University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Road Will Flood

Cassidy, Regina

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Title
Road Will Flood
Author(s)
Cassidy, Regina
Issue Date
2021
Keyword(s)
  • Salt Creek Watershed
  • Pollution
  • Water Contamination
Date of Ingest
2021-04-12T22:32:22Z
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
Genre of Resource
Photograph
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/109800
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Copyright 2021 Regina Cassidy

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