Swim The River
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Where do all rivers start.
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High land, hills and mountains
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Springs
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Wells
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Water Systems DVD question
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The name of the river featured in the DVD is the following.
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The Niagara River.
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The Hudson River.
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The New York River.
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The Mississippi River.
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A. The Hudson River. -
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What disease did people develop after having their roads sprayed with PCB waste?
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Heart disease
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Ashma
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Diabetes
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Cancer and birth defects
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A. Cancer and birth defects -
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What is the industry term for waste effluent?
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Whisky
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Liquor
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Solid Waste
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NLP
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A. Liquor -
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Why hasn't G.E. started cleaning up the pollution that they had dumped into the river?
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They have started but are slow to complete it.
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They need to do more studies to see if there is an easier way.
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They are afraid that they will need to clean up all the areas that they have dumped the waste and don't want to set a precendent.
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A. They are afraid that they will need to clean up all the areas that they have dumped the waste and don't want to set a precendent. -
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What chemical is General Electric guilty of dumping into the river?
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PCB
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Cyanide
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Petroleum
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Solid Waste
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A. PCB -
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The river starts in what State Park?
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Niagara National Park
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Yosemiti National Park
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Smokey Mountain National Park
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Aderondak National Park
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A. Aderondak National Park -
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Where does the river end?
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Dam
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New York City
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Ocean
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Nuclear Power Plant
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A. Ocean -
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What type of industry is dumping waste effluent into the river but hiding it behind it's fence?
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Mining
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Paper
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Nuclear
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Garbage
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A. Paper -
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What does sewage have in it that makes it especially dangerous to swim in?
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Road runoff
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Untreated toilet waste
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Factory waste water
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Nuclear cooling waste
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A. Road runoff -
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