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I am convinced that Mallin's theories are true. First, he adequately supports them with his own research data. These quantitative statistics are difficult to ignore. In addition, others have made similar relational connections between populations and shellfish bed closure. Bain concurs with Mallin that shellfish beds closures are on the rise. He cites Kevin McAllister, President of Peconic Baykeeper, in noting that one-third of the Great South Bay's shellfish beds were closed for harvesting because of fecal bacteria, in 2006 (1). A report in Columbian notes that aging septic tanks that overflow in the summertime were a primary factor in the 2003 closure of all of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe's oyster beds in Dungeness Bay ("Pollution Closes" C6).
There is one primary questions that I think need to be addressed to follow up Mallin's results. What are the...
(19 May 2006). "Soaking up Harmful Runoff." Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. p. 1
Mallin, Michael. (June 2006). "Wading in Waste." Scientific American. 294(6) pp. 53-59.
"Pollution Closes…
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Bain, Brandon. (19 May 2006). "Soaking up Harmful Runoff." Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. p. 1
Mallin, Michael. (June 2006). "Wading in Waste." Scientific American. 294(6) pp. 53-59.
"Pollution Closes Tribe's Oyster Beds." (21 Sept 2003). Columbian. p. C6.
The desalination of brackish groundwater is cheaper than the desalination of water from the Gulf of Mexico People and Groundwater. As of 2002, only 79 groundwater conservation districts had been confirmed Brock. All districts with the exception of those created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, must be confirmed through an election Brock. The fact that lobbyists and businessmen can impact such confirmation elections makes it clear that election
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