June 16, 2010BP Starts Burning Oil from Leaking Ruptured Well
06/16/10
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Oil giant BP PLC has started burning oil siphoned from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico as part of its plans to more than triple the amount of crude it can stop from reaching the sea.
BP said oil and gas from the well reached a drilling rig around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
The system uses lines to suck oil from a stack of pipes near the seafloor to a drilling rig on the ocean surface. Once the oil is aboard, it’s shot down a specialized boom, mixed with compressed air and ignited.
BP says the burner could incinerate anywhere from 210,000 gallons of oil to 420,000 gallons of oil daily once it’s fully operational.
06/15/10
Beaches Advisory Issued for Panama City Beach Pier
Bay County Health Department
Panama City Beach, Fla:
The Bay County Health Department conducts saltwater beach water quality monitoring in accordance with the Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program. Weekly water samples are being analyzed for enteric bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, and may cause human disease, infections or rashes.
The presence of enteric bacteria is an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife and human sewage. Poor results are posted as an “advisory” at the affected beaches.
An advisory has been issued for the Panama City Beach Pier.
If you have any questions, please contact the Bay County Health Department at 872-4660, ext. 237 or visit the Department of Health’s Internet Beach Water Quality website at www.doh.state.fl.us, click on “A-Z Topics” then select “Beach Water Quality.”
http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/beaches_advisory_issued_for_panama_city_beach_pier/24068/#ixzz0r1z4fSHB
Beaches Advisory Issued for Panama City Beach Pier
Bay County Health Department
Panama City Beach, Fla:
The Bay County Health Department conducts saltwater beach water quality monitoring in accordance with the Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program. Weekly water samples are being analyzed for enteric bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, and may cause human disease, infections or rashes.
The presence of enteric bacteria is an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife and human sewage. Poor results are posted as an “advisory” at the affected beaches.
An advisory has been issued for the Panama City Beach Pier.
If you have any questions, please contact the Bay County Health Department at 872-4660, ext. 237 or visit the Department of Health’s Internet Beach Water Quality website at www.doh.state.fl.us, click on “A-Z Topics” then select “Beach Water Quality.”
http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/beaches_advisory_issued_for_panama_city_beach_pier/24068/#ixzz0r1z4fSHB
