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Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Prior to the Clean Water Act of 1972, the waters of the United States were a largely unregulated, polluted mess. They're still a largely unregulated, polluted mess, but slightly less so! #Biden2020
In this episode, Jared and James discuss how U.S. streams, rivers, and lakes became the dumping grounds of industry, and introduce the second key player in our story: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Also; the health effects of water pollution; and the lads dust-off their Oedipal complexes to examine the role their own families played in destroying America's waterways. This is a heavy one, dude.
Links to sources:
Cone, Marla. "Rural Well Water Linked to Parkinson's Disease." Scientific American. 5 Aug 2009.
Schwartz, J., Levin, R., and Goldstein, R. "Drinking water turbidity and gastrointestinal illness in the elderly of Philadelphia." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 54(1): 45-51. January 2000.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1731533/
University of Exeter. "Declining Male Fertility Linked To Water Pollution." ScienceDaily. 20 January 2009.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090118200636.htm
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