PDF of report done in 2013 [1] which basically says and leaks will rapidly dilute. The key to remember is the lagoon and surrounding areas are already far more polluted than what this dome may leak.
Besides, if ever want a real scare go look at the maps for all the chemical munitions dumped in our oceans that we know about [2] - does not include normal munitions and such.
So while it is a problem it is not the real problem that already exist.
”Deadly mustard gas has leaked from a First World War underwater “weapons cemetery” in the North Sea, close to the Belgian coast”
Those were trace amounts, so there is not much immediate danger, but things can get worse.
And for normal munitions, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mines_in_the_Battle_of_Messi... probably lists a few of the scariest (a few 10,000+ kg stashes of explosives buried in Belgium since World War One. One of them exploded in 1955 after a lightning strike, showing that they were still dangerous after fortie-is years; a few others still buried somewhere)
FTA on the town’s main drag proudly advertise fish and chips made with Baltic-caught cod on their menus.
My friends from this area generally advise against eating at any place which advertises this too strongly. To the locals it's actually a turn off to begin with.
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PDF of report done in 2013 [1] which basically says and leaks will rapidly dilute. The key to remember is the lagoon and surrounding areas are already far more polluted than what this dome may leak.
Besides, if ever want a real scare go look at the maps for all the chemical munitions dumped in our oceans that we know about [2] - does not include normal munitions and such.
So while it is a problem it is not the real problem that already exist.
[1] https://marshallislands.llnl.gov/ccc/Hamilton_LLNL-TR-648143...
[2] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/decaying-weapo...
News from a few weeks ago https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/02/first-world-war-...:
”Deadly mustard gas has leaked from a First World War underwater “weapons cemetery” in the North Sea, close to the Belgian coast”
Those were trace amounts, so there is not much immediate danger, but things can get worse.
And for normal munitions, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mines_in_the_Battle_of_Messi... probably lists a few of the scariest (a few 10,000+ kg stashes of explosives buried in Belgium since World War One. One of them exploded in 1955 after a lightning strike, showing that they were still dangerous after fortie-is years; a few others still buried somewhere)
And also -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery
The Doomsday Wreck.
FTA on the town’s main drag proudly advertise fish and chips made with Baltic-caught cod on their menus.
My friends from this area generally advise against eating at any place which advertises this too strongly. To the locals it's actually a turn off to begin with.