posted 07-24-2001 01:19 PM            

I have a question regarding the Is Barium present in Chemtrails thread on the Science Forum. Since this is more speculative than fact I didn't want to post on that board.

Toxdoc gave several scenarios as to why he believed Cliff's study was wrong. One of them was they presence of fossil fuels being in the area. He than states that the burning of fossil fuels will create Barium in the atmosphere.

My question relates to the burning fossil fuels scenario. I live in a very heavy coal area. We mine it, we burn it, we scrub it...if you can do it to coal we do it around here! We also have had an increase in "ChemFlu" type illness. Our area began to be hit hard by chemtrails in the last year and a half.

My question is: Is it possible that whatever it is that they are spraying, either on purpose or accidentally, is trapping these toxins within our breathable air space.

Many have referred to a "ChemDome" effect, haze that seems to trap the air at ground level. I have noticed that as the humidity rises the air gets "dirtier", as would be expected.

Anyway, like I said, I am no scientist...I just know that something is going on and thought this may be possible.

posted 07-24-2001 01:45 PM            

Shawnee Fossil [Coal-Fired] Plant-TVA

Inhalation health risk assessments performed at all TVA fossil plants show no significant health risks to employees or members of the public from the release of any of these chemicals.

All amounts are in pounds

Chemical	Air1	Water2	Land3	Off-Site Disposal4	Total Releases
Barium Compounds	6,028	2,567	2,030,478	82	2,039,155
Beryllium Compounds	0	0	0	0	0
Chromium Compounds	127	103	19,997	7	20,234
Copper Compounds	220	2,184	29,446	2	31,852
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol)	458,288	0	0	0	458,288
Hydrogen Fluoride	242,363	0	0	0	242,363
Lead Compounds	0	0	0	0	0
Manganese Compounds	380	1,616	69,203	2	71,201
Nickel Compounds	159	467	18,537	0	19,163
Selenium Compounds	0	0	0	0	0
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol)	26,478	0	0	0	26,478
Zinc Compounds	252	574	65,993	1	66,820
n-Hexane	510	0	0	0	510
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	510	0	0	0	510
Total	735,315	7,511	2,233,654	94	2,976,574

Aura, you asked, "Is it possible that whatever it is that they are spraying, either on purpose or accidentally, is trapping these toxins within our breathable air space?"

It's possible, Aura. Even a large number of real contrails might turn into cloud cover and trap the toxins beneath them. And it could make the sky look like "chemdome." As you can see from the chart, the barium in coal is not the only pollutant which could be making people sick.

posted 07-24-2001 02:09 PM            

Well, thanks for that information (I think), Chemtrails or no that doesn't look too good!

I don't know much about Barium, but last I heard Acids and Metals were not very good for you!