Ethanol plants blamed for causing mass death of giant stingrays

[rooster59]

Ethanol plants blamed for causing mass death of giant stingrays

 

BANGKOK:-- The Pollution Control Department is to take legal action against ethanol production plants in Ratchaburi suspected of discharging effluence into Mae Klong river resulting in mass death of giant stingrays.

 

Department chief Vijarn Simachaya said on Friday that laboratorial tests of samples of the water taken from the river show ammonia density 18 times higher than normal which pose great danger to fish and other lives in the river.

 

He pointed out that it was high tide during the early period of October preventing water from the river to flow into the sea. This has resulted in the discharges from ethanol production plants to sink and deposit at the bottom of the river.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/ethanol-plants-blamed-for-causing-mass-death-of-giant-stingrays/

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-10-22

 

[kannot]

so  they "normally " dump  it  there  anyway except  this  time  picked  the  wrong time..............great!! if only  they  pursued stuff  like  this  with  the ridiculous  vigour  they  pursue  less majeste

[trogers]

Why do you think such plants are located there in the first place?

 

Alright, Bt500 fine each...

[cooked]

I'm pretty sure that this is the last we will hear of this.

[worgeordie]

Looks like a 500 THB fine,coming up.

regards worgeordie

[55Jay]

Seems to be a matter of fact explanation, lacking a sense of contrition - Buddhist or otherwise?  Maybe lost in translation and text.  Dumping into the river wasn't really the problem, it was the tide's fault.  Love the expression on his face in the stock photo, probably similar to the one worn by the stingrays in their final moments.

 

Hope they get a massive fine, big enough to get their attention, seems to be the thing that works.  Money.

[55Jay]

Interesting article from yesterday.  Co2 into Ethanol. 

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-21/energy-scientists-accidentally-turn-carbon-dioxide-into-ethanol/7954546

[anon467848]

The owners of the various plants will no doubt have connections in high places, so no legal action will take place. Another case to be swept under the carpet. TIT, money talks..They couldn't care less about the environment, just their bank balances....

 

Edited October 22, 2016 by merlin2002

[geovalin]

We observed there is still a little bit of water in the ammonia river.

[DM07]

Well...since ethanol appears in nature, I guess it is safe to say, that the fish died of natural causes...

[yooyoo]

A fine of THB1,000

[trogers]

2 hours ago, DM07 said:

Well...since ethanol appears in nature, I guess it is safe to say, that the fish died of natural causes...

 

Not ethanol. The fishes died from pee...mixed with human waste?

[kannot]

12 minutes ago, trogers said:

 

Not ethanol. The fishes died from pee...mixed with human waste?

Ghosts? and human waste? same thing really

[elgordo38]

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

- The Pollution Control Department is to take legal action against ethanol production plants in Ratchaburi suspected of discharging effluence into Mae Klong river resulting in mass death of giant stingrays.

Don't hold your breath waiting. After mad mother nature gets done recalling her beloved wild life we will be next. Our deaths will be self induced by our own stupidity and greed. 

Edited October 22, 2016 by elgordo38
old age

[elgordo38]

21 minutes ago, trogers said:

 

Not ethanol. The fishes died from pee...mixed with human waste?

The only human waste part is us. It was a tragedy to put humans on this beautiful planet only to destroy it. Like slashing a Van Gogh. 

[jobin]

Say Elgordo, you don't need to stay on the beautiful planet.  Look around you.  Locate the tallest building, mount the roof and holler loudly moments before the leap: you shitty humans, i'm outta here!

 

On a more serious note.  My long ago chemistry reminds me that commercail ethanol production has very little, if any, relationship to ammonia.  Ammonia is certainly highly toxic but cannot be derived from ethanol, nor is ammonia part of the ethanol production process.  No doubt the ethanol here is used in cars as fuel.  We can blame Henry Ford and his ilk for bringing us the auto. 

 

After your urine in the toilets sits for 6 hours and you can smell it, what you smell is the ammonia. 

 

Ethanol also toxic and one liter of rum/gin/vodka will put anyone down.

[ourmanflint]

I get it! Foreign Tourist touches a starfish in Andaman Sea - fine 10,000 baht

Thai Company kills 20  of worlds most endangered creatures - fine 500 baht

 

Seems to make sense

[PETERTHEEATER]

.....laboratorial.............!!!???

 

How to murder the English language in one easy lesson.