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Argentina 1993; 250 million was set aside to clean it up, only 1 million was spent on the river, the rest was "misappropriated".
Keep in mind this is a very liberal site, so I don't speak to the credability of these claims. If you know better, let us know.
Pretty stunning photographs, actually the river in Ohio being set on fire was an eye opener before that we thought rivers and oceans were great places to dump chemicals and sewage. We are still doing the same with our oceans, continuing to dump sewage.
It's the nitrogen that is the issue there. The algae loves it, the oxygen is dpleted and it creates a "dead zone".
I know - big problem in the bay areas on Long Island, septic systems pollute the ground water, treatment plants pollute the ocean and bays and cause the algae blooms along with fertilizers.
It's the nitrogen that is the issue there. The algae loves it, the oxygen is dpleted and it creates a "dead zone".
If you go to that site, coalman, and look at their most endangered rivers, they blame mining for the majority. I don't know if that's true or not, might be. They sure are out to kill the coal industry.
If you go to that site, coalman, and look at their most endangered rivers, they blame mining for the majority.
Really? I went through every caption and did not see a single one that mentioned mining. Where is this reference to mining you speak of?
Mine run off is certainly an issue but mostly because of mines that are a century old. Underground mines flood so they created drainage tunnels. They still run today 100 years later. This water is high in sulfur and metals. It oxidizes and produces a rusty stain on rocks and will leave orange type sludge, you can see similar natural occurrences in places like Yellowstone. This can remediated and that material is used for things like pigment in paints. You're not going to grow a third eye from pollution from like this but it will kill aquatic life especially in the immediate area of the discharge such as small creeks it's running into.
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I don't understand what you're saying. Algae loves pollution?
In this case the pollution is nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage, farming and even fertilizers people put on their lawn. You get an algae bloom which depletes the the water of oxygen killing off marine life.
Funny that it was just released that the 10 most dangerous beach environmentally to swim in contained 9 California beaches in one of the most heavily environmental active states.
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