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Panel To Study Algae Problem
(Editor’s Note: The
feßawtag artlele appeared
la the February 18 edition of
the Yirgiaiaa-PBot).
By Peggy Pavae
' Virginian-Pilot
Raleigh Correspondent
RALEIGH The entire
Chowan River above
Edeaton was in violation of
did state’s standards for
chlorophyll levels last year,
according to a report
prepared for the En
vironmental Management
Commission.
“At many points, it was
more than twice the levels
allowed,” according to Alan
Klimek, head of the water
quality planning branch.
The first full meeting of
the North Carolina-Virginia
Chowan Technical Panel
has been scheduled Tuesday
at 10:30 A.M. at the Holiday
Inn in Roanoke Rapids. This
group will include six
members from each state.
“Well see what we can do
together,” Klimek said.
Presentations to the North
Carolina Environmental
Management Commission
on trends on water quality
were scheduled for the
session here Thursday but
were delayed until a later
meeting.
What the reports from
Klimek and staff en
vironmental scientist Dr. A1
Duda show is that: “In
summary, our problems
seem to be getting worse at
the coast.”
Duda cited the algae
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blooms as the most complex
issue in the water-quality
survey. These have been
occurring for years in the
Chowan River. “Other
symptoms of the problems
include the radical drop in
the viability of striped bass
eggs in the Roanoke in the
last five years and the
epidemic of red-sore disease
that was estimated to have
killed 95 per cent of the
white perch in Albemarle
Sound and has infested up to
90 per cent of the some
commercial fish catches.”
According to Duda’s
report, the red-sore disease
problem is “rampant” in
the Neuse, the Pamlico, and
Currituck Sound. And, the
paper added, large con
centrations were found
recently in the Roanoke
River below the pulp mills
“Fish catches are not only
down in the Chowan, but are
reported to be down in
Currituck and the Neuse.
Klimek’s statement said
that staff members are
"extremely concerned”
about deteriorating quality
of the Chowan, Tar-
Cures For Frostbite
With the scientists and
meteorologists predicting
the coldest winter yet to
come, you may be one of the
many North Carolinians
who will literally be “chilled
to the bone” if you don’t
watch out.
Frostbite is one of the
most common disturbances
of winter weather and can
also be one of the most
serious. If prompt and ef
fective measures are not
taken, it can lead to
gangrene and possible
amputation.
Frostbite occurs when
your body is exposed to
extreme cold for an ex
tended amount of time. The
blood flowing from the trunk
to the outer parts of your
body begins to chill, and this
is when trouble arises. The
fingers and toes are the
most susceptible but the
nose, ears and cheeks are
easy targets for frostbite,
too.
The first sign of frostbite
is flushed skin, which is your
body’s first reaction to the
cold. The blood vessels
dilate to allow more blood to
flow to these regions. If no
further steps are taken to
warm the area it will begin
to hurt. The tingling sen
sations will give way to
numbness as severe
frostbite sets in.
When all sensation has
been lost and the pain has
subsided, it is a sign that ice
crystals have formed in the
tissues, causing serious
damage. By this time the
skin has taken on a greyish
yellow or white appearance,
with blisters commonly
appearing. The result is a
serious infection which left
Pamlico, and Neuse
estuaries. “The sluggish
nature of these waters is
such that pollution can
accumulate for decades
before we finally reach the
breaking point. We have
reached this condition in the
Chowan. We're approaching
ft elsewhere.”" '
A diagram of the coastal
waters in 1970-73 showed
only parts of the Tar-
Pamlico and Neuse, and
none of the upper Chowan
with elevated chorophyll
levels. The level of
chorophyll, the green plant
pigment of photosynthesis,
is a measure of the plant
growth in the waters. The
state standard is a limit of
40 micrograms per liter of
“chlorophyll A.” In a study
in 1970-79, all of the Chowan
above Edenton had levels
greater than 40 and large
areas showed more than 80.
During 1979, these levels in
the Chowan reached values
as high as 150 micrograms.
Duda pointed out that more
recently discovered algae
problems to the south have
untreated can lead to
gangrene or complete
decay.
If you or someone you
know becomes a frostbite
victim, the first step is to
restore circulation. The
victim should be taken ih
doors or to a warmer {dace
as soon as possible and
given warm liquids to drink.
Emerging the affected
areas in lukewarm water
will help “thaw out” the
frostbitten tissues. NEVER
use hot water; it will dilate
the blood tissues so fast that
they will rupture.
If lukewarm water is not
available, wrap the victim
in wool blankets or anything
else that will effectively
retain body heat. Do NOT
use heat lamps or stand in
front of fireplaces, radiators
or heat vents. This will
cause even further damage
to the tissues.
The old wives’ tale of
rubbing the frostbitten
areas with your hands or
with snow should also be
avoided since this too will
increase the damage to your
skin.
Once circulation has been
restored, encourage the
victim to move his fingers
and toes. Cover any blisters
or cracks that may have
developed with sterile gauze
to help ward off infection.
Frostbite can be remedied
with prompt attention, but it
can be avoided completely if
you take care to dress
warmly and dryly. Exercise
to keep yourself warm,
especially your hands and
feet. But above all, have
enough sense to come in out
of the cold when it begins to
chill you.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
gone even higher; to 300 in
the Pamlico and SB in the !
Neuse.
The difficulty in en
forcement of the standard is
to bleame. “That’s the
problem,” Klimek said.
“There are so many sour
cea.” The approach is to try
to lower the contributions of j
all tiie types of nutrient
sources to the river basin.
According to Duda,
agriculture and point
sources of discharge appear
to be the “sources of most •
concern.”
The report addressed
several aspects of water
quality in aft parts of the
state and concluded that
progress has been made in
restoring oxygen to the
state’s waters. But, even
with this progress, Duda
Wrote, “we cannot
guarantee that aquatic life
will improve because of
other materials that are
discharged.”
On bacterial problems,
the inland waters got a
grade of “good” while the
coast was judged to have
“localized” problems. Over
10 years, tee inland waters
have shown “improvement”
and the coastal waters have
shown “slight im
provement.”
The mountains and coast
have fewer sediment
problems than tee Piedmont
region. And on the matter
of nutrients, which bring
about algae growth, the
inland waters are described
as in good condition com
pared to an over-all “fair”
"for the coast.
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ECHSA Holds Project Reviews
The monthly meeting of
the Eastern Carolina Health
Systems Agency (ECHSA)
will be held Wednesday,
March 12,1980 at 7:30 P.M.
at, the Ramada Inn,
Greenville, N.C.
The agenda items will
include, but not be limited to
the following: Project
Reviews: Craven Hospital -
Addition of 58 Beds and
Expansion of Ancilliary
Departments; National
Migrant Worker Council -
Blast Coast Migrant Health
Project; Edgecombe-Nash
Mental Health Center -
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Health Center - Children’s
Resources Grant; Wilson-
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Center - Continuation
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Health Center - Rural
Health Initiative Con
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For additional in
formation on project
reviews, contact the
Director of Project Review,
ECHSA, P.O. Box 7306,
Greenville, N.C. 27834; (919)
758-1372.
The public is invited to
attend this meeting.
The ECHSA is a private,
non-profit corporation
funded by tee U.S. Dept, of
Health, Education and
Welfare (DHEW). The
agency workers through a
volunteer governing body
and committees comprised
of citizens from the 29
counties of Eastern North
Carolina.
Thursday, r.brary ». m»J
Special Day
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RALEIGH - Fathers of
Peace College students
spent the day on campus
with their daughters
Saturday, Feb. 16. More
than' 150 dads from
throughout the state and
beyond gathered for the
annual Father-Daughter
Day.
Activities included a
basketball game with tee
Peace Giants soundly
defeating Norte Greenville,
S.C., Junior College with a
score of 99 to 55; time for
tennis, swimming,
television or shopping ; and
a buffet dinner and dance.
During the evening, music
varied from disco to the
bunny hop, and the fathers
kept in step.
Father-Daughter Day is
sponsored by the Peace
Student Government
Association.
Among those attending
were West W. Byrum of 119
Pembroke Circle with
daughter Gail, Henry Allen
Powell of 206 N. Broad
Street with daughter Penny
Jo, and Charles H. Small,
Jr., of 10 Queen Anne Drive
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