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Post by jonsdigs on Feb 23, 2008 9:58:42 GMT -5
Witness: Karst speeds runoffBY ROBERT J. SMITH Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 TULSA — The Illinois River’s water quality would improve immediately if a federal judge bans the spreading of poultry litter on farms in the watershed, a Florida toxicologist testified Wednesday. Christopher Teaf, associate director of biomedical research at Florida State University in Tallahassee, made the claim in U. S. District Court during a hearing on Oklahoma’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop the practice. “You’ll stake your professional reputation on it ?” asked Robert George, an attorney representing Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. “Sir, if I didn’t think that was the case, I wouldn’t be here,” the toxicologist said. Teaf was among several experts who testified for Oklahoma on Wednesday. The injunction is part of a federal lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson against eight poultry companies with operations in Arkansas. The suit claims the companies are polluting the watershed with poultry litter. Full Story[/url}
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Post by Brian Roebuck on Feb 24, 2008 7:10:04 GMT -5
Good article Jon. I am sure Tennessee has similar problems with chicken producers in our Karst areas. Cattle is another issue. Nearly every cattle farm adjacent to our rivers allows them to access the water directly. I rarely swim in the rivers anymore due to that.
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