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From: Frank Deutschmann <fhd@in*.ne*>
Subject: Re: hot springs
To: epic@so*.ha*.ed* (Dennis Pierce)
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 12:21:12 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: chbrown@fr*.sc*.fs*.ed*, chris@ab*.co*, techdiver@terra.net

Dennis Pierce sez:
> Yeah, me too.. there is a crater here in hawaii much the same, with an
> anaerobic mixture of water and large amounts of sulfer dixoide (is that
> right rich), 780' deep.  we have always wanted to dive it but didn't want
> to mess up the eco system nor end up smelling like rotten eggs..

Bad smells are not all there is to worry about -- SO2 is *very* nasty
stuff, and can kill with *no* prior warning.  If you must dive this stuff,
appropriate hazmat proceedures must be followed.

-frank
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