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aterials in it can cause liver disease, repiratory infections and potentially fatal gastrointestinal disorders. The building of homes, roads, shopping centers and parking lots has disrupted the natural drainage systems in coastal ares 53% of the countries population lived int eh counties bordering the seacoasts and Great akes which makes up !"% of the continental #.$. and area %any of the pollution from the streets leads directly to urban lakes, coastal creeks or beach areas $ewage treatment plants remove harmful bacteria and other contaminants $torm water runoff is classified as a nonpoint source pollution because the runoff emanates from a wide area rather than a single source The microbes &bactera, viruses and proto'oa( derive from feces )*+ A single gram of dog feces contains about ,3 million bacteria %icrobes pollute shellfish beds and areas used for recreation - shellfish are primary filter feeders, they strain large volumes of seawater through their bodies to concentrate food material like microscopic algae To protect consumers from shellfish - they post signs that harvesting clams, mussels or oysters there is illegal .isks - by mouth, nose, eyes or open wounds - illnesses include+ gastroenteriti, con/unctivitis &eye infection(, cellulitis &skin irritations swimmers itch(, ear infections, respiratory infections and more serious disease such as hepatitis and Guillain 0arre syndrom 0acteria causing illnesses - )scherichia coli, 1lostridium perfringens and various species of )nterococcus, Aeromonas, 1ampylobacter, $almonella, $higella and 2ersinia )3A standards - seawater unsafe - individual sample is above !45 16# per !44 milliliters )3A - fresh water - 33 16# per !44 milliliters $uspended sediments and other particles cloud receiving waters &degree of cloudiness is called turbidity(. $ediments, particularly clay can physically and chemically bind with pollutants such as ammonium, phosphate, metals, and fecal bacteria and viruses 0inding to soils protects bacteria from ultraviolet radiation - it can also obtain carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients from the soil particles and microbes can hitch a ride downstream with sediment $olution+ builders need to move away from clear7cutting, wetlands drainage and e8tensive use of pavement %inimi'e the use of impervious surfaces and ma8imi'e the amount of vegetated areas

9ave you heard that it:s bad to go to the beach after a big storm /ust hit; <o you wonder why, or already know why; =ell let me sum it up, imagine all those pollutants on the road. The little speckles of tire from braking too hard, that soda you poured in the street because it old, that oil leak that you still need to get fi8ed, where does it all go; <own the sewer..no. <own the drain; 2es, but did you know it doesn:t get treated, so guess where it ends up. =e have a winner, in the ocean. <irty ocean water always is happening, but it happens most after a big storm. All the water that:s rushing down the streets into the gutters is not treated like sewage water, it is simply dumped into urban lakes, coastal creeks or beach areas. This is not only harmful to the environment, but to human health as well, ingestion by mouth, nose, eyes or open wounds can cause illnesses including+ gastroenteritis, con/unctivitis &eye infection(, cellulitis &skin irritations swimmers itch(, ear infections,

respiratory infections and more serious disease such as hepatitis and Guillain 0arre syndrome. The bacteria causing these illnesses are, )scherichia coli, 1lostridium perfringens and various species of )nterococcus, Aeromonas, 1ampylobacter, $almonella, $higella and 2ersinia. =hat has been found in the dirty water are microbs which are bacteria, viruses and proto'oa that are derived from feces for e8ample dog feces which a single gram of it contains about ,3 million bacteria. According to the )3A &)nvironmental 3rotection Agency( the standards for seawater to be unsafe is for it be !45 16# per milliliters and for freshwater it is 33 16# per !44 milliliters. $ome solutions to help stop waste the ocean is for builders to move away from clear7cutting, wetland drainage and e8tensive use of pavement. To minimi'e the use of impervious surfaces and ma8imi'e the amount of vegetated areas. =hatever that is on the ground will end up in the water we like to swim in for recreational purposes so unless you want to swim in an ocean full of waste lets begin with these small changes. This article was fairly interesting. > never heard that it:s recommended to not go to the beach after a big storm and that rainwater wasn:t treated. 1onsidering all the harmful items rainwater contains once it hits the pavement it should be treated. >:m tired of people thinking the ocean is /ust a waste basket that doesn:t matter. There are other living things on this earth besides us, we need to be less selfish and more productive in saving this planet. >t:s so upsetting how one can simply not care about what goes on to the earth. >t is our home, our only home why do we continue to destroy it.

$o =hat; 3eople need to be aware of the harm from rainwater waste. >t:s scary that all those harmful chemicals and to8ins that are on the pavement for who knows how many years is now in our oceans. 3eople like to go to the ocean to swim, they want to see it clean and as healthy as it can be. 0ut that doesn:t seem to matter enough because nothing is being done to regulate this. =hat >f..; >f change is made now and it:s productive we could slowly change the oceans cleanness, but of course this is if people are willing to stand up and speak out for the ocean. All it takes is one person to rile up the crowd.

$ays =ho; The article was written by %ichael A. %allin, but researchers and scientists added to the information found. Along with reports from organi'ations and councils such as the ?atural .esources <efence 1ouncil

=hat <oes This .emind %e @f; This reminds me of how if ph levels become acid they affect the ocean as well. They kill of organisms and one big problem is it is slowly killing off coral reef which is a home to hundreds of organisms.