Open AccessSOME ASPECTS OF POLLUTION AS AFFECTING OYSTER PROPAGATION
Author(s) -
Thurlow C. Nelson
Publication year - 1921
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-9687
pISSN - 0271-4353
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.11.6.498
Subject(s) - oyster , recreation , environmental health , pollution , fishery , geography , welfare , environmental science , environmental protection , medicine , ecology , political science , law , biology
If present conditions continue, the greater part of the eastern United States will be cradled in a septic tank, according to this author. The oyster, through its approaching extinction is an index of this increasing contamination. Protection is needed for the populations of the seaboard, and the welfare of those who seek the beaches for health and recreation.