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Giardia lamblia (protozoan)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1533
GENERAL INFORMATION Giardia lamblia is a single-celled protozoan parasite that lives in the intestine of infected humans or animals. It is found on surfaces or in soil, food, or water that has been contaminated with the feces from infected humans or anima ...
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Cryptosporidium (protozoan)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1532
GENERAL INFORMATION Cryptosporidium is a single-celled protozoan parasite commonly found in lakes and rivers, especially when the water is contaminated with sewage and animal waste. HEALTH EFFECTS Cryptosporidium can cause gastrointestinal illness (e.g., ...
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1490
GENERAL INFORMATION Well water that effervesces may contain high levels of carbon dioxide in the form of carbonic acid. Carbonic acid is also a name sometimes given to solutions of carbon dioxide in water (carbonated water). Carbonic acid is a weak acid. ...
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pH
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1492
GENERAL INFORMATION The pH level of your drinking water reflects how acidic it is. pH stands for ñpotential of hydrogen,î referring to the amount of hydrogen found in a substance (in this case, water). pH is measured on a scale that runs from 0 to 14. Sev ...
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Alkalinity
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1497
GENERAL INFORMATION Alkalinity is the buffering capacity of the water. It measures the ability of water bodies to neutralize acids and bases thereby maintaining a fairly stable pH. Water that is a good buffer contains compounds, such as bicarbonates, carb ...
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https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1603
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Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/maumee-valley-heritage-corridor
Maumee River Dick Kudner President 5100 W. Central Ave. Toledo, OH 43615-2100 (419) 874-5686 (419) 874-2989 dickkudner@cs.com ...
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Scioto River Valley Federation
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/scioto-river-valley-federation
Scioto Delaware, Marion, Franklin, Hardin Joseph Roden President P. O. Box 1501 Delaware, OH 43015 (740) 369-6432 Joseph.roden@mci.com ...
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Upper Hocking Action Group
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/upper-hocking-action-group
UHAG Fairfield Paul Menz Chairperson City of Lancaster WPCD 800 Lawrence St. Lancaster, OH 43130 (740) 687-6664 (740) 687-6667 05030204 05030204010 05030204020 05030204030 05030204040 ...
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Tinkers Creek Watershed Land Conservancy
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/tinkers-creek-watershed-land-conservancy
Tinkers Creek Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage, Geauga Marion Olson President Land Trust Alliance P. O. Box 805 Twinsburg, OH 44087-0805 (330) 425-4159 Maoteach@aol.com www.tinkerscreek.org The Tinkers Creek Land Conservancy provides permanent protection for nat ...