Floating in hydrocarbons: Water-based recreation and the future of Tennessee`s waterways
- Austin Peay State Univ., Clarksville, TN (United States)
Careful environmental monitoring and preservation practices, when applied to surface water systems, provide necessary maintenance for aquatic ecosystem and human-needs satisfaction. For much of the state of Tennessee, recent history has seen a significant increase in the standard of living. Here, as elsewhere, increase in standard of living has often translated into increased leisure time and disposable income. Tennessee offers a wealth of recreational waters, and an increase in the number and duration of recreational boating experiences serves as a visible reminder of this affluence. With increasing access comes the potential for explosive growth in hydrocarbon-based air and water pollution. Given the increased emphasis in pollution control under Clean Air and Clean Water acts legislation, petroleum-based water recreation should be an issue for coordinated examination. Paradoxically, pollution from water-based recreation has remained almost wholly unregulated.
- OSTI ID:
- 518617
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Journal Name: Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 71; ISSN JTASAG; ISSN 0040-313X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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