Comments on: Eyes on the Street: Snow Days http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:50:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: some dude http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/comment-page-1/#comment-29228 some dude Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:34:09 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/#comment-29228 We have a balcony. You don't want to see how much dark brown gunk cakes our outdoor furniture only a short while after cleaning. Yikes. We have a balcony. You don't want to see how much dark brown gunk cakes our outdoor furniture only a short while after cleaning. Yikes.

]]> By: mfs http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/comment-page-1/#comment-29179 mfs Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:45:24 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/#comment-29179 Yep, our lungs, and in many cases, it goes into the cracks on pavement and buildings too. When I was starting a community cleanup project in LIC we kept sweeping this grey/black sand-like material out of the streets. It took a few days, but eventually I realized it was carbon particles (plus some fun air toxics from diesel) precipitated out of auto exhaust. Try this experiment in Manhattan- take a piece of white tape and stick it to the outside of a building. See how black it gets after a week. Yep, our lungs, and in many cases, it goes into the cracks on pavement and buildings too. When I was starting a community cleanup project in LIC we kept sweeping this grey/black sand-like material out of the streets. It took a few days, but eventually I realized it was carbon particles (plus some fun air toxics from diesel) precipitated out of auto exhaust.

Try this experiment in Manhattan- take a piece of white tape and stick it to the outside of a building. See how black it gets after a week.

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/comment-page-1/#comment-29174 Benjamin Kabak Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:45:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/#comment-29174 As d said, it's what we're breathing in every day. Pretty disgusting, no? As d said, it's what we're breathing in every day. Pretty disgusting, no?

]]> By: Ian Bicking http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/comment-page-1/#comment-29173 Ian Bicking Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:02:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/#comment-29173 This is why they have to treat road runoff as sewage. I would be curious exactly what is in that stuff. Some oil, to be sure, and some stuff worn off the road itself. Some rubber from tires. Some normal dirt and dust from the environment. This is why they have to treat road runoff as sewage. I would be curious exactly what is in that stuff. Some oil, to be sure, and some stuff worn off the road itself. Some rubber from tires. Some normal dirt and dust from the environment.

]]> By: d http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/comment-page-1/#comment-29172 d Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:03:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/#comment-29172 In our lungs. In our lungs.

]]> By: Danny http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/comment-page-1/#comment-29171 Danny Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:57:53 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/02/21/eyes-on-the-street-snow-days/#comment-29171 What IS all that black stuff?... What IS all that black stuff?...

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