Guest Neubeatz Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 I found this on another bb, something to think about during the "party" season.. Quote:Cocaine Production Poisons Peru's Rivers In Peru's principal cocaine producing region, the Huallaga Valley, 25 rivers are dying as a result of drug-related contamination. LIMA - Production of the coca paste used to create cocaine has been identified as a leading factor in the pollution of the rivers in Peru's tropical areas, resulting from the chemical inputs for softening the raw coca leaves. ''Coca cultivation causes the deforestation of the jungle and the impoverishment and erosion of its soil,'' and the chemical waste from coca paste production ''is poisoning the rivers,'' says Vctor Ruiz Caro, former vice-president of the Peruvian parliament's Environment Commission. The peasant farmers macerate the coca leaves to create the basic paste for cocaine production, and dump the chemicals used in the process into nearby waterways. The result is the extended poisoning of the Amazon jungle's rivers. In the Huallaga Valley, Peru's leading cocaine production zone, 28 of the 180 rivers had reached the critical state by last year, warned Alex Gonzlez, of the non-governmental organization 'Alternativa Verde' (Green Alternative). ''In all the area's rivers there was a great deal of contamination and in those where the damage was most serious, valuable species of flora and fauna had disappeared, and even the surviving species showed signs of genetic deterioration,'' Gonzlez affirmed. ''The waters that used to be a crystal-clear source of life acquired a reddish, dead hue. And in the rivers, fish were found with deformed spines and other anomalies,'' added the expert. Comprehensive studies are not yet available, but it is estimated, based on global levels of coca paste outputs, that thousands of tons of chemical waste are dumped into the Peruvian Amazon region's rivers each year. Some 50 million liters of chemical waste had been dumped the previous year in the Huallaga Valley's rivers, in the central jungle, and in Convencin Valley, in the southern jungle, according to the DEA report. Kerosene remains undiluted in the water, forming a film on the surface that prevents the oxygenation of the river, killing vegetable species and aquatic animals. Carbides and quicklime poison the waters, making them uninhabitable for flora and fauna. But sulfuric acid has the most lethal impact. The compound remains suspended in the water and causes the chronic poisoning of animals and humans who ingest the polluted water because it destroys their intestinal flora. Contradrogas research in the areas where basic cocaine paste is produced reveals highly contaminated areas along the jungle rivers Bocaz, Cacaz, Ene, Peren and Panga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Found Power Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Is that the Jew's fault too?Fuck off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Is that the Jew's fault too?Probably. They seem to have their fingers into everything else.Sue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neubeatz Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Is that the Jew's fault too?Fuck off.Click this and lighten up' date='.[/url'] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 I found this on another bb' date=' something to think about during the "party" season..[/quote']Well its a simple situation really. People who take drugs are destroying the rainforest."How many thick ears need to be handed to kids taking cannabis in the mouth, in the arm and up the arse. Listen to me! I'm Danny Parker....Go to Bed!......Now!!However for you over 5...." - BOTY(not birdman) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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