SI Waterways Unsafe for Swimmers; SI Waterways Unsafe
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By JAMIESON, Debbie  New Zealand is failing to live up to its 100% Pure green image, with many popular waterways so badly contaminated they are too dangerous for recreational use, experts say.
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Swimming star Michael Phelps wants to spread the word: Don't drink and drive.
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By FRED PEARCE  THE Olympics could be smelly.   A pong over the track, sewage backing up into the athletes' village and water sports suspended by lumpy bits in the river.
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To make matters worse in South Asia, the disaster zone is now being threatened with outbreaks of disease. The World Health Organization is warning that if fresh water and medicine
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It&#39;s among the most unsightly creatures in the waterways -- a squirming, snakelike fish bound for no real glory beyond its role
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By Lee Tolliver, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 18--A bill that would require boat operators to pass a licensed boating safety education course has made it farther through the Virginia General Assembly than any previous attempt.
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Even for healthy people, swimming can lead to an accumulation of fluid in the lungs, called pulmonary edema.
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To marine biologists, âplasticsâ is a dirty word. Fish and birds can eat or become tangled in fishing gear or other plastic flotsam.
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Writer, The Associated Press. The spill _ the worst on the river in nearly a decade _ stranded commercial vessels trying to move goods through the busy Port of Philadelphia
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and triple the danger of a stroke. Urinary tract infections, such as cystitis, have the same effect, a study revealed yesterday.
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By Jayne Matthews, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 6--TROY -- Contamination of Silver Creek and other waters in Illinois soon may bring down stricter inspections on above-ground septic tanks that spew cleansed water onto the ground.
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By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 21--What started out as a simple dredging proposal to improve navigation at the base of Budd Inlet has turned into a costly need to clean up chemical contamination in the inlet.
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Cities are using bluegills to safeguard municipal water supplies. The fish react immediately to toxins in the water, so if the aquatic denizens start to flap their gills while swimming in tanks replenished constantly with reservoir water, a warning e-mail is triggered.
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By John Gillie, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 9--Forget the dream of buying a condominium on the east side of Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway.
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By The Miami Herald  Feb. 7--Miami-Dade health workers warned swimmers to avoid the water at Crandon Beach, Miami Beach's 74th Street beach and Virginia Key Beach.   Those sites had higher-than-normal levels of bacteria during recent tests, the county's health department said.
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A proposed solution to channel water into the rapidly shrinking Dead Sea could carry critical side effects, a local expert warns.
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SWIMMING ace Michael Phelps has admitted it was a dangerous mistake after the six-time Olympic champion was arrested for driving under the influence last week.