Re: Sulphur from coal. Re: [asa] Level of certainty in science

> My guess is that it was the sulphur in the water and not coal dust.
> Much coal has high sulphur and that is one of the big toxins in coal
> waste. It could also be coal dust but somehow it just doesn't sound
> like the particulates were the problem.

Large influxes of particulates are not good for filter feeders, just
as breathing coal dust isn't a good idea. However, the assorted other
chemicals that may be present, along with potentially hazardous pH,
don't help.

-- 
Dr. David Campbell
425 Scientific Collections
University of Alabama
"I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"
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