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Please address the following: Explain what accounts for either the high level of low level of pollution in the Savannah River watershed.

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The Savannah River has the fourth-highest toxic discharge in the country, though this number has been variable over the past decade. However, it does have a high level of pollution. Environment Georgia (2009) reports that the EPA's toxic release data has analyze the level of dangerous chemicals found in Georgia's waterways. That data showed that industrial facilities have dumped more than 7 million pounds of toxins in the Savannah River in 2007 (Environment ...

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