Not just flood water...a toxic soup of chemicals - Page 2

pitdakota · ‎03-16-2010

Right now I think major concerns are the germs & bacteria that are in the flood water. There have been multiple people having to walk in that water up to their waists or higher. If anyone had a scratch, an incision from a recent surgery, or any kind of wound they will be at risk for developing a signficant infection. As if they didn't have enough to worry about with having to try to get out of their home and get to safety!

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SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
It's one of the first things I think of when it comes to flooding...the spread of sickness from the water. I don't even like swimming in a "clean" public swimming pool.

@SilleeMee Now they are talking mosquitoes and Nile virus spreading more rapidly.....

AngusandBuddhasMom · ‎03-10-2010

You realize we have survived floods and devastation before right? Not a time to panic.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

Snakes in the water, too! My friend was in a hurricane when it hit her hometown of Lake Charles, LA. She said more people die from snake bites after hurricanes. What a living h*ll. @SeaMaiden

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

I don't think anybody is panicking, they are just concerned.

There is a difference between the two.

Cakers3 · ‎06-17-2015

@pitdakota wrote:
Right now I think major concerns are the germs & bacteria that are in the flood water. There have been multiple people having to walk in that water up to their waists or higher. If anyone had a scratch, an incision from a recent surgery, or any kind of wound they will be at risk for developing a signficant infection. As if they didn't have enough to worry about with having to try to get out of their home and get to safety!

@pitdakotaThis is exactly what I have been seeing-the risk of infection. They are advising that people get out of wet clothing and rinse as soon as possible-but where???

I also thought that the mosquitoes exploded in numbers after Katrina.

Even in our sunny days we are advised to never let standing water stay in outside planters, etc.

People breathing in mold when returning to their home?

Not to mention that some people have ground wells for their water supplies.

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software · ‎06-08-2016

@Cakers3 wrote:
@pitdakota wrote:
Right now I think major concerns are the germs & bacteria that are in the flood water. There have been multiple people having to walk in that water up to their waists or higher. If anyone had a scratch, an incision from a recent surgery, or any kind of wound they will be at risk for developing a signficant infection. As if they didn't have enough to worry about with having to try to get out of their home and get to safety!

@pitdakotaThis is exactly what I have been seeing-the risk of infection. They are advising that people get out of wet clothing and rinse as soon as possible-but where???

I also thought that the mosquitoes exploded in numbers after Katrina.
Even in our sunny days we are advised to never let standing water stay in outside planters, etc.

People breathing in mold when returning to their home?

Not to mention that some people have ground wells for their water supplies.

Not sure how long it takes for mold to grow but hopefully people can get the drywall/sheetrock out before the mold grows.

Then the framing has to be treated to retard any future mold growth, then new drywall.

In some neighborhoods, the water is going down. That's good news, people can start drying out their homes and pulling out the drywall before the mold grows.

Poodlepet2 · ‎03-09-2010

....sometimes, I don't understand where people's brains are. This past week, we experienced flooding in Lee and Collier counties-and parts of Port Charlotte.

Much of Cape Coral is on septic tanks and raw sewage was backing up into people's homes.....

The news showed kids playing in it....granted, there were adults walking in it because they had to get supplies and there was no other way to get around...the flooding was not equivocal to Houston, but it caught us all by surprise-and I am not looking for sympathy.

....I agree with all those who are worried about disease and contagion. Mosquito eggs can hatch in a number of hours given the nice steamy temperatures we are having.-and they have been unusually bad this year in Florida.

Alas, more rain is on the way....

I am seriously worried about trees coming down. Florida has palms everywhere, and their root systems are shallow. It won't take much to bring them down-supersaturated ground can do it.

Poodlepet2

Snoopp · ‎02-02-2015

Many offices have closed in Houston due to the first floor flooding. Good news is some surrounding towns still have power and are dry. And those plumes of smoke from the chemical fire....yikes. Thinking of the toxic WTC smoke.

Poodlepet2 · ‎03-09-2010

@Snoopp, I remember after Katrina, there were parts of New Orleans East-maybe in the 9th Ward as well- that were deemed to be uninhabitable because of chemicals in the ground soil....I don't remember the specifics....but there was no immediate remediation for the problem.....it is scary-especially for parents.

I am not getting political, but the EPA's wings have been clipped.....how much testing will be done?

Poodlepet2