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And here we thought we had all aspects of water
hazards covered.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smelly Mystery Blob Takes Over N.J. Town LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - It smells like rotten eggs at best, decomposing flesh at worst. It looks like the pods from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." *To the people whose homes back up onto a Tuckerton Creek tributary where the gelatinous substance recently appeared, it's just "The Blob." "It's frightening," said Eileen Masterson. "We can't swim because the odor is so horrible and we won't crab here because we don't know whether it's safe." The substance, which was noticed about two weeks ago, consists of jelly-like bulbs that undulate with the waves just below the surface. By most accounts, it generally stays submerged in about 8 feet of water in the lagoon. At low tide, some of it pokes through the surface of the water, looking like marbled rocks. But no one's sure what it is. The state Department of Environmental Protection poked at the blob and took samples as part of a half-dozen field tests Tuesday before deciding it's not hazardous. "We've determined that it's not toxic. It's mostly like some algae or fungus," said DEP spokesman Jack Kaskey. "It may be an algae growth that lived on the bottom of the lagoon and after its life cycle ended, gases brought it up to the surface." Robert Ingenito, environmental health coordinator for the Ocean County Health Department, said he hadn't seen anything like it in 30 years of public health work. "In the dead-end lagoons, you normally see vegetative material that rots, fish kills or dissolved oxygen problems, but I've never seen anything like this," he said. "It's strange." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html |
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Is this the right time to mention cyanobacteria ? ;-)
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"K30a" wrote in message
... And here we thought we had all aspects of water hazards covered.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smelly Mystery Blob Takes Over N.J. Town snip They need loud rock music...no...wait...that is for large tomatoes. Ice, yeah that's it...Lotsa ice!!! BV. |
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Theo wrote Is this the right time to mention cyanobacteria ? ;-)
That's what I thought... My backup theory is space aliens. k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html |
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Sorry if this double posted.
Here at the Jersey shore the politicians are trying to figure a way to put a tax on it or raise the Egg Harbor toll on the Atlantic City Expressway for people coming to see the blob. My theory is that it is the remains of Jimmy Hoffa relocated from Giant Stadium. Or one of the new casinos cross-connected their sanitary sewer to the storm drain. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... "K30a" wrote in message ... And here we thought we had all aspects of water hazards covered.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smelly Mystery Blob Takes Over N.J. Town snip They need loud rock music...no...wait...that is for large tomatoes. Ice, yeah that's it...Lotsa ice!!! BV. |
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Some frogs build a mucus case to winter in. That could be what you are
talking about. If broken over the winter ....... dead frog. http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1 "Bob Adkins" wrote in message ... On 08 Aug 2003 17:02:02 GMT, ESPMER (K30a) wrote: Theo wrote Is this the right time to mention cyanobacteria ? ;-) That's what I thought... My backup theory is space aliens. OK, what are those smaller blobs in ponds? They are clear, gelatinous, and feel quite tough when you poke at them. They do not appear to be eggs of any sort. I've seen them about 6-8" in diameter and weighing close to 2 pounds. They do not float, and have no strong odor. Bob |
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Bob wrote OK, what are those smaller blobs in ponds? I've seen them about
6-8" in diameter and weighing close to 2 pounds. AK! I have no idea! But I'm really curious. Do you have something big enough to scoop it out and deposit it into? Let's see what happens to it! Make sure the container is securely covered. Check up on your homeowner's policy to make sure you are covered by attack from creatures from the lagoon. k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html |
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And let this be a warning to all ponders who neglect the fall cleaning of
their bottoms (pond bottoms that is). ;o) ~ jan On 08 Aug 2003 16:08:42 GMT, ESPMER (K30a) wrote: And here we thought we had all aspects of water hazards covered.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Smelly Mystery Blob Takes Over N.J. Town LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - It smells like rotten eggs at best, decomposing flesh at worst. It looks like the pods from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." *To the people whose homes back up onto a Tuckerton Creek tributary where the gelatinous substance recently appeared, it's just "The Blob." "It's frightening," said Eileen Masterson. "We can't swim because the odor is so horrible and we won't crab here because we don't know whether it's safe." The substance, which was noticed about two weeks ago, consists of jelly-like bulbs that undulate with the waves just below the surface. By most accounts, it generally stays submerged in about 8 feet of water in the lagoon. At low tide, some of it pokes through the surface of the water, looking like marbled rocks. But no one's sure what it is. The state Department of Environmental Protection poked at the blob and took samples as part of a half-dozen field tests Tuesday before deciding it's not hazardous. "We've determined that it's not toxic. It's mostly like some algae or fungus," said DEP spokesman Jack Kaskey. "It may be an algae growth that lived on the bottom of the lagoon and after its life cycle ended, gases brought it up to the surface." Robert Ingenito, environmental health coordinator for the Ocean County Health Department, said he hadn't seen anything like it in 30 years of public health work. "In the dead-end lagoons, you normally see vegetative material that rots, fish kills or dissolved oxygen problems, but I've never seen anything like this," he said. "It's strange." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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I'll vote for Bryozoans, based on this website:
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/con...r/bryozoa.html Pectinatella magnifica -- What a great name! Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "Bob Adkins" wrote in message ... OK, what are those smaller blobs in ponds? They are clear, gelatinous, and feel quite tough when you poke at them. They do not appear to be eggs of any sort. I've seen them about 6-8" in diameter and weighing close to 2 pounds. They do not float, and have no strong odor. Bob |
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Anne wrote http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/con...r/bryozoa.html
Oh, my gosh!! k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html |
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Anne wrote http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/con...r/bryozoa.html
Oh, my gosh!! k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html |
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Anne wrote http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/con...r/bryozoa.html
Oh, my gosh!! k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html |
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Anne wrote http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/con...r/bryozoa.html
Oh, my gosh!! k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html |
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