Submitted by Itburns138 t3_z7xozs in boston
ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_iydyynm wrote
Reply to comment by defenestron in PSA: Please clean up after you dogs. by Itburns138
Yikes, are you ok? You are making a lot of inaccurate claims here, and you continue to try to minimize what is a significant problem which is pretty puzzling?
"Pet waste doesn’t register in their studies of our waterways because it is negligible compared other sources. That’s not to say there is no impact, but it’s impact is minute compared to other sources."
Again, in a 1982 study of Baltimore, Maryland catchments that dog feces were the single greatest contributor of fecal coliform and fecal strep bacteria (Lim and Oliveri, 1982)
Also, about 30 percent of all bacteria in samples taken from urban watersheds can be traced back to dog waste, which is a very large percentage.
If you had bothered to read the article that I linked to in my comment, you could have found all the sources to back up the statements that I quoted from that article which clearly show that you are wrong.
Pet waste is in fact one of the chief sources of storm water runoff pollution, you are apparently just assuming something else to be true without any evidence to back it up.
Seems to me like you are here just to have an argument, I don't think you even bothered to read my reply, so good luck with that. Bye bye
I appreciate your dedication to the topic of dog waste sanitation, but your attempt at minimizing the impact of pet waste on our environment is not helping to fix the problem.
EDIT:Highlighted for clarity
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