Archive for July, 2010
This is a great link to see the oil track forcast.
Weather/Oil Forcast
MIAMI – The Florida Peninsula Command Post Unified Command announced Saturday plans to establish a group of Qualified Community Responders (QCR) in Monroe County to prepare for the possibility that oil products need to be cleaned from beaches.
While there is no imminent threat of weathered oil products reaching the Florida Keys, there is a need to identify resources and to train individuals who can then respond immediately in the event weathered oil does impact the area. The threat of oil related products reaching the Florida Keys in the near future still remains low at this time.
The responders would be prepared to perform shoreline cleanup activities that may include carrying and handling materials and supplies, raking or shoveling debris, operating front end loaders or power washers to clean rocks and beach areas, wiping or washing oil-covered items, and removing trash.
All QCR’s must attend a 4-, 24- or 40-hour training session. The level of training required will depend on the specific role of the individual QCR. Training includes safety and proper handling of hazardous waste materials.
The local Work Force Development office will help identify up to 300 unemployed local residents throughout the Florida Keys who, once screened, would be paid during their training. The plan is to provide paid training to 100 local residents each in the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys. More people may be trained later depending on response needs.
To date, 520 QCR’s are being recruited and trained in Taylor, Dixie, Levy, Citrus and Hernando Counties.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has used computer models to estimate the potential threats to U.S. coastlines that might result if oil spilling from the Deepwater Horizon site continues until a relief well successfully stops the flow. Although it is impossible to predict precisely where surface oil will go in the coming months, it is possible to analyze where surface oil is most likely to go by (a) using historical wind and ocean current records; and (b) accounting for both natural processes of “weathering” and human intervention to recover and remove the oil. This Web page will be updated as more information becomes available.
Click on link to read entire article from NOAA
We are preparing for a full scale test in the Gulf Blowout cleanup efforts.
Natural Solutions is seeking a biologist whom is permitted to clean animals that have been affected by the oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
We are securing a test site in the Pensacola region and are seeking volunteers that already have permission or skills to clean animals for our test products. The material is 100% non-toxic, performs 400% better than current materials in use, and has Florida EPA approval.
Once again we are looking for a biologist whom already has clearance to handle the oil affected animals from the Gulf Oil Blowout.
Very specific data is needed to correctly compute our response capability we are seeking the Parts Per Million (PPM) of oil and the dissolved oxygen levels (DO) in the waters of the Pensacola Beach area to be treated.
Natural Solutions of North America is working to resolve the cleaning of the affected areas due to the Deepwater Horizon Incident.
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