Comments on: Rotting seaweed poses no danger

By: Another Guest

Another Guest — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:19:26 +0000

I feel so much better now that someone from the government, who doesn't live with the smell, says not to worry about the fumes. So comforting they are watching out for us.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:34:13 +0000

I agree with the above guest's comment. If you read the posted article from the Seattle Times, you can't ignore the possibility that our "Stank Bank" might, in fact, be quite dangerous.

By: Ashley Mackin

Ashley Mackin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:09:43 +0000

Thank you for your comments. Algae and seaweed are not exactly the same thing, though they are in the same family. Algae (and the gases it gives off), as found in France, is much more harmful. Seaweed is actually mass produced for it's benefits to humans and as a fertilizer. Thanks for reading!

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:02:58 +0000

Perhaps officials should take this situation a little more seriously.! See the url below
Toxic algae poison French beaches, kill horse
A French government-sponsored report released Thursday says decomposing algae covering some beaches in Brittany represent a serious health risk and gases that can kill within minutes were detected on a beach where a horse died last month.
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/20096999...

By: Joe LaCava

Joe LaCava — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:34:01 +0000

I am convinced the smell is not the seaweed but the large storm drain pipe that comes out of the bluff at that corner. We have been down to the beach when the smell was awful at our house a block away, no smell from the seaweed but the storm drain pipe outlet sure was stinky. My guess is rotting debris and standing water inside the pipe.