This study sought to determine if recreational swimming had an impact on the quality of water and the health of plant and animal species in the Scovill Reservoir in Wolcott, Connecticut. Specifically, it was designed to find out the extent to which...
Water quality -- Connecticut -- Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County); Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County, Conn.)
Rivers are utilized on a daily basis for everything from water intake for paper mills, irrigation of golf courses and agricultural crops, and energy generation by hydroelectric dams, to recreational uses such as fishing, swimming, tubing, and...