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Surface waters are
the end point for many sources of point and nonpoint pollution.
Surface waters are designated for many, sometimes competing, uses such as
drinking water supply, recreation, fish habitat, and navigation. Modeling tools
can be useful to understand the impact of pollutant loading such as
bacteria, nutrients, suspended sediments, and metals on the health of
these waters. Models such as WARMF, SWMM, WQRRS, LINK-NODE, CE-QUAL-W2,
and BASINS have been used by Systech to predict fate and transport of
pollutants on scales ranging from small tributaries and rivers, to large lakes and coastal waters.
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Oscillatoria
bacteria
(photo:www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu)
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