AUG 26 2004BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARTATE OP IWNOISPollution Control BoardIN THE MATTER OF:PROPOSED 35 Ill.
My testimony today will consist ofbriefstatements regarding the rationale for the proposed
interim phosphorus standard; including the role ofphosphorus in the aquatic environment, thereasoningbehind proposing a standard fortotal phosphorus, and the basis for the proposed effluentstandard of I mgfL (milligram per liter).
Nitrogen and phosphorus are the primarynutrients required for virtually all plant life on
earth, both terrestrial and aquatic (Hem 1982, American Public Health Association 1998,Terriol99S).
These nutrients are eac...
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