OCT 2? 2004Re: Proposed amendments to dissolved oxygen standard (R04-25) PollutionSTATE OFControlILLINOISBoardDorothy Gunn, ClerkIllinois Pollution Control BoardJames R.
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Randolph St.
The current Illinois standard for
dissolved oxygen follows U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency guidelines and past scientific studies do not
support a lower standard.
At extremely low oxygen levels, fish kills result. Robert Schanzel made the following comments on behalf ofthe Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
regarding the proposal: “The Illi...
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