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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
On Thursday May 22, 2008, Lamar Colorado recorded an exceedance of the twenty-four-hour PM10 standard with a concentration of 227 ug/m3 at the Lamar Power Plant. Sustained winds and gusts in eastern and southeastern Colorado exceeded blowing dust criteria. Winds at Lamar were above the blowing dust thresholds for several hours on May 22, and gusts were as high as 58 mph.
5) Spider legs
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Harvard scientist Nathan Smallwood leads an expedition to capture a giant sea spider which is killing fishermen off Newfoundland. The spider was genetically engineered by a woman biologist to punish people for polluting the sea.
14) Silent spring
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.5 - AR Pts: 19
Description
"First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. 'Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations . . . [It is] well crafted, fearless and succinct . . . Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail...
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) is used to determine the maximum amount of a pollutant that a water body may receive and still maintain water quality standards. The mainstem of Silver Creek from a point immediately below the Town of Ricos water supply diversion to the confluence with the Dolores River is included in the 2006 303(d) list for exceeding the Aquatic Life use standards for zinc and cadmium.
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