Copper is an essential nutrient at low concentrations, but is toxic to aquatic organisms at higher concentrations. In addition to acute effects such as mortality, chronic exposure to copper can lead to adverse effects on survival, growth, reproduction as well as alterations of brain function, enzyme activity, blood chemistry, and metabolism.
This swamp is also the home of the legendary Honey Island Swamp monster, which has from time to time been known as the Tainted Keitre. Honey Island Swamp is located on the Pearl River wildlife management area and managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Very few bacteria or microorganisms can survive in an environment like that, they just die. Theyâre smothered by it, essentially.â What Harris points out represents an important feature of honeyâs longevity: for honey to spoil, there needs to be something inside of it that can spoil. With such an inhospitable environment, organisms canât survive long enough within the jar of honey to have the chance to spoil. Honey is also naturally extremely acidic. âIt has a pH that falls between 3 and 4.5, approximately, and that acid will kill off almost anything that wants to grow there,â Harris explains.