Re: Floyd effects?
J. S. (janebug@hotmail.com)
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:19:07 PDT
Just thought it was interesting that today NPR did have a spot about the
pollution and possible contamination from the Eastern NC hog farms; maybe
this will help galvanize anti-confinement sentiment. I guess you can always
hope.
> >
> >> Water-quality Monitoring
> >
> >> As Hurricane Floyd continues along the coast, the immediate
>water-quality
> >> concern is the material washed into streams by surface runoff from
>heavy
> >> rains. USGS teams will be in the field for several days collecting
> >>stream water-quality samples. The samples will be analyzed for
>concentrations
> >>of bacteria, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), pesticides, and
>sediment.
> >> The possible presence of fecal coliform and E.coli bacteria in
> >> drinking-water supplies is a primary human health concern during and
> >>after floods. An excess of nutrients can result in algal blooms,
>including
> >> Pfiesteria.
>
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