"Larry" wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 07:10:28 -0400, "Mark Weaver"
wrote:


No, that's wrong. Dumping human (and animal) waste into the waters has
effects that fish and whale poop don't because human and domestic animal
waste contain bacteria which are dangerous to human health. This is why
beaches are closed when levels of E Coli and fecal coliform bacteria are
too
high (which happens when sewage systems overflow).

I disagree. Human waste is no different than waste from a whale WHEN
IT COMES OUT OF A HUMAN. You don' t **** E Coli or fecal coliform
bacteria or YOU'D BE DEAD ALREADY!

You don't get to 'disagree' on this one -- you're wrong. E coli live in the
healthy digestive tract of cattle and in the digestive tract of people who
happen to be infected at any given time (most E coli infections don't cause
death -- just diarrhea). There is no requirement for waste to sit in sewers
for E coli to end up in feces -- it's there already. Here's an overview of
the issue:

http://www.epa.gov/emfjulte/tpmcmaia/html/fecal.html

Mark