by Hazel » Apr 21, 2007 8:16 pm
All,
In addition to the Lechuguilla contamination article in the Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, there was also a follow up article questioning some of the original techniques and whether they demonstrated contamination. The real problem appeared to be plastic hosing in the pools that was leading to microbial growth, these were removed and replaced by the park with tubing that did not support such growth.
There are NO stagnant pools in Lechuguilla.
The original posting regarding the urine issue in Lech was only posted a couple of months ago - this has been an issue for the park for almost two decades, so I doubt it will be resolved in a fairly short timeframe. None of the options proposed by posters was technically feasible or chemically possible. Nonetheless, all ideas are welcome.
Many thanks,
Hazel