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Camping -- Impact, Low-impact, NO-impact

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richardgreencfr
Aug 23 2006
08:19 am

That is a shame about the Montreal pools. I suppose no one else out there is thinking about the porous epidermal membranes of amphibeous creatures that are often used in derogatory references to francophones, and the derrogatory humout that could ensue here. Alas I too must be a buffoon at heart.

As my worship pastor often says "take me to the river!!"

Ah yes. Speaking of worship, what is "the river?"
But i digress.

Nosugar inspired me to check out some more web info on the subject. I found some articles about cities dumping sewage in massive quantities into rivers. I’m sure this is the tip of the iceburg. The links are below. And I don’t mean to say that this justifies the act of pooping in a river outright, but i do think it adds something to the discussion. I found it interesting, eye opening if you will. Montreal’s pool problem is just a drop in the pool of water contamination problems.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1377306,00.html

http://www.thereporteronline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16816678&BRD=2275&PAG=461&dept_id=466404&rfi=6

http://www.ohiopirg.org/OH.asp?id2=20723

http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/fanacost.asp
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/02/08/east_river_got.php