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Toxic Algae Bloom Leaves 500,000 W/out Drinking Water in Ohio
2014-08-03 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The City of Toledo has issued a Do Not Drink advisory for residents served by Toledo Water after chemical tests confirmed the presence of unsafe levels of the algal toxin Microcystin in the drinking water plants finished water. The advisory, spanning three counties in Ohio and one in Michigan, leaves more than 400,000 people in the Toledo area without drinking water. Do not drink the water, Melanie Amato, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Health, told Circle of Blue....
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400,000 in Ohio without drinking water as toxin tests continue
2014-08-03 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Testing of water for toxins in Toledo, Ohio, continued on Sunday as some 400,000 people remained without safe drinking water for a second day following the discovery of high toxin levels from algae on Lake Erie. Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins said some sampling showed decreased toxin levels but that results from further tests would not be known until later in the day. "All I can tell you is that everything is trending in a very positive direction," Collins told reporters. But he also cautioned...
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Storms, saltwater threaten flooding, drinking water
2014-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Press: As sea levels rise in Southwest Florida, water isn't just going to flood in from the Gulf; it'll come from above and below as well. Storm water and saltwater intrusion are two aspects of sea level rise that will cause headaches across the region. Southwest Florida's flat topography and porous geology mean water flows poorly on the surface, but relatively free underground. It's the exact opposite of what you'd want. Southwest Florida sits on primarily limestone rock, which is filled with...
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Man-made wetlands turn wastewater into tap water
2014-08-03 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: As murky water snakes through a man-made wetland between Dallas and Houston, its shallow ponds of lush vegetation slowly filter out phosphorous and nitrates until, a week later, the water runs clear as a creek into the area drinking supply. The 2,000-acre wetland system in Fairfield converts what is mainly treated wastewater that would otherwise flow into the Gulf of Mexico into an additional 65,000 gallons per day feeding the Richland-Chambers Reservoir - a significant contribution in a state...
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Toledo Residents Cut Off From Water Supply After Tests Show Toxins
2014-08-03 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Long lines formed at water distribution centers and store shelves were quickly emptied of bottled water after Ohio's fourth-largest city told residents not to drink from its water supply that was fouled by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie. The warning effectively cut off the water supply to 400,000 people in Toledo, most of its suburbs and a few areas in southeastern Michigan. Worried residents told not to drink, brush their teeth or wash dishes with the water emptied store shelves and...
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