GL: Ducks and marine sanitation

[Keith]

To add a little more confusion to the marine water pollution arguments, the 
journal SCIENCE (29 Mar. 2002) reported on a study which tracked the 
biological sources of fecal bacterial in Virginia watersheds. Only 15% of E. 
coli bacteria had a human origin (i.e. septic runoff and boat discharge). 
The remainder came from other animal hosts, the largest contributor being 
waterfowl with 32.5% of the total. Similar studies are being carried out in 
California, Washington, and Oregon.



What's next? Diapers for geese?



Keith
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"People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, 
fortunately." - Russell Baker