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A brief story of humans impact on the reef from pollution in storm water.
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From the Drain to the Reef Humans and waste Wrong way the deal with waste Stormwater to the reef
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/coral-reef.htm
Humans create a heap of waste
http://newsouthwales.inetgiant.com.au/sydney/home/waste-management
There are two ways we deal with this waste
http://choicehrsolutions.com/
1. The right way
http://keetsa.com/blog/recycle/new-law-in-california-curbs-theft-from-recycling-bins/
2. The wrong way
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7450351_safe-disposal-waste-products.html
The wrong way can really damage the reef
http://ckmurray.blogspot.com/2010/09/waste-revisited-green-bag-revolution.html
In urban areas humans can litter and dispose of chemicals incorrectly
http://twatts.co.uk/hazardouswaste.php
When it rains the waste is transports by water across the land
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/coal-plants-dump-thousands-gallons-waste-drinking-water-day.php
Humans have design stormwater drains to handle these events
http://johnstonarchitects.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/urban-drainage
There are two types of stormwater drains
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/femme-den/femme-den/why-designers-need-talk-about-sex
1. Modern traps
http://www.centennialparklands.com.au/environment/managing_the_parklands_environment/understanding_the_botany_aquifer
Modern traps collect chemicals, dirt and rubbish before it reaches the
environment
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/stormwater/usp/grants/s1f0215.htm
2. Traditional
http://ecopix.com.au/environment/environment.htm
Traditional drains just transport this water and everything in it straight to
the nearest creek or river
http://savingourtrees.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/lets-make-our-laneways-permeable
The Fitzroy River drains into the Great Barrier Reef
http://fba.org.au/downloads/FitzroyBasinInFlood-FactSheet.pdf
Anything that was in the stormwater will now affect the reef and all the
animals that live there.
http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=8903