Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Large Release Of Methane Off L A – Unusual concentrations detected by haz-mat crews – Gas may be from shift in plates


Large Release Of Methane Off L A – Unusual concentrations detected by haz-mat crews – Gas may be from shift in plates
Posted By: Susoni [Send E-Mail]
Date: Tuesday, 5-Mar-2013 15:55:44
I always thought Methane was odorless???? Now Sulfur is a different matter.
CBS Los Angeles, March 3, 2013 ):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/03/03/coastal-stench-may-by-byproduct-of-large-release-of-methane/
Coastal Stench May By Byproduct Of Large Release Of Methane

Authorities say a foul odor that spurred calls to fire departments throughout the city on Sunday is possibly the result of the large release of methane in the Santa Monica Bay. Santa Monica Fire said in a department statement that they believe the strong odor was caused by a naturally occurring methane leak below the ocean floor. “This morning there was a large release of natural ocean floor methane released in the Santa Monica Bay,” the statement said. [...] Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Fire Department, said the odor was noted inland from the Santa Monica Bay.
Gnarly ocean odor prompts swell of emergency calls
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2013/03/03/12777/gnarly-ocean-odor-prompts-swell-of-emergency-calls/
As L.A. and Santa Monica fire department officials fielded calls Sunday about a foul odor — a smell they believed to be an ocean-based offender making its way from Santa Monica Bay — the ripe reaction was being casually logged in the permanent record of social media.
" Specific information about the odor falls within the expertise of regional air quality officials," said LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey who said the South Coast Air Quality Control District determined that the odor was a natural occurrence.
you can smell the ocean, helllloooo LA #PARTY !!!!
— Tabler Elliott (@TablerElliott) March 3, 2013
Santa Monica fire haz-mat crews detected unusual concentrations of odorless methane gas in the air that they believed to be coming from either a patch of pungent algae or a sulfurous gas-laced methane bubble, said a dispatcher.
Methane from Ocean Blamed for SaMo Stench
Read more at http://ktla.com/2013/03/04/methane-from-ocean-blamed-for-samo-stench/#sPgHwh8VpOvharK8.99

Officials say a foul stench in Santa Monica over was probably caused by a large release of methane in the ocean.
samo-oceanFire departments in Los Angeles and Santa Monica began receiving calls shortly after dawn on Sunday from Sunset Blvd. south to Venice Beach.
A Santa Monica fire hazmat team took readings off the coast near San Vicente Blvd., and found methane in the water.
The amounts were too small to be hazardous to health.
As of midday, readings indicated that the methane had dissipated.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9014402

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