Lost Beaches. Evidence of Lake Erie's pollution shows near Cleveland, where bathing beaches have turned into wasteland. Cleveland produces 180 tons of waste water a day, sometimes more when there is a storm overflow. Of the sewage in that water flow, 70 per cent of the polluting contaminants are removed by the city's sewage plants. The rest goes into the lake.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Lost Beaches. Evidence of Lake Erie's pollution shows near Cleveland, where bathing beaches have turned into wasteland. Cleveland produces 180 tons of waste water a day, sometimes more when there is a storm overflow. Of the sewage in that water flow, 70 per cent of the polluting contaminants are removed by the city's sewage plants. The rest goes into the lake.

[ca. March 1972]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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