Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Dead Fish

My 'you-couldn't-make-this-up' folder is heaving at the moment with ridiculous examples of man's folly. Here is a case in point - dead fish turn up in a marina, ten inches deep, are tested positive for a powerful neurotoxin, and are taken off to be converted into - wait for it - organic compost! Um, question: won't this then enter the food chain?

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-redondo-beach-dead-fish,0,2760912.story

Oh, and by the way, the toxin - domoic acid - causes short-term memory loss, brain damage and sometimes death in humans:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domoic_acid

Bon Appetit!

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