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 Stories About: Potomac River
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Sure It's Not the Politics?
Wildlife waste blamed for pollution in D.C.-area waterways |
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29 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Sure It's Not the Politics? Wildlife waste blamed for pollution in D.C.-area waterways Tired of being left out, nature has decided to join in the fun and pollute itself. A significant amount of harmful bacteria in Virginia and Maryland waterways has been pinned on, well, wildlife poop. The Potomac and Anacostia rivers and an additional two dozen or so streams have been declared federally &quo ... |
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| Topics: news, Potomac River, Washington DC, water pollution, wildlife (all these topics) |
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A Fish Called Wanda
Male fish with female characteristics found in Potomac tributaries |
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06 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Fish Called Wanda Male fish with female characteristics found in Potomac tributaries Male smallmouth and largemouth bass in the Potomac River have been found to be developing eggs, leading federal scientists to suspect that, well, it may be something in the water. Female characteristics have been found in more than 80 percent of the male smallmouth bass studied in Potomac tributaries in Maryland and Virginia. Feminized f ... |
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| Topics: marine life, news, Potomac River (all these topics) |
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The Sludge Report
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21 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| The Sludge Report From the department of You've Got To Be Kidding: An internal U.S. EPA document alleges that the 200,000 tons of toxic sludge dumped by the Army Corps of Engineers into the Potomac River every year is actually good for fish, because it forces them to fl ... |
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| Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, pollution and waste, Potomac River, solid waste treatment and disposal, toxics, United States, US EPA, Washington DC, water bodies and marine life, wildlife (all these topics) |
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