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<br />prcliJI:n1 01 the 1...1' \'q:..l' l\.l. ~lJfln.l.
<br />,10 ollltlUt'r pr(l\ldin~ bo:l.ll Jnd .hp
<br />rcnuh dllh.' bke l~r1p(nUJf. <..lid he
<br />.J1l1ihllle~ .l drop,ull' of ahout 10 percent
<br /><If hi. hUlinc" 1\) .he hluom thi. 1'.1'1
<br />,Ul11mn J"htluf.h .Ilf..lc <In the l,1kc: In
<br />Ill.." ~\lll1nll:r i. ClHmnon .1' the "..,lIef
<br />IcmrCI.llUU: W.lllnl. (,lIrpCnlOf. ',;1'" the
<br />hlll"m i, unulu.ll b....:.l.u~ II hcp"' in
<br />the: winter. ~\\'e'rc: \ccinf. Ll .ll;JIn now.l.
<br />Ihe: Woller IcmI'Cf..HUIl." dwp,IUl,",
<br />..lown: he 'JiJ.
<br />:-':111-1", PonJ '.lid III J..ldition ltl
<br />pho,phon'1l1 .wJ nllr~cn lo.IIlinf..
<br />W.llel ll:mpcuturc .Ind Il'JU(CJ lAke:
<br />\("\o'["!- .lrc k...v 1,1(!U" in the hl..om,.
<br />.O\'cr rlu'p.J.\1 \"t:JI. lAc IC\TI-
<br />drorl'cJ \tg.nifllJ.ndy - "Il<I\l1 ,\0 hl ';0
<br />!ccl,w he \.11.1. lW(JUIl' 01.1 few 10\00 W;l.U,'"(
<br />YC.J.r. un the COIOrJJIl Rin:'r sy,lcm .loJ
<br />rcle.l'c, lIlT ,lo......n'lrCJlll met'. The n~,ull
<br />"'.1_' nlOre ,h.1I1tl'" 1.1' Vty.:.l' Ihy lh.l.l
<br />hnlllc<llhl' nli\in~ f"-lll'IlIlJI of wa,h
<br />WJll'r wilh !Jke "'.ller. PonJ .11"'1 '\.liJ
<br />dlg.de rnlulrc ,un li~hr cxpmurc 10
<br />bloom, In Ih.. p.I'(, 11<: '.11<1. ",hl'll bk<:
<br />I<:\eh wcre hl!;her. .<><,In Wolter from the
<br />....J\h "'!lul.l di\C~ under bke ~\rJd'<
<br />"'Jrmel ,urfJ.:e "Ju,"r rn1uung ,unli!!.hl
<br />e,['<"lIfe 10 Ihe l'h"'phornu, JIll1
<br />nllrO):,cO, Hown'er. Ihi, p.!'1 ,ummer
<br />.....l,Jitl"erenl-
<br />~Thcrc ....ele in<li\Jlwn' IhJl while
<br />,ume 01 rhe w;&..h plume dn\e, olhcr
<br />p;lru 'IJyed neJt Ihe ,utt"Me.w 1'0nJ 'oJ,id.
<br />rl.",uhlOg 10 Ihl;, p.l,t wimer hlo.om.
<br />Curremly. l'"rtJ ,.11..1 Ihl'1.Jke ~1c.lJ
<br />\X'Jlcr QUJ.!iI\' !'nrum. J .on,onium III
<br />,ilitcn' ,lI1J ,ute .lnJ tedeul d!!.en.in
<br />....orkinf. to imprn'\,'l' 1.l1..e ~1edJ'\ ....Jlel
<br />qUJlil~" i, .....Mking Hl i.!enrilv whor
<br />'f"-It<~ ct)llllil->uunj:; 10 Ihe nillo~enl
<br />pho'phurou' run-oil" Viol l-e\"eullllOlll'
<br />wring llJIIOIl' ered("d Jroulllllhe 1.1-'
<br />Vq:J' tI:g.ion. Ollce Ihe contrihulOr, Jrc
<br /><:'IJbli,h<:J, I'OIU 'oJ,id thl." I,:roup ....ill
<br />determine ....hJ.I J([ion, 10 IJ1..e, hope-
<br />full~', h\. nelll ,ummer. He ,.Il(1 f'<'lCntIJI
<br />J(lion' ,uuld include huffef lone'> im
<br />nonf"-linl ,,'UR(" pollution. dl\ening
<br />mOll." "-Jl("r 10 wellJnd, III Ihe "J,h ,or
<br />nJlUr.lI lihfJlwn or r..en rIeJUng ur....1O
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<br />flln.offhefole II enll:r, the ....a,h. I'uh\i.
<br />e-Ju.Jlltln camr.l.ign' 10 iotlllm people
<br />.Ihmll Ihe- p~\'it\" Iheir urbao ruo-olf ha'
<br />nn Lake- ~lcaJ walt'I qua!i{\' Jl~ arc
<br />und,'rwJY.
<br />Th(lll~h C1t"Jll \Valer Coalitinn
<br />dl,.:hJrf.\'r, .l.lre-Jdy Heal tlll rho'ph(l-
<br />1ll1l\.I.l.ke 1.......1, ulUI.1 Jrop e\'en fUflhcr
<br />II the (:.l.Jif",m,l \);'.It'1 U'-C 1'1.10 mo\'e'
<br />Inl(llull \Wlllf. .Illd .lddl1l<ln.l.\ rdo_,es
<br />Jfe mJ.1e nUl oi ~lc.ld Illr dO"ll,ut"Jm
<br />U\C. proml'un!" Ille f>'lll'miallur Ilj::hter
<br />mrrof.en T~lll'-'.
<br />~Thme 1'1.101\ llllf.ht nut be .l.ble 10
<br />lighten up all~' more heelu\(' Ihl'~:re
<br />Jlrl'Jdy prt"t1y mmh.ll Ihe le<.:holllof.ical
<br />n1.l.\llllUm fm rrl'.l.lmt'llt.~ PUrlJ \aid.
<br />\'or\J 'oJ,1.1 rhe PfOpO".J "'.tih
<br />di\-er,ion pIpe omld help JIl,'"i.llt"
<br />ph<"phJlr:/nilfl)~en un!';\els.
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<br />Perchlorate
<br />Thr"u~h"t11 Ihe '''>(1<. .111.1 IIlIO Ihe
<br />'lith. rhe 1-.1\ Vq:;.l' r~l"n ".I.' Ihe
<br />le-aJlllF pwJuc<:r of .mllllonium
<br />pc.:rchlm.lrr: Ilhe "'ldillng (Ompl.lllenl of
<br />rr><:kel (udlln Ihe (ounlr~'. The l<lCJ.litHl
<br />iUI IlJ.lnUfJ(1Uflng W.l.' llt".H lll-nJl'r<<,".
<br />.1 (II)' iU'1 our,ide ,,( !-1' \'l'gJ\. -hn'
<br />(ompJ.l1lt"'. !\.err-M.<--;ee em!'. Jnd
<br />Aml."ricJn ('.Ieili. Corp.. l11.lflufadUtCll
<br />lht' perchlor.lle hUI .l.n e'l.plo,illll atlhe
<br />Ameri.:.n ('.loll<.: plJl1IlIl 1"88 rh.1I !.:fl
<br />{.....II <It'ad and hundle.!, inlured clmeJ
<br />lhe :\.mericdn l'.Icitic fJcilil~'. Thouj:.h
<br />not manuf.hturing perdllor.lle .lm-
<br />Innj:.l'r, !\.err~\kCC(' is ,rill on 'Ir<: and
<br />will conrinue to rcline eXI,ring ,lOCks 01
<br />pcrchl<UJle unrillhe "uPl'h' i, F,lIle.
<br />A fJ.:el 01 pehhlorJ.le i\ Ih.lt il" wry
<br />,..Iuhlc: In ".ller. \'erchlorJle .0ntamUla-
<br />linn in rhe ".l,h ".hn'r Ji,co\ered 1II1Iil
<br />1<J9~ when ~I\\:'ll nOII(ed (on,,'nlrJ-
<br />linm of {he ,heml'-.llm 11\ ColoLldo
<br />Rivl'r ";Her ,uprl~'- F\'enIU.lII~-. lhe
<br />Ji",hJf~e' "en" ru.eJ from Ihe Colo.
<br />rado Ri\'er .-\que.!UCI {(l ,hallo.... ~ruund-
<br />WJll."f Ji,.hJlg~ t'flll'rlllf' rht' wa,h.
<br />.-\nnuJI di~<.:h.1rf.C-S trllm Iht' poundw.uel
<br />~l.l,in, "hen: Ihe peH:hlofJrt' plullle I~
<br />I'Kdte.!, .01lll>ineJ with urball runol! 10
<br />the ".1,h. .lrc JOOUI 20.000 .loe-Il'.'I,
<br />I'l'f\hlllUIl' WA~ on.:e rIo..:rihcd in
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<br />the !'l"U\ a~.l Irc,lIlllenl tOI (;U\'CS
<br />di\('.!'.:,;lIl ailml'llI (feJ.rin~an O'o'CIJ(lI\'e
<br />IhnoiJ _ Iht' 1,:1.111,1. neJllhe Ihf<lA11Il
<br />human' 111.11 ,eol'le thyroid hormone 10
<br />r<:~ul,.nt' puwlh alld mC(.lhoh'lll.
<br />How("\'er. il W.l' \I(ll'~d a' .I Ile.1llllt'nt
<br />Jller dt"l,'rmllllnf. Ihal hif-h dmt'~ (400-
<br />(,no Ill~ pet d.IY) "i perchl<ll.lre (ould
<br />genetale n<:f.JtI\'e ,iJe-dTcdS ,uch a,
<br />th~'rold ":Jnctr. a weJkclled Immune
<br />W\lem and pwhl("m, III devdorinf.
<br />iCllI'l" in,lm!int.: relJrdalion,
<br />CUn(t'llUJlion,ol p..!(hlof.lle found
<br />In lake ~kld - .lh"UI 'i \0 10 pJrt~'rcf'
<br />I>illio\l (ppbl on .IH'r;l~e - at(" ks\ rh.ln
<br />Ihe 18 !,ph Se\;ld,1 hJ' WI A~ .I. nmtJrni-
<br />nJIll guiddine (ullhe thcmlCaJ. The
<br />ll.S. F.n,'inmlTler\l;lll'wICnlt,n Agell(Y
<br />(F!':\) )u~e'led f.ul.!clin<: lor per(hlm-
<br />Jrl' i, I>J\C<lt'll a rc!ell."ncc do~c (derivcd
<br />ilonl humAn and ,lIlim,llrcsling. .mJ
<br />(AlculAled 1'<>1 boJy welghl) Jnd h.l~ been
<br />inlerprelcd by ~(lllle to he .n pph.
<br />Currenrl~', ".P:\. U'<" Ihi~ Icft'ren.:e do\('
<br />.I' .I. gui.-l.rn~(" tJnl'l' I'"r perchllll.lll'.
<br />however. il due, nllI hJve ,In enforceable
<br />n.llimlJl 'IJlld.nd. Fi'A o!li..:i,lb '>.Iy they
<br />Jte .urrently IJkmg inlO .K(Ounl
<br />..In-doping org.tnl,m, when JC\'e1oping
<br />IheH nev> guideline .l.l\J eXpe~:t !O have;1
<br />final Jrah I(a;(ology J."e"mer\l inr
<br />1\Cf<hloralc a~'JilAhlt' lor llC"Cr r.'Vicv. by
<br />}JnuJry lO1l2.
<br />lC\'cl, in Ihl" w;&-,h hJvc: been found
<br />1<1 he;&~ hil'h J.< 1,000 rrb where Iht'
<br />~hJ.l1o" gruundwalel ,uum efltCr\ ,he
<br />w.I,h Jfld alC (urn:IUI~' .1.1 JbtlUI "00 rrh
<br />.1.1 IhJI IU<'::.llion. Tr..l.dilion.ll Ir('atm,'nt
<br />pI\Ke"e\ do flOI remO\'e perchlor,i1e and
<br />I\.err.~h{~("-t.'. which i, h.lndling the
<br />de,w-ur. hJ~ e'>lJbli,heJ .I. lemrorJfY
<br />ion ('1((hJnj::e Ift';rlml'nf plAnt near the
<br />wa,h HI HeJt .l1'l(lul hJlt" oi rhl' conullli-
<br />n.lIed WJlet hclore it efller. Ihe w.l,h .lt a
<br />,,"101 Jhoul $400.000 .1 mOflth. Kerr-
<br />~1\l-;Ce .1.1,0 hJ~ .lll exi.ting 11-.1(1(' lined
<br />e\'al'oUtlOfl p<md Jnd.l brger ion
<br />fi.hr.tlion IJdlir\' nt',uint: (oltlplerion In<1
<br />)(hcJull."d 10 go on-Iiflt" in F('hru.u-y
<br />20tl2,
<br />MI rhink....e ate gninF 10 \.C"t' \Onlt'
<br />dr.l.m,lIic drop' in perchloralt" Ind, 01
<br />ht.llh rhe wJ,h Alld rhe IJll'. hUI 11 i,
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