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Title page 7
Relation A report on pollution
Date 2005-06-13 to 2005-06-20
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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Description 1. Slime interferes with commercial and sport fishing by fouling nets and gear. 2. The wastes from the pulp and paper industry are primarily responsible for this problem. The additional wastes resulting from increased production since 1959 have compounded the problem. 3. Wood fibers add strength and body to the slimes and make them more difficult to remove from nets and sport fishing gear. These fibers are discharged along with the dissolved organic wastes from the pulp and paper mills...
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,2255

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