Ecological and Environmental Indicators

(Conservation Currents, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, Feb 2004) Polluted soil poses a severe problem for both ecosystem health and land development. Because soil lies at the confluence of many natural systems, soil pollution can be spread to other parts of the natural environment. Groundwater, for instance, percolates through the soil and can carry the soil pollutants into streams, rivers, wells and drinking water. Erosion can create the same problem. Plants growing on polluted soil may contain harmful levels of pollutants themselves, and this can be passed on to the animals and people that eat them. Dust blown from polluted soil can be inhaled directly by passersby. Additionally, in an urban setting such as Fairfax Cou...

We are pleased to announce that a new journal, the Journal of Hydro-environment Research , will be launched in July 2007. The journal is a collaboration between Elsevier, the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering (IAHR), and the Korea Water Resources Association (KWRA). Published on a quarterly basis, Journal of Hydro-environment Research aims to provide an international platform for the dissemination of research and engineering applications related to water and hydraulic problems in the Asia-Pacific ...

Hello, This e-mail is to update you on (1) new ways you can get the final Central Oregon Stormwater Manual and (2) the third Stakeholder Workshop and Manual Training. How to get the Manual The full final Manual is now available for download from the COIC website: http://www.coic.org/stormwater . A Revision Suggestion Form has also been placed on the webpage so that users and readers can start to suggest revisions for the next round of updates (currently scheduled for Spring 2008). If you would like to purchase a hardcopy of the Manual, COIC is now accepting orders. A color hardcopy in a binder will cost $40. Please contact Kelly Elzner to let her know you would like one and to arrange payment at: KElzner@coic.org or (541) 548-9544. Hardcopies will be available by June 29, the day of the third Stakeholder Workshop. If you would like to order a hardcopy but will not be attending the Workshop then alternate arrangements can be made for pick-up. Third Stakeholder Workshop and Manua...

It's time for the public to speak, and for your concerns to be heard! On Wednesday, October 25th, at 7 pm in the Old Town Hall, the public hearing on the gravel pit proposal will reopen and now it's your turn. As chair and vice chair of the Mount Carmel Environmental Trust*, my wife and I would like to thank you for your interest in this issue, and for the hard work many of you have put into fighting the pits. From signing petitions to putting up signs (I think I counted 25 on Monday) to attending planning meetings to gathering information for your comments at the hearing, you have helped to strengthen the case against the pits. It's important to stress how this mining operation would affect us all. Some of you may live near the site, as we do. Many of us make frequent use of the Farmington Canal trail (my wife is out there twice a day). Certainly we all drive on Whitney Avenue regularly! And, almost all of us use the public water supply. We should not have to worry a...