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DelMarVaNow.com: Too many wipes in Ocean City pipes

Posted Thu, 2013/08/08 - 3:21pm by RCAP

Reporting on a popular beach town in Maryland, the delmarvanow.com website said on July 28:

"There’s one thoroughly modern convenience that’s causing headaches for the people who run Ocean City’s sewer system: the so-called flushable wipe.

"Like a grown-up version of soothing baby wipes, these toilet paper accoutrements are advertised as safe for toilets. But problems can mount when they get into the rest of the sewer system.

EPA launches harmful algal bloom video public service announcement series

Posted Tue, 2013/08/06 - 4:23pm by RCAP

When In Doubt, Stay Out! Protect your pooch from harmful algal blooms

EPA has released the first of three video public service announcements to raise awareness about the potential public health impacts of harmful algal blooms, which are a manifestation of nutrient pollution. The first video, "When in Doubt, Stay Out," talks about protecting human and pet health from potentially toxic algal blooms.

EPA webcast series to raise awareness about harmful algal blooms

Posted Tue, 2013/08/06 - 4:05pm by RCAP

On August 20, 2013, EPA's Watershed Academy will host a webcast on the identification and monitoring of harmful algal blooms. Don Anderson from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Steve Morton from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will continue the series with a discussion of innovative methods for identifying these algae and their blooms and how both government and research institutions and even the public can help to monitor their outbreak and spread.