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MILL CREEK:

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People to contact:

EPA employee-

EPA Directory Assistance is available by calling (202) 272-0167.

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U C environmental professor- = Wendy R. Eisner = Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director

400A Braunstein Hall

513-556-3926

wendy.eisner@uc.edu

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Ohio River Foundation:

Ohio River Foundation  P.O. Box 42460 Cincinnati, OH 45242 Tel: 513-460-3365 Fax: 513-469-6755 Email: orf@ohioriverfdn.org []

Article written by Dan Klepal on Ohio River pollution:

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7 facts for ancient Rome:

The wealthy death rate was very high because of dirty water and the blood/death in Colosseum probably spread disease

Deforestation occurred because of heating wood, building with wood, using it to fire bricks that were used to build aqueducts.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Forests couldn’t recover because of widespread grazing by goats, sheep, cows, and pigs.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Many forests were burned by generals so that they wouldn’t be attacked when setting up camp in war. When the smoke was released into the air carbon monoxide would be left in the air. Farmland was destroyed because of the burning of forests.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Soil eroded and large marshes were formed. They clogged the cities with more unemployed citizens and spread a disease called malaria.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Industries moved because they needed wood as resource. When wood supply for important silver mines was gone and supply of new silver was cut off, there was a greater economic problem. Glass and brick industries moved to southern Gaul, causing higher prices of shipping.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">The river became filthy with wastes. The Romans would dump trash and wastes into the Tiber River and then drink out of it, causing most of the Romans to get sick and decrease the population.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Rome had to soon depend entirely on North Africa for food because since all soil was eroding, farmers couldn’t grow crops as well anymore to feed the people.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Present day facts

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">United States ranks as 7th highest rate of primary forest loss.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">United States has clear-cut forests on behalf of wealthy and powerful timber and paper corporations

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Ohio River polluted because of high concentrations of bacteria from raw sewage and heavy metals.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Older power plants and industrial facilities enjoy loopholes that allow them to pollute at much higher levels than their cleaner counterparts.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Cincinnati was ranked #9 for year-round particle pollution.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Mill creek was polluted by bacteria and viruses from raw sewage. There were elevated levels of lead and other heavy metals, organic compounds, pesticides and ammonia. A variety of metals were found including lead, zinc, copper, cadmium, and chromium. Other things included contaminated sediments and combined sewer overflows and other pollutants.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Fax',serif;">Air pollution can be caused by exhaust of motor vehicles, the combustion of fossil fuels, the burning of coal and oil, and mainly by burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Email to Wendy Eisner:

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Hello,

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">My name is Katelyn Peters and I'm a seventh grader at Nagel Middle School. In social studies we are seeing if we can solve Ancient Rome's problems with current technology. My topic is pollution and environmental issues. I saw that you were a professor at University of Cincinnati on a similar topic. I have a few questions for you. It would be great if you would respond back and answer them so I can learn more about this problem. Here are my questions:

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">What are the biggest causes of air pollution and water pollution? <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">

What are some ways to prevent air pollution and water pollution today?

Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely, Katelyn Peters

Questions:

1. How can we prevent pollution from making our environment even worse?

2. What are biggest causes of both water and air pollution today?

3. How can we help out with cleaning up the environment?

4. What is the EPA currently doing to help/stop pollution?

Conversation with EPA:

Answers from EPA

1. Save energy by taking fewer trips in the car, turning thermostat down in winter up in summer, recycling.

2. Air- Automobile exhaust, electricity generation. Water- Farm waste (fertilizer).

3. Same as number one.

4. Setting standards for air quality.

Citations: . "Edited Guide Entry." // H2G2 //. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb 2012. <http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/A2184473>.

. "Air." // Natural Resources Defense Council //. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb 2012. <http://www.nrdc.org/air/cleanairact/default.asp?gclid=CI3N35f8ga4CFUlN4AodwTbh4A>.

. "America's Beautiful Forests." // Save America's Forests //. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb 2012. <http://saveamericasforests.org/crisis.htm>.

. "Mother Nature Network." // 7 US Cities With the Worst Air Pollution //. cirracore, 2012. Web. 9 Feb 2012. <http://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/photos/7-us-cities-with-the-worst-air-pollution/cincinnati>.

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A River Polluted

Solution

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Cincinnati- Pollution

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