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Using Subway Trains as Reef Material
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:59 am
by johndo88
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
Re: Using Subway Trains as Reef Material
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:52 am
by thefeve
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?
Re: Using Subway Trains as Reef Material
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:05 pm
by CaptnJack
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.