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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1989 -A-6 -THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR- Ill Festive balloons called pollution hazard SlAOr TEHEE yEAB2 WDTEH WW Mobile litter deadly to fish and wildlife CILASS! Enroll now in the Indiana Wesleyan University leap Program. Complete a bachelor's degree In Management or business administration Earn an MBA or a Master's Degree In Management Classes meet one night per week for 16 or 22 months Instructors have academic and practical experience Selected class sites throughout central Indiana Earn credit for professional and military experience Indiana Wesleyan University Is fully I ft accredited by the North Central nil III10' wu' Association of Colleges and Schools. ii II Ul TO tSSBNAlS Bl JOHNM. LEIGHTY ASSOCIATED PRESS Colorful helium balloons, released into the air to celebrate everything from mall openings to sporting events, create windblown litter" that environmentalists say should be as illegal nr. tossing trash from an automobile.

The fallout of balloons made of mylar and latex creates eco-'. logical hazards, killing fish and wildlife and adding to the tons of randomly discarded plastic and -rubber products polluting the according to those concerned with the problem. A small group of people protesting balloon launches showed up recently at San Francisco's Candlestick Park, where 1.000 red and gold balloons are re- leased during home game festivities. On a larger scale, efforts are being made to dissuade Disney Enterprises from sending 1,1 balloons Into the air ev- ery year during promotional fes-tivlties. Such grass-roots efforts to balloon launches are apparently having positive results.

Bob Schoelkopf, director of Tthe Marine Mammal Stranding "Center in Brigantine, N.J.. an island where volunteers recently T.counted 700 balloons blown onto an eight-mile stretch of beach over a two-month period. INDIANA WESLEYAN LEAP PROGRAMS 211 E. 45th Marlon, IN 46953 I have two years ol prior college and am interested in- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT I have a college degree and am interested in: MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT Name --sf 4- FILE PHOTO Address Work Ph. Home Ph Most balloons, such as those released at the Indianapolis 500, are not recovered and can fall into bodies of water and be ingested by wildlife, often with fatal results.

Schoelkopf, an outspoken antl-balloon activist, said a big coup was the agreement by the National Science and Technology Association to cancel next year's release of 500.000 balloons by schoolchildren in April to study wind patterns. In addition, he said, Disney World In Florida has already agreed to cut back Save 20 On Repairs Glemby Alternatives Salon on balloon launches and release doves at some events. "I'm not against balloons, I'm against the launching of balloons," said Schoelkopf, adding that he became aware of the dangers In 1985 when he found a young sperm whale dying on the beach. "It was starving to death because of a mylar balloon blocking the valve to its stomach. "It started me thinking, what goes up must come down.

It could be In the woods, on the prairie or in the ocean." On the West Coast, the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals warned recently that an estimated 95 percent of helium balloons put into the air are never recovered and can fall and concentrate in ocean currents, endangering Pacific marine mammals. "Floating in the water, deteriorated balloons with their frayed rubber fringe look remarkably like the tentacles of jellyfish, a favorite meal for many sea creatures," said the society's Lynn Spivak. In Hawaii, the death of a 12-pound hawksbill turtle on a remote beach focused attention on how plastics and other non-biodegradable products can form "highways" of floating waste that wildlife view as food. An autopsy of the turtle revealed an intestinal tract filled with 3 pounds of junk that included parts of the following: a balloon, beads, comb, golf key, toothpaste cap. toy wheel, syringe, rope, flower and fishing line.

Daniel Bauer of the Unlversl- ty of Hawaii's Sea Grant Program said balloons and other discarded products are blown In on Isolated beaches In "drift lanes" along with natural debris. "Sea birds Ingest plastics and regurgitate It to their young," said Bauer, adding that several scheduled balloon launches were canceled on the Islands last year because of Increased environmental awareness. Barrett admits she once enjoyed releasing balloons Into the sky and said she doesn't want to blame anyone for not recognizing the dangers of what has traditionally been a festive part of positive celebrations. "It's a difficult Issue that we have to become conscious of," she said. "We don't want to harm one part of the world while celebrating another." Balloon manufacturers, one of the largest being Pioneer Balloon Co.

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