Saw some terrible news about polluted water in Colorado on TV this morning

 
"The river contains high concentrations of Mercury, Lead and Arsenicum", the news item stated.
The news item also stated that there is "no evidence that this is harmfull to animals or humans". 

Absolutely not harmful whatsoever. In fact eating a pencil and a thermometer every day should be part of a carefully controlled diet. Fish love it...

I read where drinking water and breathing air are harmful, so I recommend avoiding both. 

TheMaartian
And now that crap is heading to Lake Powell. Oh, and the spill is up to 3 million gallons, now.
 
http://www.npr.org/sectio...nated-water-into-river
 
Do the buttwipes that caused the spill get to keep their jobs?
 
I hope so! If it's on work-release, that is. 

Since leadership has proven that there aren't any consequences for any catastrophic 'events', the "violators" will most likely get transferred/promoted to a higher ranking position.   

Concerning all this above.
 
I remember this song from when I was a little kid.
It's from 1971.
You may remember it too.
You may take a short break to listen to it:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjZES3_SSYA
 
 

Bananas are radioactive and can trigger sensitive monitoring systems.
 
Just sayin'

SimpleManZ
Remember we are mostly water. Starbucks sells us 95% hot water. It is the 5% of that mysterious formula mother nature conjured up called coffee we pay $10.00~or whatever for. 
Now THC is another formula extracted through fire, the sun god, traversed through the water based system of our bodies~they call it fluids.........
We are likely super dried fishes, living off the water in what we call atmosphere, yet, we constantly demand heavy doses~Rain........

Moshkito
Hi,
 
Like it or not, the Guanabara Bay in Rio is far more toxic than that river ... and no one around here cares!

I doubt it's because "no one around here cares", but rather because the topic of the OP is about the Colorado river and directly relating to the people around it......thus staying on topic.  

Moshkito

Mesh

Moshkito
Hi,
 
Like it or not, the Guanabara Bay in Rio is far more toxic than that river ... and no one around here cares!

I doubt it's because "no one around here cares", but rather because the topic of the OP is about the Colorado river and directly relating to the people around it......thus staying on topic.  

I know ... but toxic anything, for this person who lived in Brazil, sometimes is more scary in the way that it is represented, than anything else. Relatively speaking, it is bad, but there is a lot worse out there, but no one is showing the pictures in Rio, which will make anyone wonder why the hell is anyone even considering doing some stuff in that Bay ... is beyond me! That part, is the scariest of all! Not to mention the river has a chance to clean itself up some ... but the Bay? It's the direct dump for almost half of all the refuse in Rio! AND most of it is not even treated!

40 members of the US Olympic rowing team were down in Rio training the last couple of days. 14 of them got sick.
 
In Caddy Shack, it was a Snickers bar. In Rio, yup, that's a real turd.

 
They've got Brazilian slums down there (and that's a lot!).

Somebody made a song about it once didn't they?
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5-FoiBuVc

just arriving here in utah....
 
the governor declares a state of emergency........
"It was a preventable mistake, and they must be held accountable," Herbert said. "Our top priority will continue to be the safety of Utahns and wildlife affected. With potential long-term implications, the emergency proclamation will allow us to continue to support affected businesses and communities."
 
Attorney General Sean Reyes met in Durango, Colo., with the attorneys general for Colorado and New Mexico to talk about the three states' legal options. And Utah's congressional delegation and state lawmakers called for an investigation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — and linked the spill to the state's public-lands fight.
 
"One of the reasons I am in Durango today is ... to ensure the EPA lives up to its promise to be fully accountable and transparent — and to make our citizens and environment whole," he said in a statement. "It is premature to say what legal action will be taken until we better understand the damage that has been and is occurring and also learn what the EPA is willing to compensate. In that process, we will ensure the EPA, and any other potentially liable entities, are held legally responsible not just for short term effects but for damage that may not be known or understood for years to come."