8.02.2014

Toxic Toledo

Dangerous toxins found in Toledo water treatment plant; 400,000 Ohioans put on 'do not drink' order - NY Daily News

"The city explained that Lake Erie, one of the Toledo's water sources, likely developed a harmful algal bloom, causing the toxins to trickle into the treatment plant.

"That kind of outbreak occurs when nitrogen and phosphorus collects in a body of water — often the result of fertilizer-laced runoff or broken septic systems."

(A musical comment from Tom Lehrer.)

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