Road Will Flood

Cassidy, Regina

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Description

Title

Road Will Flood

Author(s)

Cassidy, Regina

Issue Date

2021

Keyword(s)

• Salt Creek Watershed
• Pollution
• Water Contamination

Abstract

My Master’s Capstone project is a watershed plan for the Salt Creek Watershed, primarily based in Effingham County (where I took this picture). Through my research, I have discovered that, due to climate change, Illinois has been subject to an alarming increase in extreme precipitation events, resulting in increased ground and surface water contamination. Nitrogen/nitrates, phosphorus, manganese, growth hormones, antibiotics, herbicides, insecticides, and pathogens (such as E. coli), are turning up in tests of Illinois waterways. This problem brings a multiplicity of consequences that require innovative, as well as commonsense interventions. We are encouraging watershed communities to adopt green infrastructure projects to decrease pollution of our waterways.

Type of Resource

Image

Language

eng

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Copyright 2021 Regina Cassidy

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