CLICK THE PIC-John Hutchison investigating Indian Creek
TESTING RESULTS FOR INDIAN CREEK AND APALACHICOLA BAY
Scientist John Hutchison has been studying Indian Creek in Eastpoint, Florida. While studying the toxic water higher than usual radiation background was detected possibly from a source upstream. Regardless of the publicized ‘no health impact” of Japanese radiation in the United States it is evident the “Radioactive Background” will be increased. In areas with higher than normal radiation background this is not a welcome addition. Especially in an area already being bombarded with toxic chemicals. Photographs and videos taken of white orange slime coming into the creek when compared with photos of verified Corexit in the Gulf waters produces a definite match. Toxins flowing into the creek from the Eastpoint Waste Water Treatment Plant since the BP Gulf Oil Spill has been now given greater toxicity from a steady inflow of Corexit/Oil from Apalachicola Bay. One such inflow video recorded can be found here on the Internet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A87VQLCuAKk
Mystery of Indian Creek’s Sick Mullet
Franklin County Board of County Commissioners in 2009 (pre-oil spill) asked County Extension Agent Bill Mahan to investigate reports of “sick” mullet being caught in Eastpoint in the Indian Creek area. When he checked with local residents and fishermen, what they showed him were silver mullet with open sores (ulcers) on their bodies. Mahan contacted Catalina Brown, a biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Fish-Kill Hotline, who arranged for fresh samples of the mullet to be sent to her laboratory. Once the fish arrived, it was determined that the mullet were infected by a water mold that goes by the scientific name of Aphanomyces invadans.
The cause cited by FWC was a mixed syndrome with a number of potential bacterial and fungal pathogens. What causes the increase of these bacteria and disease inducing conditions was cited as changes in the aquatic environment (such as a change in salinity or water temperature) cause Ai to undergo rapid asexual reproduction. During this time thousands of swimming “spores” are released into the water. These “spores” then search for a fish host. The “spores” infect the skin of the fish and cause the development of bloody skin ulcers. If a host is not found, the zoospores become cysts and sink to the mud or sediment. Indian Creek has been bombarded with Environmental changes. The flow of toxic water from the Eastpoint Waste Water Treatment Plant and the Federal Funding given to a Library to dump storm run-off water into a 13 acre filtering wetland is only two of those. Recent digging and restructuring of the shoreline of Indian Creek for “Shoreline Restoration” has greatly affected sedimentation in the creek also. Now with an addition of Corexit /Oil and raising of the radiation background we must wonder what bacteria and pathogens are being produced.
TESTING RESULTS FOR INDIAN CREEK AND APALACHICOLA BAY
At this point White Eagle Times would like to make public the test results for the Creek and the Bay. The test which show no Corexit/Oil, Heavy Metal Toxins, Bacterial/Fungal Pathogens. We would like to print Surface Water and Sediment test that show Indian Creek Water in Eastpoint Florida is safe and healthy. But that can not be done: BECAUSE THERE ARE NO TEST RESULTS FOR INDIAN CREEK AND AMAZINGLY (as the Oyster Capital of the World) there are no test for Apalachicola Bay for VOC’s, PAH’s, Benzene, Butyoxyethanol, Propandieol, Dicotyl Succinate, Napthalene, Toulene, or any other chemicals and their levels that would guarantee healthy and safe water. It seems historically that testing by-passes this Federally Protected Estuary where more than 90% of Florida’s oyster production is harvested from Apalachicola Bay -
Until those test are available and can be at the States expense verified through an independent laboratory White Eagle Times will continue to question openly the quality of Creek and Bay waters. Also the time has come to highly question the quality of our ground and drinking water. In an area where millions of dollars of Federal Funds have been spent on surface water runoff and protecting environment there is no excuse. In an area that has received large funds from BP to “Make IT Right” there is no excuse. The labratories are available and the funds are also available.
Plane over Apalachicola Bay-Click Picture Below
source: White Eagle Times