Over on the "other" coast, 2,500 subway trains have been placed into the Atlantic as reef building material. The cars are said to have been stripped and cleaned leaving a carbon steel shell. Is dumping carbon steel into the ocean really a good idea? Just curious.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/world/sub ... index.html
Using Subway Trains as Reef Material
Re: Using Subway Trains as Reef Material
Yah interesting to think about if that's really good or not. Especially with all the discussion about redondo lately, makes me wonder..
Environmental impact aside - would be a cool dive site in a few years I guess?
Environmental impact aside - would be a cool dive site in a few years I guess?
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Re: Using Subway Trains as Reef Material
Steel itself is no big deal at all. Iron is somewhat a limiting nutrient in the oceans but its not toxic.
The other crap on rail cars is a different story (PCB and lead containing paints, oils, caulks, vinyl and plastics etc) Any asbestos is not really a big deal.
The other crap on rail cars is a different story (PCB and lead containing paints, oils, caulks, vinyl and plastics etc) Any asbestos is not really a big deal.
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