STATE OF ILLINCIRe: Proposed amendments to dissolved oxygen standard (R04-25) POllUtion ControlDorothy Gunn, ClerkIllinois Pollution Control BoardJames R.
Thompson Center
100 W.
Randolph St.
Therefore, the Illinois Pollution Control Board should reject the proposal to lower
dissolved oxygen standards.
Low dissolved oxygen levels in the Fox
River will also negatively impact fish species that spawn in late summer, and sportfish such as smalimouth bass aresensitive to low dissolved oxygen levels.
As these stressors become intensified the
ecosystem deteriorates. The degradation of the Fox River has and will continue to affect the well being of...
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