Sentence examples for affected waterways from inspiring English sources

Relief workers have been dumping large quantities of gypsum and acetic acid into the affected waterways to reduce their alkalinity levels, which initially reached a pH level of 13 .(Seven, or neutral, is considered ideal).

Experts have been pouring large quantities of clay and acid into affected waterways in an effort to neutralise the alkaline pollutants.

There were also suggestions that isolated, acute exposure to affected waterways in the midst of a fish-kill event could elicit a flu-like syndrome, albeit without accompanying changes in neurocognitive test performance (Haselow et al. 2001).

This small prevalence study in watermen, conducted 3 months after the last documented fish kill related to Pfiesteria, did not identify an increased risk of estuary-associated syndrome in those working on affected waterways.

Watermen from affected waterways had a significant reduction in visual contrast sensitivity (VCS) at the midspatial frequencies, but we did not identify a specific factor or exposure associated with this reduction.

Awareness of that tendency could lead to actions such as better testing of fish in affected waterways or improved sampling for water quality if the waterways are a drinking water source.

EPA officials accused critics of seeking to obscure a larger pollution problem affecting waterways through the West.

According to the U.S. EPA, mines can also affect waterways in other, more subtle ways, by altering natural drainage patterns, impounding water, diverting streams, and a host of other practices.

These same farmers have also been poor users of pesticides, compromising soil quality and affecting local waterways.

Kristine Stratton is Executive Director of Waterkeeper Alliance, the global environmental organization uniting more than 190 Waterkeeper programs around the world and focusing citizen advocacy on the issues that affect our waterways, from pollution to climate change.

Therefore, the possibility of repeated inhalation exposure for individuals working and living along affected beaches and waterways is increasing.