News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The ticking time-bomb at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Parent comment

Re:The ticking time-bomb at the bottom of the Baltic Sea by infinite8s on Monday April 21, 2014 @10:58AM (#7621341)
Yeah, given the existence of life at deep-sea sulfuric vents, I wouldn't be surprised if the newly evolved bioorganisms were colonizing the containers at their leakage points.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The ticking time-bomb at the bottom of the Baltic Sea by Carwajalca on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @02:15AM (#7626098)
There are no deep-sea sulfuric vents in the Baltic Sea.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The ticking time-bomb at the bottom of the Baltic Sea by marshray on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @03:00AM (#7626199)
The point is the ocean is known to contain bacteria which can metabolize chemical sources in the form of sulfur compounds. There's a chance that any slowly leaking CS munitions in the Baltic Sea could host bacterial colonies which break down these compounds.
[ Parent | on HN ]