Lenz, The short answer is pathogens and nutrients. The former are a danger to some nonhuman animals. The latter may cause what's called diurnal oxygen depression when prolific photosynthizing algae shut down at night causing anoxic conditions that smother fish and other organisms dependent upon oxygen. Sid Taylor > Sitting here on the Danish Baltic coast I´m a little confused about all this > talk about human waste. We never consider this a issue . Just dig it down ! > Please explane what the problem is, I mean animals do it all the time > > Havkajakcenter Svendborg > v/ Lenze Middelberg > Skaregaardsvej 9 Skovballe > DK 5700 Svendborg > (+45) 62541920 > lenze_at_naturtur.dk > www.havkajakcenter.dk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Mar 17 2002 - 10:14:29 PST
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