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To: mr.mark who wrote (783)	11/28/2000 9:37:40 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Read Replies (1) of 12669

Dig this: Ships. One of the most common methods of transportation for foreign species today is in cargo ships, particularly in ballast water. Perhaps most disturbing is the incredible number of microorganisms found in ballast water. A recent study published in the journal Nature reported that each litre of ballast water tested from ships in Chesapeake Bay contained about a billion bacteria and up to seven billion virus-like particles. The bacteria Vibrio cholerae 01 and 0139, which cause the deadly human disease cholera, were found in 93 per cent of the samples tested. The authors conclude that, "the transfer and release of V. cholerae by ships creates an opportunity for the colonization of coastal ecosystems." V. cholerae has been known to survive in seawater for more than 50 days and ballast water containing V. cholerae emptied into Peruvian ports is the probable cause of the outbreak of cholera in Peru in 1991 that killed 3,000 people. Good read: canoe.ca has anyone here ever called regis to try to get on his show? No, Mr.mark, you are, like me, easily amused. LOL! Hey if you make it Can you call SI for help?! A lifeline. That would be cool, EVERYONE would call you friend, my dear friend.

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