

We know who you are.

Monsanto.

Nearly posted anon for a giggle, but the more one thinks about it, the stranger it gets.

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