Comments on: The Aral Sea http://www.sprol.com/2007/03/the-aral-sea/ Worst Places In The World Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:02:28 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tessa Grew http://www.sprol.com/2007/03/the-aral-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-280565 Tessa Grew Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:02:45 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=367#comment-280565 The open water fishing is ok in the county however does anyone have good information on any known rivers with a good varitie of fish,specially searching out to locatea few walleye,a few other anglers have brought in some good sizes the last month. The open water fishing is ok in the county however does anyone have good information on any known rivers with a good varitie of fish,specially searching out to locatea few walleye,a few other anglers have brought in some good sizes the last month.

]]> By: Rhett http://www.sprol.com/2007/03/the-aral-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-21468 Rhett Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:53:10 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=367#comment-21468 I ran across this while looking up some info on HFCS (don't ask how!) but the name caught my eye. Without going into the details about what I do, reading the article, I'm not sure everyone knew what they were looking at. The island in the middle is Vozrozhdeniya Island on which is (or was) the town of Kantubek. It was home to one of the most extensive biological weapons testing areas for Biopreparat, the Soviet Bioweapons program. -"With 500 species of birds, 100 species of fish and 200 species of mammals, the Aral Sea Basin had a diversity of wildlife that compared with Africa. Most of these animals have now died." *Anthrax and other agents were heavily tested here on primates (and some suspect people) which may account for a large portion of the flora and fauna dying. -"Hospitalization rates have risen dramatically and the mortality rate has gone up by fifteen times in a ten year period. Local child mortality, due to the deterioration of the environment, is higher than anywhere else in the former Soviet Union." - Again, I would say that it is probably due to toxins from pesticides and the result of the legacy left by the Soviet bioweapons program. Here are some interesting links about the island, sea, and what the Soviets were up to. It is a scary read, so lock the doors, get a blanket, and settle in.... All the best, Rhett http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vozrozhdeniya_Island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Alibek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopreparat (I love Wiki!) I ran across this while looking up some info on HFCS (don’t ask how!) but the name caught my eye. Without going into the details about what I do, reading the article, I’m not sure everyone knew what they were looking at. The island in the middle is Vozrozhdeniya Island on which is (or was) the town of Kantubek. It was home to one of the most extensive biological weapons testing areas for Biopreparat, the Soviet Bioweapons program.

-”With 500 species of birds, 100 species of fish and 200 species of mammals, the Aral Sea Basin had a diversity of wildlife that compared with Africa. Most of these animals have now died.” *Anthrax and other agents were heavily tested here on primates (and some suspect people) which may account for a large portion of the flora and fauna dying.

-”Hospitalization rates have risen dramatically and the mortality rate has gone up by fifteen times in a ten year period. Local child mortality, due to the deterioration of the environment, is higher than anywhere else in the former Soviet Union.” – Again, I would say that it is probably due to toxins from pesticides and the result of the legacy left by the Soviet bioweapons program.

Here are some interesting links about the island, sea, and what the Soviets were up to. It is a scary read, so lock the doors, get a blanket, and settle in….

All the best,

Rhett

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vozrozhdeniya_Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Alibek
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopreparat

(I love Wiki!)

]]> By: luis a http://www.sprol.com/2007/03/the-aral-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-20615 luis a Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:25:37 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=367#comment-20615 that last pic.. looks like a sea turtle that last pic.. looks like a sea turtle

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