Feature Writer Romeo Edmead – Gulf Oil Spill is Making it Hard to Breathe
According to a recent study conducted by the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) Louisiana residents have legitimate cause for concern regarding the air they breathe. Results of an evaluation of the EPA’s air content lead to horrific findings of excess air pollution. For example, the study showed that the amount of hydrogen sulfide in Venice Beach, Louisiana is up to 1,192 parts per billion. To put that figure in prospective, people begin to experience the effects of hydrogen sulfide at 5 to 10 parts per billion.
Abnormal levels can cause issues such as sore eyes, mucous membrane irritation, neurological damage (including dementia, disorientation, and memory failure), adverse respiratory effects, tremors, headache, dizziness, and ocular damage. Just in case this is not enough, LEAN had more bad news to report. They also found abnormal levels for some volatile organic compounds, one of which has been connected to cancer.
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