argylesock says… Since my fellow blogger timr6 wrote about polyisobutene (PIB, which is part of the synthetic material called butyl rubber) on his blog Green Living London, Mike Palmer started a petition to the UK Government. If you want PIB banned from our seas, you could sign the petition.
Three leading wildlife organisations have joined together to call for the ban on the discharge of polyisobutene (PIB), which has killed hundreds of seabirds.
The disaster of hundreds of seabirds dying along England’s southern coast because of marine pollution has prompted the RSPB, the RSPCA and The Wildlife Trust to write to Transport Minister Stephen Hammond, alerting him to the growing threat.
The three charities are urging the minister to take a lead in driving an international reclassification of the man-made substance to prohibit the discharge of PIB at sea. PIB renders seabirds helpless, restricting their mobility and preventing them from feeding as the chemical coats their plumage. There have have been two pollution incidents involving PIB along the South Coast this year, and at least three others around European coasts in recent years.
The chemical is used in the manufacture of a range of products including lubricants to football bladders…
View original post 192 more words
Science on the Land 