NEWSWEEK POINTS TO FARM WASTE
The human risk from Pfiesteria piscicida is explored this week in a Newsweek piece, which looks at the possible causes of fish kills in Maryland and North Carolina. Maryland environmentalists have blamed runoff from area farms supporting 600 million chickens, while North Carolina environmentalists "say the culprit is mostly runoff from hog farms" (Hager/Reibstein, 8/25 issue).