Honolulu has suffered one of the biggest environmental disasters in the state's history and it was caused by a spill of 233,000 gallons of molasses. Edward Lawrence reports.
"... did an experiment to see why molasses is so hazardous to fish. When we poured store bought Molasses into a vase of water we collected from Keehi Lagoon, the concentrated sugary substance went straight to the bottom.
"Unlike an oil spill, which can be cleaned by skimming the surface, the molasses quickly disperses to the deepest points. 'It's sucking up all the oxygen,' explained [state reef biologist Dave] Gulko. 'There's no oxygen at depth so the animals that need it can't get it and are suffocating.' "
[Full Article / Video] September 12, 2013
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