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razorxp

Aug 25, 08 7:32

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IMKY River article Can't Post
I am new to this but how do they handle this if the river is unfit to swim?



Pond scum invades Ohio River Advertisement
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Health officials in Cincinnati say people should avoid swimming in parts of the Ohio River where an outbreak of pond scum is making the water appear greener than usual.
People rarely swim in the river along southwest Ohio's border, but boating and water skiing is a popular activity there.
Officials say contact with the algae can cause skin and eye irritation and intestinal illness that also can affect pets that swim in the river.
Experts say pond scum is most likely to develop in warm weather in slow-moving water, and that description fits the Ohio River in August.
Some cities get their drinking water from the river, but officials say the algae is removed during the purification process and does not pose a threat

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Tri-Wog StL

Aug 25, 08 8:09

Post #2 of 6 (546 views)
Re: IMKY River article [razorxp] [In reply to] Can't Post
Over 100 rive miles apart.....I would not automatically connect an issue in Cincinnati as effecting Louisville....
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Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.
"What does not destroy me, makes me stronger."
-Friedrich Nietzsche, Götzen-Dämmerung (1899)


Pickles

Aug 25, 08 14:24

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Re: IMKY River article [razorxp] [In reply to] Can't Post
I was in the river on Saturday just north of Louisville and I was not attacked by algae. I believe that the swim is just canceled if there is a problem, but not sure.
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shikepoke

Aug 25, 08 18:18

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Re: IMKY River article [Pickles] [In reply to] Can't Post
Have a friend who got a nasty UTI after a Louisville HIM this summer after swimming in the Ohio River (and this is a guy). I think if I was swimming 2 miles in the Ohio this weekend I would get a prescription for some antibiotics.


gottabe-E

Aug 25, 08 19:18

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Re: IMKY River article [razorxp] [In reply to] Can't Post
No one else has said it, so I will:

It is Iron Man, HTFU!


razorxp

Aug 26, 08 6:36

Post #6 of 6 (164 views)
Re: IMKY River article [gottabe-E] [In reply to] Can't Post
I could care less about swimming in the water, I just don't want NAS to get all PC and cancel because some are worried about getting sick! I will just get som sipro for after the race!