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D.C. Water Lead Levels Below Federal Limits Consumers Urged to Continue Precautions
By D'Vera Cohn Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 11, 2005;
Lead levels in the District's drinking water have fallen substantially in recent months and dropped below the federal action limit for the first time in four years, the general manager of the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority said yesterday.
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By Pierre Home-Douglas
FIRST, MARC EDWARDS DISCOVERED HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.'S, DRINKING WATER, THEN HE HAD TO PERSUADE THE BUREAUCRACY TO GET THE WORD OUT.
It was a problem that had baffled civil engineer Marc Edwards for a decade. By the time the Virginia Tech professor finally figured out the answer, he had stumbled across a health issue that ended up pitting him against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the utility that supplies Washington, D.C., with its drinking water. The resulting battle and stress affected his health, but Edwards persevered and was finally vindicated, assisted by three graduate students he credits with helping him through the ordeal.
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GAS WORKS PARK
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Lake Nyos
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Solution lakes and streams
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Scale formation in pipes
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Stalactites
Stalagmites
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FeS2 + 4O2 + 3H20 H2SO4 + Fe(OH)3
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Hood Canal, Washington, USA
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Newton, UW-APL
, pet waste, lawns, pet waste, lawns
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Onsite Septic N ProjectState Legislature Appropriation to the PSAT
M. Brett et al
The objective of this project is to measure nitrogen removal rates from septic system drainfield plumes for OSSs located in the Hood Canal watershed. These data are needed to estimate the potential N loading to the Hood Canal from OSSs …. project report with the state legislature by the end of June, 2007.
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Well Installation and Sampling
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From: W.T. Edmondson (1994) Lake & Reservoir Management 10: 75-84.
The impact of waste water diversion on Lake Washington phosphorus loading
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From: W.T. Edmondson (1994) Lake & Reservoir Management 10: 75-84.
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Change in Lake Washington nutrient concentrations, and phytoplankton biomass after waste water diversion
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From: W.T. Edmondson (1994) Lake & Reservoir Management 10: 75-84.
The impact of waste water diversion on Lake Washington water clarity
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Global average temperature
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Consequences of Global Warming for the PNW
Shorter ski seasons More winter flooding Increased landslide risk due to rain on snow events Reduced summer flows Water supply shortages More catastrophic forest fires Agricultural water shortages in Eastern W Further-stressed salmon runs
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The South Cascade glacier retreated dramatically in the 20th century
Courtesy of the USGS glacier group
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Decrease Increase
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Mote 2003(b)
Decrease Increase
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As the West warms,winter flows rise and summer flows drop
Figure by Iris Stewart, Scripps Inst. of Oceanog. (UC San Diego)
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Northwest warming
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Questions?
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