The ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been in the news, e.g., “2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill” (Times-Picayune), “Oil Spill” (USA Today), and “Disaster in the Gulf” (CBS News).
As noted in a previous blog (“Oil Spills”), the interdisciplinary number for oil spills is 363.7382 Oil as an environmental pollutant.
What Table 2 Geographic Areas notation should be added for a work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? That depends on the scope and focus of the work. A work that focuses on the impact of the spill on the Mississippi Delta region of Louisiana would be classed in 363.7382097633 Oil as an environmental pollutant in Southeastern parishes of Louisiana (built with 363.7382 plus T1—09 Geographic treatment plus T2—7633 Southeastern parishes of Louisiana, which has the class-here note “Class here Mississippi Delta,” following instructions at T1—093–T1—099 Treatment by specific continents, countries, localities; extraterrestrial worlds). A work that focuses on the impact of the spill on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico would be classed in 363.73820916364 Oil as an environmental pollutant in the Gulf of Mexico (built with 363.7382 plus T1—091 Treatment by areas, regions, places in general plus 6364 from T2—16364 Gulf of Mexico, following instructions at T1—091). Works on oil spills that treat the impact on both the water and the coast usually give fuller treatment to the effects on the shorelands (shorelands include coastal wetlands and intertidal zones). The “Introduction to the DDC,” section 5.7 (B), says: “Class a work on two subjects with the subject receiving fuller treatment.” Thus a work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that treats the impact on both the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Gulf Coast—with fuller treatment of the coast—would be classed with the land in 363.73820976 Oil as an environmental pollutant in Gulf Coast states (built with 363.7382 plus T1—09 plus T2—76 Gulf Coast states, following instructions at T1—093–T1—099). If the U.S. Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico are given equal treatment, then the first-of-two rule would apply, and T2—16364 Gulf of Mexico would be used instead of T2—76 Gulf Coast states. See the “Introduction to the DDC,” section 5.7 (C).
Works that focus on the effect of an oil spill on a specific subject (e.g., a specific animal) are classed with the subject according to the rule of application. An example from studies of the effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill may illustrate. Population, Reproduction, and Foraging of Pigeon Guillemots at Naked Island, Alaska, before and after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill is classed in 598.33 Charadriiformes. Since pigeon guillemots do not approximate the whole of 598.33, no further addition is allowed.
How does a classifier know which subdivision of 598 Aves (Birds) to choose, given that pigeon guillemots are not mentioned in the DDC? In its introduction, the work being classified identifies the pigeon guillemot as being in the family Alcidae, and “Alcidae” is in the Relative Index linked to 598.33 and in the including note at 598.33. Also, the LCSH for “Pigeon guillemot” has “Cepphus” as broader term, and the LCSH “Cepphus” has “Alcidae” as broader term. Similar information is available in many reference sources, e.g., the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Guide at “Pigeon Guillemot.”
The potential effect of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the brown pelican has been in the news, e.g., “Oil Threatens Brown Pelican Off of Louisiana Coast” (NPR) and “La.'s [Louisiana’s] State Bird, Brown Pelican, Imperiled by Oil” (AP). Works on the effect of the oil spill on the brown pelican will be classed with other works on the brown pelican in 598.43 Pelecaniformes, which has an including note that begins: “Including Pelecanidae (pelicans). . . . .” An example of a work classed in 598.43 is Brown Pelican: Pelecanus Occidentalis.
As noted in a previous blog (“Oil Spills”), the interdisciplinary number for oil spills is 363.7382 Oil as an environmental pollutant.
What Table 2 Geographic Areas notation should be added for a work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? That depends on the scope and focus of the work. A work that focuses on the impact of the spill on the Mississippi Delta region of Louisiana would be classed in 363.7382097633 Oil as an environmental pollutant in Southeastern parishes of Louisiana (built with 363.7382 plus T1—09 Geographic treatment plus T2—7633 Southeastern parishes of Louisiana, which has the class-here note “Class here Mississippi Delta,” following instructions at T1—093–T1—099 Treatment by specific continents, countries, localities; extraterrestrial worlds). A work that focuses on the impact of the spill on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico would be classed in 363.73820916364 Oil as an environmental pollutant in the Gulf of Mexico (built with 363.7382 plus T1—091 Treatment by areas, regions, places in general plus 6364 from T2—16364 Gulf of Mexico, following instructions at T1—091). Works on oil spills that treat the impact on both the water and the coast usually give fuller treatment to the effects on the shorelands (shorelands include coastal wetlands and intertidal zones). The “Introduction to the DDC,” section 5.7 (B), says: “Class a work on two subjects with the subject receiving fuller treatment.” Thus a work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that treats the impact on both the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Gulf Coast—with fuller treatment of the coast—would be classed with the land in 363.73820976 Oil as an environmental pollutant in Gulf Coast states (built with 363.7382 plus T1—09 plus T2—76 Gulf Coast states, following instructions at T1—093–T1—099). If the U.S. Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico are given equal treatment, then the first-of-two rule would apply, and T2—16364 Gulf of Mexico would be used instead of T2—76 Gulf Coast states. See the “Introduction to the DDC,” section 5.7 (C).
Works that focus on the effect of an oil spill on a specific subject (e.g., a specific animal) are classed with the subject according to the rule of application. An example from studies of the effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill may illustrate. Population, Reproduction, and Foraging of Pigeon Guillemots at Naked Island, Alaska, before and after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill is classed in 598.33 Charadriiformes. Since pigeon guillemots do not approximate the whole of 598.33, no further addition is allowed.
How does a classifier know which subdivision of 598 Aves (Birds) to choose, given that pigeon guillemots are not mentioned in the DDC? In its introduction, the work being classified identifies the pigeon guillemot as being in the family Alcidae, and “Alcidae” is in the Relative Index linked to 598.33 and in the including note at 598.33. Also, the LCSH for “Pigeon guillemot” has “Cepphus” as broader term, and the LCSH “Cepphus” has “Alcidae” as broader term. Similar information is available in many reference sources, e.g., the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Guide at “Pigeon Guillemot.”
The potential effect of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the brown pelican has been in the news, e.g., “Oil Threatens Brown Pelican Off of Louisiana Coast” (NPR) and “La.'s [Louisiana’s] State Bird, Brown Pelican, Imperiled by Oil” (AP). Works on the effect of the oil spill on the brown pelican will be classed with other works on the brown pelican in 598.43 Pelecaniformes, which has an including note that begins: “Including Pelecanidae (pelicans). . . . .” An example of a work classed in 598.43 is Brown Pelican: Pelecanus Occidentalis.
OIL EXPLORATION IN THE DEEP SEA BED SHOULD BE BANNED
The recent explosion near the American coast, in the gulf of Mexico, has raised several questions, not only about the environmental hazards, but also about the very idea of exploration in the deep sea.
My theory is that the crust of the earth is a huge pressure cooker, the steam under very high pressure circulating the whole area below the ocean bed, through thousands of channels. It comes out in the form of hot springs (some are 416 degree C) or volcano or causes earthquakes, when the pressure becomes too high
When you try to make a hole in the bed, you are creating an artificial volcano. The strata between the oil well and the steam zone may be either thick or thin. So long as it is sufficient to prevent a link up between hot steam and the oil well, we are safe. As there are any number of steam channels, there is every likelihood of the steam forcing into the oil well, causing an explosion. This is probably what happened.
On the land we can at least try something or at least burn away the oil. Nothing is possible under a depth of 10.6 KM.
So banning oil exploration below the sea bed is a must.
The presence of oil indicates that forests were there, billions of years ago. How can trees grow in the deep sea? Of course, any form of life like fish, sea animals etc. (both animal and vegetables) can get converted into oil, but only under high pressure. So the question remains: how did it get under the sea bed?
CHURNING OF THE SEAS
Hindu mythology is rich in content and variety. For everything, there is a parallel.
It is said that suras and asuras decided to churn the sea, to obtain nectar (amrit, eating which one gets eternal life), like house wives churning milk for butter.
Well, God is continuously stirring the sea with the help of ocean currents, hot and cold, sweeping the whole length and breadth of the oceans. Each current is thousands of times bigger than the continental rivers, both in volume and sweep. This way, the saltiness and the temperature of water in the seas, the world over, is maintained fairly constant.
Then the volcanoes and hot springs disturb the sea, when billions of tons of water are thrown into it. The ocean bottom is thus whipped up, throwing sand up from the bottom of the water. How else, do sands come in the sea shores? If water is not pushed down continuously from the bottom of the ocean, to the interior of the earth, as described in my book GLOBAL WARMING IS A MYTH,mean sea level will rise every day.
During volcanic eruptions (there are thousands of volcanoes in the sea), magma is thrown up from the interior of the earth.
In short, unlike the continents, the three dimensional contour of the seas get transformed into different shapes, almost every day! This may be the explanation for the debris of vegetable and animal life forms getting underground, where it is subjected to the high temperature and pressure required for formation of coal and gas.
OIL COMPANIES SHOULD GIVE COMPENSATION
The oil companies doing exploration and mining of oil, should pay compensation to the nations of the world. All such activities should be banned. Do not play with fire.
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Posted by: andrewsmith641 | June 07, 2010 at 04:20 AM
Disaster. Very sad.
Obama says ready to "kick ass" over Gulf oil spill
Perhaps, now is too late...
http://www.viewheadlines.com/News/Article.aspx?i=7546
Posted by: Marija | June 08, 2010 at 04:09 PM
Over 80 days, now, and it is still spewing it's deadly crude! It is affecting every state along the coast and clean-up efforts will take years. We must prevent this from ever happening again and curb our demand for oil based products!
Posted by: Grizzly Bear | July 14, 2010 at 03:02 PM