3 Comments on “Lapindo Brantas Losses”

1. Fanglong Says:
   November 29th, 2006 at 10:00 am

   Kerugian itu terus bertambah : this is the secret of all. “Communicating vessels”.

2. bbruce28 Says:
   January 4th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

   I once read that the Mayans turned the coastline of Mexico into land by building wooden platforms and covering them with dirt.
   As plants, grasses (and then trees) took hold, the roots reached into the water, eventually containing sand and pebbles. The platforms eventually became permanent land forms.

   If this is true, could the same not be tried in Sidoarjo? Could floating platforms not act as a seal (like a bandage on a bleeding wound)? They would rise with the mud (not susceptible to collapse). As the platforms rise, the temperatures cool, eventually allowing small plants to survive. Then larger plants and trees.

   Couldn’t the roots of these larger plants also help contain the mud?

   Saya pernah membaca waktu orang Maya sampai Mexico lampung tanah dibuat sama batang-batang kayu. Setalah lampung-lampungnya ditutupin sama tanah, lampung-lampungnya bisa dipakai seperti taman sayur-sayuran.
   Kemudian, tanaman-tanaman lebih besar terpancangan, pasir dan batu ditanggkap di bawa lampung, terus tanaman lebih besar bertanam.

   Akhirnya, lampung-lampung itu jadi pulau tetap.

   Kalau informasiku betul, acara ini bisa dipakai di Sidoarjo?

   Kalau tidak, kalau ahli bedah ingin memperhentikan pendarahan, dia pakai apa?

3. iamisaid Says:
   January 4th, 2008 at 8:30 pm

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   If this is true, could the same not be tried in Sidoarjo? Could floating platforms not act as a seal (like a bandage on a bleeding wound)? They would rise with the mud (not susceptible to collapse). As the platforms rise, the temperatures cool, eventually allowing small plants to survive. Then larger plants and trees.

   Couldn’t the roots of these larger plants also help contain the mud?

   Who knowsm maybe it could work if there is a political will to do it.

   Just my two cents here –

   1. That’s going to be a lot lot lot of timber to be used for the purpose. Still possible.

   2. Does type of soil that the Sidoarjo mud is made of support vegetation growth? I am not sure. Perhaps someone at IM who is closer to the Sidoarjo issue could elaborate on this.

   3. I am not a soil specialist. If the mud ooze has come to a definite end and the vegetation can grow on it, I think it would take a few decades before the subterranean soil would be safe grounds for restorative work and buildings.

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