COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Marine science center seeks roofs for runoff study
Description: The Port Townsend Marine Science Center is looking for a few good roofs for a stormwater runoff study. The center is leading a study of toxic chemicals of roof runoff. Center personnel are seeking roofs from houses that have been built or re-roofed with composite (three-tab) roofing material within the past three years and which have metal rain gutters. The Puget Sound Partnership identified toxics in roofing materials as a suspected contributor to stormwater pollution. Roof runoff often flows into storm drains. If it contains pollutants, those go directly to marine waters. [Source: Peninsula Daily News]
URL: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130624/news/306249996/marine-science-center-seeks-roofs-for-runoff-study
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Source: Peninsula Daily News
Publish Date: 6/23/2013
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