Reply #1: I'm beginning to get philosophical about these contaminations [View All]

[phantom power]

I'm reminded of the gypsy moth invasion, which had people worried about the devastation they would cause in north america. To my knowledge, this threat never fully materialized. I have a notion that the local wildlife adapted to the presence of the gypsy moth. Birds learned to eat them, I'm guessing. Either way, the ecosystem appears to have adjusted itself, quite rapidly.

Maybe I'm succumbing to the soft bigotry of low expectations, but I'll go out on a limb and predict that the great lakes ecosystems will reach an equilibrium, and the magnitude of damage will be limited.

(How's that for armchair ecology)