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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

National Lakes Assessment: A Collaborative Survey of the Nation’s Lakes

“I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore” from the Government Book Blog on the first assessment of lakes across the continental United States by the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Vital Signs: Binge Drinking Among High School Students and Adults --- United States, 2009

Vital Signs: Binge Drinking Among High School Students and Adults --- United States, 2009
From Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)October 8, 2010
"Background: Binge drinking was responsible for more than half of the estimated 79,000 deaths and two thirds of the estimated 2.3 million years of potential life lost as a result of excessive drinking each year in the United States during 2001--2005."