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So, if I find some oil, for example, and mix it with other "Natural or man made" chemicals, and make some gas or diesel, I should be able to dump it into our rivers, because "they all break down".......??
I've never heard of prion, but googled it to read later.......sounds interesting
in that article I linked about refills, theres already a lot of natural gas/oil seepage in the Gulf of Mexico that's not caused by the BP oil spills...and there's a whole ecosystem that lives around the natural gas seepages (tube worms and clams and microorganisms that feeds on METHANE rather than sulfur like other hot vents)
SO while it would be bad for the local ecosystems, a new one would likely pop up in its place if its consistent enough of a dump.... it all will break down or be utilized or dissipated eventually, thousands, if not millions of crappy 2 stroke/leaking boat engines out there and the ocean isn't a desert yet...
Prions....well, thats some very specific thing that happens from cannibalism in other species...no reason it won't happen with humans either.... (similar idea to inbreeding for generations, you risk very dangerous changes to the genetic material and the malnourishment from not eating the right things)