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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

China investeert $ 14,5 miljard voor aanpak blauwalg probleem in een meer

China Announces $14.5B Lake Cleanup
By JOE McDONALD, Associated Press Writer
(AP)—China has announced a multibillion-dollar plan to clean up a severely polluted lake where an algae bloom forced the suspension of water supplies to millions of people this summer.

The $14.5 billion plan to clean up Lake Tai, in a densely populated area northwest of Shanghai, should take five years, said a statement dated Friday and posted on a government Web site of the nearby city of Taizhou.

The move comes amid mounting official urgency about curbing chronic pollution in China’s rivers and lakes that has left millions of people without clean water and disrupted city water systems.

Lake Tai is one of a series of lakes where blooms of blue-green algae blamed on pollution have disrupted water supplies this year. Some types of the algae can produce dangerous toxins.

“The plan will control the eutrophication of Lake Tai in five years and realize the clear improvement of water quality,” the government statement said. “In another eight to 10 years, the problem of the Lake Tai water pollution will be basically resolved.”

The algae bloom on Lake Tai in June prompted the suspension of running water in and around the major city of Wuxi for six days, forcing as many as 5 million people to rely on bottled water.

The algae covered as much as one-third of the 930-square-mile lake, a popular tourist attraction that has become badly polluted as the Wuxi area developed into a center for manufacturing and high technology.

Regulators responded by ordering the mass closure of chemical plants that dumped waste into the lake.

The pollution of Lake Tai has been politically sensitive for local authorities. An environmentalist who spent years collecting water samples from Lake Tai and warning about rising pollution was sentenced to prison in August on charges that he blackmailed polluters. His supporters said the charges were retaliation for his activism.

Other lakes that suffered algae blooms this year included Chao in eastern China and Dianchi near the southwestern city of Kunming. There was no immediate word on possible cleanup plans for those lakes.

Environmental regulators say China’s rivers and lakes are so polluted that tens of millions of people have no access to clean drinking water.

The deputy director the State Environmental Protection Administration said in July that one-quarter of the length of China’s seven major rivers is so dirty that even touching the water can be harmful to the skin.

The agency imposed a moratorium on new industrial development in 13 locations along four major rivers to prevent additional pollution.

State media regularly report incidents in which cities are forced to temporarily suspend running water due to chemicals in lakes or rivers from pollution or industrial accidents.

Lower-level authorities often are accused of failing to enforce environmental rules or even blocking regulators in order to protect local businesses. Regulators complain that factories ignore orders to close or bar inspectors.

October 27, 2007
bron: http://www.physorg.com/news112678427.html

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

EM houdt paarden gezond tijdens paarden griep epidemie in Australië

Twee berichten uit de EM-Farm-Ind Yahoogroup, 29 oktober 2007

Van: Fred Haskins
Aan: EM Farm
Onderwerp: [EM-Farm-Ind] Horse Flu

Hi Vinny & Group
As you may have heard, Australia has had a horse flu epidemic over the past couple of months.
The Federal Government has imported 100,000 Flu vacines to treat 50,000 of the most valuable horses.
One of the farms I consult to, has trotters.
When the horse flu arrived, I convinced the owner to give his horses EMA.
The majority of the horses in the area have been infected, but his horses have remained healthy.
As it is the breeding season has nearly past , the owner has decided to send his mares off to the stallion.
This farm has been infected , but has now been cleared. although there other farms in the area with horses still infected.
The mares have been here for nearly two weeks and haven’t contacted horse flu.
May be it is EM, may be it is not, but will keep you informed how we go
Regards
Fred Haskins
Australia
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Van: Claudia Garner
Onderwerp: RE: [EM-Farm-Ind] Horse Flu

Hi Fred,

I think you are on to something. I have my herd of 8 horses on EM. They get it free choice. My horses are much compromised, as I run a Hoofclinic and all horses who come into the clinic are lame and have toxic reactions. They get dosed in the beginning with Milk thistle (organic, in powder form) to detox the liver and get high doses of EM to improve the gut flora. This seems to boost their immune system. Then they have EM free choice, the 8 horses go through a dilution of 1 quart AEM to 20 gallons of water in about two days. I have not vaccinated my own horses in years and had no problems despite of the traffic we have here with new horses coming in frequently.
The fecal tests are in general negative, with the occasional exception.
Also, these horses are out 24/7, which lessens their stress response. They are barefoot and correctly trimmed to facilitate healing in their hooves on which they stand and move for about 22 hours a day. Our fields are harrowed and sprayed with EM. We feed organic oats. All of this together with the EM seems to do the trick.

Hope this helps,
Best to you and the Australian horses,
Claudia

Claudia and Charles Garner
300 Saddlemount Drive
Hopkins (next to Columbia) SC 29061
803-647-1200
http://www.hoofcareunltd.com

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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